Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Innovation Economics and Innovation Politics

Mr. Narayan Murthy, Chief mentor of  Infosys ,once said that "Technology is the best equalizer". He gave an example of the ATM Machines where rich and poor both stand in the same queue.


If no big political reforms are taking place because of lack of political will, or if the 80% of the poor in India do not find any ray of hope for the progress; at least technological innovations will change the power equations as always had been the case in history. Industrial revolution made the European counties to rule the world. IT revolution gave recognition to Indian students, Indian intelligentsia and India as never before.


I propose many ideas - they have wings of imagination, logic, possibilities.

1> Let us have reality shows promoting technological innovations, separate channels for innovations.


2> Solar panels like Television antenna can be with every house hold , this will be a major source of his electricity consumptions. Already there are similar products in market, not marketed well.
Government is least bothered to market them. 


3> Electricity from earth magnetic field. electricity from motion of pavement dwellers on roads and bridge dwellers on bridges.


4> Food technologies - (not Genetic Modified ones) - like food storage , distribution, high yield etc.


5> Education technologies - to spread education with new media in remotest parts of the country.


6> Cars which run on water. This kind of research is already going on in India i.e. to run car on water.


7> Sturdy cars for rough rural roads. Instead of waiting for Mr. Kamal Nath , Minister for roads and highways, to build rural roads, why can not we have sturdy LCV vans giving public transport to rural areas.


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