Madanmohan Rao

Research Director at YourStory Media

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Dr. Madanmohan Rao is research director at YourStory Media, charter member of TiE Bangalore, and BIG APC's Innovation Officer. He is the Conference Chair for Extensia's Digital Summits in Africa, and was research director at the Asian Media Information and Communication centre (AMIC) in Singapore. He is the co-founder of MXR.world, a hybrid platform for showcasing innovations; co-founder of MiraIndia (promoting Japan-India business); and IDG Open RAN advisor. Madan has authored over 15 books on knowledge management, innovation, and digital media. He has given talks, lectures and workshops in over 90 countries around the world. Madan has developed a range of frameworks and metrics based on his cross-domain expertise and experience, to help companies improve their organisational creativity, knowledge sharing cultures, innovation programmes, skills upgrading, and co-creation partnerships. He is the editor of five book series: The Asia Pacific Internet Handbook, The Knowledge Management Chronicles, AfricaDotEdu, Global Citizen and World of Proverbs. He was editor-at-large of DestinationKM and contributor to the Poynter Institute blog on new media trends. Madan was on the international editorial board of the book, Transforming e-Knowledge. Madan was formerly the communications director at the United Nations Inter Press Service bureau in New York, and VP at IndiaWorld Communications in Bombay. He graduated from Loyola High School (Poona), Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, with an M.S. in computer science and a Ph.D. in communications. Madan is a frequent speaker on the international conference circuit, and has worked with online services in the U.S., Brazil, and India. His articles have appeared in DestinationKM, The Economic Times, Electronic Markets magazine, Economic and Political Weekly, and the Bangkok Post. He is also a juror for the World Summit Awards, and DEF's Manthan and mBillionth Awards. He participated in consultations at UNESCO, IDRC, and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) in India and Nepal. Madan is an editor and DJ in world music and jazz, and writes for World Music Central and Jazzuality. He was earlier a channel producer at RadioWalla, editor at Rave magazine, and RJ at Worldspace Satellite Radio. Specialties: Entrepreneurship, creativity, knowledge management, innovation, digital, ICT4D Publications, events, marketing World music, jazz, travel, craft beer appreciation