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, 4 March 2020

Caused by CoronaVirus ?




Context :


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Extract :

People are now taking calls from home, in what promises to be an Uber-like disruption in customer service.

Global business process outsourcing (BPO) companies have begun pilot work-from-home projects with Indian ecommerce and health-tech startups. This will enable them to provide services that are cheaper and one that can be dialled-up or down based on demand.

However, with a near shutdown of large parts of China due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the work-at-home call centre model is likely to spread, industry executives said.

The model is also cheaper, a significant plus for clients and call centre operators in India


Teleperformance has shut some centres to move to a work-from-home model. Other providers such as Sitel and Sykes are also increasing work-from-home agents.


Singh of Teleperformance said the shift would also help employ more women, particularly in India.


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On 11 April 2018 , I wrote :


[ for details of scheme, read this email to Shri RaviShankar Prasadji ]


- where I said :

But then , in today's totally interconnected World , why should it be necessary for housing 10 / 20 / 50 persons in ONE place , under ONE roof , for collaborating on execution of COMMON tasks ?


I am sure , in any given ONE square km of a small town , there are 50 unemployed - and quite possibly , GRADUATE - youngsters , who would be more than happy to " work from home "


They will be happy to set aside, in their homes, a 5 feet by 5 feet space, as a " Home Work Station "


Now , that subsidy of " Rs 1 lakh per seat " that the IT Ministry has promised , is quite sufficient to set up a :


VIRTUAL CALL CENTER ,


by connecting those 50 youngsters through a , VPN ( VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK )


And since these youngsters are working from their homes , they can be asked to work in 3 shifts of 8 hours each , providing " Round the Clock " service to customers !


If Uber-Ola are adding 5,000 " Ride Sharing Taxies " EVERY MONTH , by providing lease finance to the drivers or even buying the cars themselves and giving to these drivers , then what is holding back the IT Ministry to follow their suit and enable 5,000 youngsters to become " Self Employed " , each month ?   or even  50,000 ?

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05 March 2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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