Had a great day yesterday doing the Dream Run for Education for All with my students a Bajaj (JBIMS).
Have posted some photos on Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=97014&id=1040052563
Mr. LS Subramanian is a thought leader, writer, speaker and advises banks, financial exchanges, hospitals, manufacturing conglomerates, micro finance institutions in information technology, cyber security, and cloud computing.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Cloud Computing for Rural India
Cloud Computing for Rural India – L S Subramanian, NISE
(Published in CCKC Vol1 Issue II)
January 13, 2011
in Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
Rural India
The real India lives in its villages and smaller towns and therein lies the future of India.
Some key facets of rural India are:
Here are some more highlights from the IMRB/I-Cube report (as of March 2008):
India’s rural population: 568m; rural literate population: 368m; rural English-speaking population: 63m; rural computer literates: 15.1m; rural (claimed) Internet users: 5.5m; active Internet users: 3.3m.
Finally, there are more phones than radio sets in rural India (100 million is the existing subscriber base).
Rural India has been ignored for more than 60 years and the Cloud will bring the change that is required to bridge the divide between rural India and urban India; and will improve the Indian rural economy.
The Government of India provides broadband connectivity up to the Taluk level today, which makes data connectivity a reality for rural India. This allows rural India to log on to the Cloud.
Cloud is Gandhi Engineering
The term “Gandhi Engineering” was used by NY Times in an article on the Tata’s Nano and it defines Gandhi Engineering as “a mantra that combines irreverence towards established ways, with a scarcity mentality that spurns superfluities.”
The Cloud computing is a marvel of Gandhi Engineering and encompasses low-cost; high operational efficiency; elasticity and scalability.
Advantages of Cloud Computing for rural India
What can be done for Rural India using the Cloud
The Cloud allows information technology to be infused into the smallest hamlet of India and makes access to information available to the poorest of the poor to give them a better life, by empowering them with knowledge
derived through the laptop or mobile phone connected to the Cloud. The Cloud makes the following services affordable and accessible at a low cost:
India will benefit by taking the Cloud to Rural India because:
(Published in CCKC Vol1 Issue II)
January 13, 2011
in Cloud Computing Knowledge Circle
Rural India
The real India lives in its villages and smaller towns and therein lies the future of India.
Some key facets of rural India are:
- Rural India constitutes 69% of India’s population
- 86% of the rural population earns less than $2 per day
Here are some more highlights from the IMRB/I-Cube report (as of March 2008):
India’s rural population: 568m; rural literate population: 368m; rural English-speaking population: 63m; rural computer literates: 15.1m; rural (claimed) Internet users: 5.5m; active Internet users: 3.3m.
Finally, there are more phones than radio sets in rural India (100 million is the existing subscriber base).
Rural India has been ignored for more than 60 years and the Cloud will bring the change that is required to bridge the divide between rural India and urban India; and will improve the Indian rural economy.
The Government of India provides broadband connectivity up to the Taluk level today, which makes data connectivity a reality for rural India. This allows rural India to log on to the Cloud.
Cloud is Gandhi Engineering
The term “Gandhi Engineering” was used by NY Times in an article on the Tata’s Nano and it defines Gandhi Engineering as “a mantra that combines irreverence towards established ways, with a scarcity mentality that spurns superfluities.”
The Cloud computing is a marvel of Gandhi Engineering and encompasses low-cost; high operational efficiency; elasticity and scalability.
Advantages of Cloud Computing for rural India
- Low start-up cost makes Cloud computing especially attractive for rural India.
- Ease of management – no concerns about procuring licenses, or for that matter, power and air-conditioning
- to run the data centers, or purchasing additional hardware.
- Scalability makes rapid rural penetration a reality; one can easily expand the number of users and locations at a modest cost.
- Device and location independence. The way you access a Cloud, could be your desktop. It could be someone else’s computer. It could be a smart phone. It could be a solar powered touch pad.
- Lastly, the BSNL broadband project for rural India provides the data connectivity, which will be the game changer.
What can be done for Rural India using the Cloud
The Cloud allows information technology to be infused into the smallest hamlet of India and makes access to information available to the poorest of the poor to give them a better life, by empowering them with knowledge
derived through the laptop or mobile phone connected to the Cloud. The Cloud makes the following services affordable and accessible at a low cost:
- Banks
- E-learning
- Tele-medicine
- Commodity/stock exchanges
- KYC and credit bureaus
- Agricultural information
- Citizen interface portals
India will benefit by taking the Cloud to Rural India because:
- The Cloud has potential to drive down costs of e-Governance, education, medical care and other Government computerization initiatives.
- The Cloud bridges the great divide between rich urban India and poor rural India, and gives the same level-playing field to all Indians.
- Lastly, the Cloud enables non English speaking literate Indians to join the information revolution and participate in governance and the future of the country by allowing them to transact on the web in the Indian language of their choice.
L S Subramanian
NISE – Celebrating 10 Years of
Nurturing Innovation and Sustaining
Excellence
subramanianls@niseindia.com
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
the game of Chukkar
Well the best Indian Business game is that which is known as Chukkar (Hindi meaning going in Circles).
The Chukkar game begins when you deliver goods or services to your customer and it time for them to pay you.
the game of not paying you when you need to collect your cheque is known as Chukkar ( cheque ~ er).
You will be given a number of stories on why the company cannot pay you and also will be sent on a wild goose chase across various departments.
Suddenly the company becomes process driven and financially compliant, the same never happens when you delivered the goods or services.
For small business the chukkar game just runs them into the ground because they run short of cash to keep the business afloat.
Welcome to the game of Chukkar and wholly Indian game of not paying up on time to the vendor.
Do share your experiences on the game of Chukkar .
The Chukkar game begins when you deliver goods or services to your customer and it time for them to pay you.
the game of not paying you when you need to collect your cheque is known as Chukkar ( cheque ~ er).
You will be given a number of stories on why the company cannot pay you and also will be sent on a wild goose chase across various departments.
Suddenly the company becomes process driven and financially compliant, the same never happens when you delivered the goods or services.
For small business the chukkar game just runs them into the ground because they run short of cash to keep the business afloat.
Welcome to the game of Chukkar and wholly Indian game of not paying up on time to the vendor.
Do share your experiences on the game of Chukkar .
Monday, January 10, 2011
Blogging Again - Thankyou Tapan
Last week my friend Tapan asked me why I do not blog?
Had created this Blog page as my New Year resolution last year, but for some strange reason i did not update it through the year.
( You may want to call it blog fright akin to stage fright)
I promise to post at least one blog a week .
Thankyou Tapan for prodding me on.
Had created this Blog page as my New Year resolution last year, but for some strange reason i did not update it through the year.
( You may want to call it blog fright akin to stage fright)
I promise to post at least one blog a week .
Thankyou Tapan for prodding me on.
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