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

Friday, 13 March 2020

Opportunity in Adversity ?




Context :



Extract :

 Ø  “We have postponed all internal events that required large gatherings and everyone has been advised to adequately leverage technologies such as tele-presence and video conferencing,” said Harshvendra Soin, chief people officer, Tech Mahindra.

Ø  “Young parents can work from home,” said Rajneesh Kumar, senior vice president, Flipkart Group, adding that workers are being encouraged to use videoconferencing tools to interact with colleagues and customers.

Ø  “We are sure that in the current situation, working from within the safe confines of their homes, the efficiency and productivity of our colleagues would increase,” said a representative for Paytm.

Ø  “By asking some employees to not come to office, our goal is to reduce density and risk for everyone else,” said Andrew Macdonald, senior vice president for rides and platform, Uber

Ø  “All employees, including hourly workers, will receive reimbursement toward their home office set-up expenses, and we are working with our vendors to ensure our contractors’ work-from-home needs are met as well,” said a spokesperson for Twitter.

Ø  On Thursday, Coal India allowed its over 300,000 employees to skip biometric attendance and move to a manual attendance register system

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What is the Opportunity in working from home ?

Ø  Immediate       :     Control spread of Corona Virus

Ø  Medium Term   :
   #  Save man-hours travelling to work / travelling expenses
                               
#  Reduce Traffic congestion
  Save Petrol - Diesel / Reduce import bill for crude oil

#  Reduce pollution
    
Ø  Long Term        :    Create millions of Self – Employed

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What Governmental Policies are urgently needed to seize this Opportunity ?


Ø  To create millions of Self Employed

           India BPO Promotion Scheme :  [  IBPS  ]  V  2.0…………… [ 11 April 2018 ]

           A NEW ECONOMIC ORDER ? aka " Start Up Act - 2015 "   [ 12 Sept 2015 ]

 

Ø  To reduce traffic congestion / reduce pollution

           Transport : an Integrated Logistic Plan ?                         [ 20 Nov 2018 ]

 

Ø  To “ Export Services “ all over the World – remotely

           Will Holograms beat H1B Visa Ban ?                                [ 31 Jan 2017 ]

           Wormholes Across the World ?                                        [ 03 Mar 2017 ]

           " BACK FACTORY " OF THE WORLD ?                               [ 09 Sept 2015 ]

 

Ø  To skip “Biometric Attendance

           From BAD to MAD                                                          [ 01 June 2016 ]

 

 

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What software APPS can help remote-working from homes ?

 

Ø  Google Drive / Notion / Dropbox Paper / Trello / Evernote / Slack / Google Keep / Basecamp / Zoom / Harvest / G-Suite Apps / Microsoft Teams / Doodle / Noisli

 

    { source > Seven apps that make it much easier to work remotely  }

 

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What funds are countries budgeting to boost economy slowing down due to Virus ?

 

Ø  USA ( Federal Budget ) ……………  $    8.3 Billion

Ø  Maryland ( US State   )……………… $  10.0 Billion

Ø  UK ……………………………………………… $  15.0 Billion

Ø  South Korea………………………………… $  13.7 Billion

Ø  Japan …………………………………………. $    9.6 Billion

Ø  Italy ………………………………………………$   8.4 Billion

Ø  Iran ……………………………………………..$    5.0 Billon

 

No doubt, India too can spend a few billion dollars to lift its economy from current ( but temporary ) global downturn – and, most likely it should

 

But simultaneously , we need to undertake above-mentioned STRUCTURAL REFORMS , through appropriate POLICY ANNOUNCEMENTS, in order to permanently lift our economy into a higher orbit, for next 2 decades

 

Best part is :

Implementing these reforms would cost a very small fraction of what other countries are budgeting !

 

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13  March  2020

hcp@RecruitGuru.com

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Added  on  15  March  2020 :

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