Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 29 September 2021

Sun shines 24x7 : Somewhere or Other

 


Context :

India, UK likely to announce ‘green grid’ at COP26 summit   /   Indian Express  /  30 Sept 2021

 

Extract :


India and the UK are likely to announce a joint declaration on “one sun, one world, one grid” — or OSOWOG, a concept New Delhi has been pushing through its International Solar Alliance — at the upcoming COP26.


The concept of OSOWOG, which the British have called a green grid, has been personally guided and pushed by Modi and found mention in his Independence Day speech this year. The concept pitches the idea of a transnational solar grid, from which different countries can draw power.


 “The idea is to scale up the proposal and involve as many countries as possible. Our aim is that by 2050, a single power grid of renewable energy be accessible across continents — with production in one continent and distribution of power in another.”


The climate parliament secretariat is handling details of the proposal and more than 100 energy ministers from across the world will sign the proposal, the source said.

The government has been working on the concept of OSOWOG since 2015, engaging with other energy ministers.

The idea was first floated by Modi in 2018 at the first meeting of International Solar Alliance, which will also take a lead on this venture. The climate secretariat will put a road map in place at COP26, on how to achieve this vision.

In June this year, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy came out with a request for proposal to hire consultants for converting this idea into a policy and its draft plan envisages connecting 140 countries through a common grid.

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My Take :

Ø  When floated by Shri Modiji at the first meeting of ISA in 2018, this idea made a lot of sense. In support of this OSOWOG concept, I sent following e-mails to ISA and our Cabinet Ministers :


Unlimited Power : and round the clock ?.................  [ 29 July 2016 ]

    I  have  a  Dream………………………………………………………… [ 01 Nov 2017 ]

Sun  Shines  on  Saudi …………………………………………………[ 06 April 2018 ]

    Liu Zhenya : The Visionary………………………………………….. [ 04 June 2018 ]

Sun : Power that never fails…………………………… [ 05 June 2020 ]


Ø  Question that the experts of ISA member countries and COP 26, may want to ask of themselves is :



“ If, in the next 2 years, GRID-SCALE and CHEAP , storage batteries ( to store that perishable solar power ), become available, would that,

#   help accelerate OSOWOG ?  Or, would that

#   make OSOWOG irrelevant ? “



Ø  Before rushing in to answer that question , it would be worth going through following e-mail :

How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ?...........[ 25 July 2021 ]

 

    Extract :


             #   If the ( under development ) technologies mentioned in this blog get

                   commercialized within  next 2 years, there may not be any

                    need for a INTERCONNECTING WORLD-WIDE GRID !

                  

            #   Every building on Earth ( including huts ) will produce / store /

                 consume, solar power, locally

       

            #   No need for DISCOMS / Transmission Lines !

 

                 I urge Dr Mathur to explore this option

 

            With regards,

           Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  30 Sept 2021

Related Readings :

Ø  Well said, Shri Ajay Mathur ………………………………………………( 23 Aug 2021 )

 

Ø  1000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL SOLAR PV PANELS          ( 08 Sept 2021 )

Ø  Rooftop Solar Installations Could Exceed 2,000 GW by 2050 Globally ( 24 Sept 2021 )       

 

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Thanks for Inching towards “ Online jobs Fair “

 

Thanks for Inching towards   Online jobs Fair  


 

Thank you Shri R Subrahmanyam

( Social justice and Empowerment Secretary / secywel@nic.in )

Context :

Govt’s online job exchange for elderly to start on Oct 1  /  TNN  /  29 Sept 2021

Extract :

Come October 1, senior citizens seeking work opportunities will be able to register themselves on a FIRST OF ITS KIND , dedicated employment exchange portal , starting Oct 1

The “ Senior Able Citizens for Re-employment in Dignity ( SACRED ) “ portal being steered by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ( MoSJ&E ), will enable,

Ø  Virtual Matching of employable elderly of 60 years and above, with the Employers who will come forward and REGISTER on the platform

Social Justice and empowerment Secretary, R Subrahmanyam explained that,

Ø  This Employment Exchange is going to be an INTERACTIVE PLATFORM, where stakeholders meet each other VIRTUALLY and decide on the COURSE of ACTION

While the portal creates a provision for CAPTURING FEEDBACK and OUTCOMES , in terms of “ how many seniors got employment “, the Ministry is clear that the employment exchange portal does not guarantee any job

Once the portal goes live, a Senior Citizen can register with,

Ø  Relevant Education

Ø  Past Experience

Ø  Skills, and

Ø  Areas of interest

The person will also have the option to,

Ø  Select Keywords regarding expected tasks,

Which will enable the job-providers find them AUTOMATICALLY

The portal also allows senior citizens to UPDATE their details at any point of time, after registration

The job-providers on their part, while registering on the portal,

Ø  Will specify the TASK involved, and

Ø  The number of Senior Citizens that are required to complete it

Based on the MATCHING CRITERIA, the Senior Citizen will be able to CONTACT the job-providers

To ensure privacy, no documents of the applicant or job-provider shall be stored on the portal

 

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My Take :

 

When this was first reported, I sent following e-mail :

Ø  Thank You, Dr Virendra Kumarji ………………….( 28 Aug 2021 )

 

-       where I suggested as follows :

 

Ø  For the Design Team of SACRED, to “ copy “(for benefit of the retirees ), the matchmaking process of traditional job-portals, is a simple and straight forward process

Ø  I urge you to resist the temptation of such a COPY-CAT following of existing job-portals .

