Saturday 23 May 2015

Digital Locker Project

Dear Shri Ravishankar Prasadji :

Business Standard ( 23 May 2015 ) writes about an initiative of Department of Electronics and Information Technology , to create " Digital Lockers "for Indian Citizens , where they can store their important documents on internet

[ Govt's digitisation drive may be crowd-sourced, citizens roped in ]

This crowd-sourcing project is supposed to work as follows :

* Citizens scan their documents on a scanner and then upload those

images in personal Digital Locker ( User ID / Secure Password ? )

* Special S/W will break-up each document image into hundreds of mini

images ( of a few characters each )

* Each mini-image will be SMSed to 2 persons ( having Smart phones ? ),

who will type out the characters in TEXT ( WORD format ? )

* These typed TEXTs will get uploaded into document-owner's Digital

Locker

* If both these " typed texts " match perfectly ( like CAPTCHA ), it will

replace that mini-image in the document

Apparently , the idea is to crowd-source the Smart Phones / human resources of millions of Indian Citizens - much like the 30 year old SETI project

But before taking a final decision to go ahead , I feel following questions need to be answered :

* How much will it cost to develop / deploy the required software ?

* Let us assume that there are only 10 documents per citizen ( on an

average ) , taking the total to 12.5 BILLION documents to be scanned

If each document-image has to be broken-up ( again , on an average ),

into just 10 mini-images , that would mean 125 BILLION mini-images !

* Now , if each mini-image has to be sent to 2 smart-phones , that

would require , 250 BILLION smart phones !

Now , of course , there are no more than 250 million smart phones

That would require Govt to send to each smart phone owner , 1,000

mini-images !

And let us assume that each mini-image contains , just 10 characters,

( most likely , it will contain 50 characters )

That would require each smart phone owner to type out 10,000

characters !

* Why would ordinary Indian smart phone owner take time and trouble to

type out 10,000 CAPTCHA-like characters ?

* How will you motivate them ? By paying ? How much ? Total cost ?

* How many years will it take to implement entire project ?

* Do our 1.25 Billion ( document-owning ) citizens have easy access to

scanners ( to scan their own documents ) and equally easy access to broadband ( to upload

into personal Digital Locker ) ?

* On the other hand , is it not far easier for these citizens to use the built-in camera of their

smart phones to take photos ( essentially , " images " ) of their documents and directly

upload to their Digital Lockers ? After all , with built-in mega-pixel camera , every smart

phone has become a " Personal Scanner " !

* Why not take help from Global Software Companies to automatically

convert those scanned document images into WORD texts , using OCR

technology ?

Latest OCR soft ware have better than 95 % accuracy

Then let the document-owner access OCRed documents in his personal

Digital Locker and EDIT the documents thru his mobile / PC / Tablet ?

Let the onus for accuracy be with the document owner

I am sure , you are aware of the GOOGLE-BOOK project , under which ,

Google has scanned and OCRed and converted to text , billions of pages !

* Or , why not get Indian Software Giants to develop a Mobile App ( to

be called , DigiDoc ? ) to enable a document-owner to simply read

out aloud , each of his document , into the smart phone , to convert it

into a TEXT , using " Speech-to-Text " technology ?

Let the document be in any official Indian Language

And ask the Software Company to make the " Speech-to-Text " software ,

" Self Learning " as millions of document owners " correct " online thru

" Editing " , all those words , mis-spelled by the software !

I believe , the " Bye-Product " of this " Self Learning " software could well

re-define concepts such as > E Governance > National Integration !

The document owner will speak out , his :

> Digital Locker Number

> Aadhar Card Number

> User ID

> Password

> Document Name

> Metatags / Keywords

When Mobile App acknowledges these details and connects him with his Digital Locker , he will be prompted to " read out " his document

Later on , he will be enabled to " View " his document online and EDIT it , wherever " Speech-to-Text " software has made any mistakes

Dear Ravi Shankarji ,

I urge you to evaluate the alternatives suggested by me , before taking a final decision

with regards,

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

( M ) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08

Mumbai

www.hemenparekh.in

24 May 2015

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Hindi - Chini Bahen Bahen !

Dear Indian CEO :

There was a time when they used to say , " Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai "

Last week , Shri Narendra Modi and Shri Xi JinPing were singing ,

" Hindi Chini Bahen Bahen "

Between them , they have made SISTERS out of :

> Hyderabad and Quingdao

> Chennai and Chongquing

> Aurangabad and Dunhuang

> Karnataka and Sichuan

They also said :

" Let these Sisters talk to each other directly

Let Companies in Sister Cities / States , bypass respective State / Central

Governments in their countries , to initiate business - courtships

Let them get ' Engaged to be Married ', without seeking permission from

parents "

Now , if yours is a Company in Hyderabad / Chennai / Aurangabad / Karnataka , you will ask :

" How can I send across my Love-Letter to those Chinese Companies ? "

No problem !