It will amount to RE-INVENTING the WHEEL !


Following is my suggestion for SACRED platform :



#  As with current job-portals, it will require retired professionals to submit a

    detailed RESUME



#  Besides standard PERSONAL data (+ contact details ), the resume will have

     greater emphasis on CAREER     /EXPERIENCE HISTORY, providing details of

     each Company / Organization served – Duration – Salary drawn – 

     Designation / Title held – Functional Responsibility – No of employees

      supervised etc


    

 #  Employers(Recruiters) too, would register and provide Company details, but

     there will be no Job-Posting


#  Employers would have facility of “ Resume Search / Shortlisting “ and sending

     e-mails to targeted  retired persons, explaining the nature of assignment /

     desired completion target / compensation etc

   

#  SACRED platform would provide ONLINE VIDEO DISCUSSION

     /CONSULTATIONS between a retired professional and ( one or more )

      Company executives ( quite like ZOOM – Google Meet etc ) 

    

#  Platform would also have facility to enable Company to make online

     payment (of agreed fees ), to the retired person

    

#  Platform would enable such online consultations in VIRTUAL CABINS


#  Platform will “ assign “ a specific Virtual Cabin to a Company ( with scheduling

     / cabin booking process )


#   On SACRED platform, there will be no limit to the number of Virtual Cabins

      that can be generated.

     Upon request, more than one VIRTUAL CABIN can be assigned to any one

     Employer.

     Platform will support thousands of consultations, simultaneously



#   Platform would charge a small ( token ) fee to the Employer Company, linked

      to its online usage of Virtual Cabins ( hourly rate )

      

#   This CONCEPT is explained in great details at :

  Ø  Visual Analytical Resumes ……………………………………[ 02 July 2013 ]


      Ø  ONLINE JOBS FAIR …………………………………………….. [ 11 Feb 2016 ]


  Ø  Software Architecture For Online Jobs Fair………… [ 29 Mar 2018 ]


       Ø  Will Chatbots take away Jobs ? ……………………………[ 24 June 2017 ]

 

 

#   It would be quite easy to “ adapt / modify “  the basic architecture of SACRED

      platform to enable retired professionals to earn income by offering their

      CONSULTANCY SERVICES online, in following areas :

     

  [ A ]    Health-Care ( Psycho-Therapy Consultations / Counseling )

          Share - Your - Soul / Outsourcing Unlimited………….[ 24 July 2016 ]

 

 [ B ]    Judiciary ( Virtual Courts )

          Justice delayed is Justice Denied ……………………………[ 12 Sept 2018 ]

 

 [ C ]    Tourism

           Future of Tourism ? …………………………………………………[ 22 July 2020 ]


 

Dear Dr Kumarji,

(officesjem@gmail.com )

 

If SACRED design team needs any clarifications ( with respect to my suggestion ), I will be happy to help

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Dear Shri R Subrahmanyamji,

 

The news report speaks of SACRED portal as being “ One of its kind “


Already, online meetings being conducted using ZOOM – GOOGLE MEET,  are virtual, but in 2D


What would make SACRED, a truly “ One of its kind “, is enabling the job-provider executive and the retired professional to face each other in Virtual Cabins,  as VOLUMETRIC 3D HOLOGRAMS !


If we can pull this off, we can expect the following :


Ø  A true 3rd DIMENSION to “ work from home “ / “ work from anywhere “

Ø  A benchmark for all the thousands of existing Job Portals, in India and around the world

Ø  Retired / talented,  Indian professionals offering online consultancy service to companies around the world ( boosting foreign exchange earnings )

Ø Getting all 50 million retired professionals to register on SACRED, within a month !


Here is how :


Ø  Request Taylor Scott ( CEO – IKIN ) to plug-in  IKIN’s 3D Volumetric Holography technology in SACRED portal. Considering the fantastic “ Promotional Value “, he might even do it for FREE !


From IKIN website :

        IKIN’s RYZ hologram software and display allows you to experience rich,

        realistic 360° holograms with full touch interactivity and visual

         tracking brought to life in a whole new dimension.

            

                #   Open source hologram software platform

                #   Breakthrough volumetric display and visual tracking

                #   Brilliant, true to life color and clarity in ambient light

                #   No headsets, goggles, glasses or gloves required

                #   5G ready

 

Ø  Request Sundar Pichai ( CEO – Google ) to implement into SACRED’s Google Meet , translated captions , as reported in :


  Google Meet is testing live translated captions  /  engadget  /  27 Sept 2021

 Extract :


Ø  Google Meet's latest beta feature could help make video conferences with foreign clients, partners, students and employees go more smoothly.


Ø  The tech giant has started testing live translated captions for the program, which is a step up from Meet's standard live captions. It will initially support meetings conducted in English that it can translate into Spanish, French, Portuguese and German.

T   These enhancements can be implemented over the next few weeks after the launch

 Once SACRED is launched , I will try to register myself ( as a retired professional ) and send you further

       feedback

       With regards,

       Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  29 Sept 2021