Just send your proposal through ,

45 Chinese Chambers of Commerce , located in 21 Chinese cities !

Request the Chamber President to forward your Message to all of their Member Firms . They will be most happy to do so

Many years back , Edmund Burke wrote :

" There never lighted on this orb a more delightful vision than that of Marie Antoinette "

For Online Messaging, on the entire web, you will find such delight, only at

www.B2BmessageBlaster.com ( B2B )

with regards ,

hemen parekh

Mumbai ( 0 - 98,67,55,08,08 )

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

www.hemenparekh.in

PS :

Just Register to enable those Chinese Companies to send their " We want to buy from You " messages to you from,

B2B is Big Bang

Monday 18 May 2015

By-passing India / China Governments ?

Dear Indian and Chinese Executives :

What was the most important achievement of Indian PM , Shri Narendra Modi's recent visit to China ?

Deals worth $ 22 Billion ? Wrong !

Times of India ( 16 May 2015 ) described this achievement as follows :

" As a result of the agreements , for the first time , state and municipal leaders in India will be able to strike deals with their counterparts in China , without having to go through the Central governments of the two countries .

Besides, Indian States and Cities are pairing themselves to learn from each other and develop business partnerships under the Sister Cities and Sister Province programme "

This will enable , partnerships between ,

> 9873 Companies in Hyderabad with Companies in Quingdao

> 18,498 Companies in Chennai with companies in Chongquing

> 808 Companies in Aurangabad with companies in Dunhuang

> 30,000 + Companies in Karnataka with companies in Sichuan

Q :

How can Indian Companies send across their " Let us work together " messages to Chinese Companies ?

A :

Send their " We are interested " messages to 45 Chinese Chambers of Commerce ( in 21 Chinese cities ) , from :

Blast Message - Chambers

These Chinese Chambers of Commerce will be too happy to forward these messages to their Member - Firms

Q :

How can Chinese Companies send their Interest Messages to Indian Companies ?

A :

Send their Message through :

Blast Message, Corporate - City wise

With just ONE CLICK of the mouse to send their Messages to ALL the companies , in any Indian City !

B2B is helping to bring about PM Shri Narendra Modi's dream of ,

" Minimum Government , Maximum Governance "

Call this , " Winds of Change "

with regards ,

hemen parekh

Mumbai , India

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

(M) 0-98,67,55,08,08

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Sunday 17 May 2015

Don't Ask - Don't Tell

Will Someone Explain ?

Media is full of stories of $ 22 Billion worth " deals " signed between the Indian and the Chinese Companies , last week

What remains unanswered is :

> How much of this amount is for actual " Investment " to set-up factories

in India , thereby generating ( how many ) jobs and raising ( how much )

exports ?

> And , how much of this amount is loans from the Chinese Banks to Indian

Importers , to buy ( only ) Chinese goods , thereby keeping the Chinese

factories humming and protecting Chinese jobs ?

I suspect this could be a substantial figure !

> Will these deals help reduce our negative trade balance ( with China ) ,

which is currently around $ 45 Billion ( $ 56 B - $ 11 B ) ? By how much ?

> Over what period will these " investments " get spread out ? 5 to 10 yrs ?

> Will any of these investments lead to local manufacture of goods which

India currently imports from China ?

I am sure there must be other questions too in respect of $ 22 billion

I hope such deals do not become a case of ,

" Don't Ask - Don't Tell "

with regards ,

hemen parekh

18 May 2015

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Friday 15 May 2015

Poll-Results are Out

Almost one year back , I wrote the following blog, listing my own predictions for NDA Government's likely achievements, after 3 years in power

To be fair , only ONE year has elapsed !

I am sure tempo of reforms will pick up in the days and months to come, - and prove me wrong !

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

16 May 2015

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What Are the Chances ?

Over the past few weeks , we saw many surveys re: which political party will win how many Lok Sabha seats

These included , Times Now-ORG / CNN-IBN-CSDS / Headlines Today - Cicero / ABP News-Nielsen / News 24 - Today's Chanakya / Cvoter - India TV etc

Although , " Today's Chanakya " came closest to predicting the number of seats that NDA might win , others too were fairly accurate

Using statistical techniques , they computed the Chance ( Probability ) for each party , based on asking a few thousands voters ( sample ) , their preferences

Now is the time to survey the voters , once again , as to what do they believe , when it comes to BJP fulfilling its poll promises

For each item ( of BJP's poll manifesto ) , what is the perceived chance ( probability ) that the BJP Government will fulfill / deliver on its promises ? Will it be 10 % - 50 % - 100 % ?

The outcome will determine BJP's credibility among voters , vis-a-vis , its poll promises

It may be even an eye-opener for BJP !

If conducted and results published by end June 2014 , such a survey might even become a " Self Fulfilling Prophesy " !

If it turns out less-than-flattering , BJP will work twice as hard to prove the pollsters wrong !

Here are the " Chances " which I attach to fulfillment of each of BJP's following poll promises , by the end of 3rd year :

* Ensure minimization of Black Money and setting up of a Task

Force ......... ( 50 % )

* Special Courts to stop hoarding and black-marketing. ( 100 %)

* Set-up a Price-Stabilization Fund.......( 100 % )

* Develop labour-intensive Manufacturing ... ( 10 % )

* Empowering youth for Self-Employment... ( 25 % )

* Transforming Employment Exchanges to Career Centers(10% )

* Eliminating corruption thru E-Governance... ( 10 % )

* Rationalization / Simplification of Tax-regime.. ( 20 % )

* Insulate intelligence agencies from political intervention and

interference..... ( 10 % )

* Strengthening physical infrastructure with expediting work on

freight and Industrial Corridors..... ( 15 % )

* Setting up Gas-Grids and National Optical Fiber Network up to

the village level....... ( 30 % )

* Quadrilateral project for Bullet Trains..... ( 5 % )

* Establishment of National E - Library..... ( 40 % )

* Implementation of National Education Policy .. ( 50 % )

* Evolving further the PPP model to PPPP model .. ( 50 % )

* Building 100 Mega-Cities................ ( 0 % )

Did I miss out any ?

Parallel with whatever the Pollsters may - or may not - do , it would be worthwhile for BJP Tech-Team , to come out with a mobile App ( to be named , " RUN - Rate Us Now " ? ), to find out what voters feel , on a 5 star scale

Or , an App that would let the voters prioritize among various promises

* hemen parekh ( 19 May 2014 / Mumbai )

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Wednesday 13 May 2015

WHY PENALIZE POOR FARMERS ?

Dear Ministers / MPs / MLAs :

Why take away " ownership " of their land ?

We know that this ownership is not profitable for the farmers

By continuing to till those lands for a pittance , farmers are obliging the rest of the society

They barely manage to eke out a subsistence-level living , even when rains are good

Rest of the times , they remain perpetually indebted to " Shahukars "

On an average , 17,000 farmers commit suicide each year , when they fail to repay their debt ( - may be , no more than Rs 20,000/- ! )

Have you ever heard a Businessman or an Industrialist commit suicide , after willfully defaulting to repay bank loans of Rs 20 Crores / 200 Crores ?

No , they go on Swiss Holiday ! ( You guessed right why Swiss ! )

How many " Lakhs*Crores " have banks written off as NPA over the years ?

Is any banker losing his / her sleep ?

No ! Just write-off or ask Government for " Re-Capitalization " !

Why can't we write-off our " Societal Debt " to farmers by paying each farmer-family , a sum of Rs 20,000 / - per month ?

That is less than what we ( thru the Central and the State Governments ) have been paying by way of wages to millions of workers employed by PSUs , for the past 60 years !

Workers who have NO WORK ( - since there is NO DEMAND for what those PSUs produce ? ) , but still troop in every morning to punch attendance - then play cards on the shop-floor for the rest of the day !

Has any Minister / MP / MLA, bothered to visit these PSUs , incognito ?

How many " Lakhs*Crores " of rupees have the honest tax-payers paid over these years , to protect their " Idle / Non Productive " jobs ?

And , did we not pay another " Lakhs*Crores " to hundreds of erstwhile Rajahs / Maharajahs ( - and their children ) for 50 years , by way of " Saliyana " ( Pension / Annuity ) , for divesting of their Kingdoms ?

Even as they were " legally " permitted to retain all of their ill-gotten wealth ,accumulated over the years by plundering the " Praja " ?

So , why can't we take care of our farmers' families for the next 25 years ?

Why this double standard ?

When a clever professional can be paid " Sweat Equity " in an enterprise for contributing his brain power , why can't we pay similar Equity to farmers , for allowing us to use their lands ?

Central Government is planning to fund ( by way of EQUITY ) ,thousands of " Start-Ups " , and has set aside Rs 10,000 Crores for this purpose

Does Central Government believe , any of these will pay dividend for the next 10 years ?

Of Course , not !

Please , have mercy on the farmers , who continue to display the highest " Work Ethics " of any working group , in this country !

* Do not take away their " Ownership " of their land

* Request them to allow Governments ( Central + States ) to become

" Co - Owners "

* For allowing such " Co-Ownership " , give them EQUITY in the concerned

Project ( separate SPV for each project )

* Give them some immediate " Joining Bonus " in cash ( do not call it " Compensation " )

* Give them monthly " Rental " for land-lease ( do not call it " Subsidy " )

Over the past 4 days , I have already sent to you my detailed proposal ( thru individual emails )

If you did not receive a copy , do not hesitate to write / phone

This is all about , " Sabka Saath , Sabka Vikas "

with regards,

hemen parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

( M ) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08

www.hemenparekh.in

14 May 2015

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