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, 8 January 2021

If BBC can, why can we not ?

 


 

Context :

BBC Has Staff Wear Electronic Buzzers to Curb Virus Spread  /  Bloomberg  /  O8 Jan


Extract :

British Broadcasting Corp. staff will wear electronic devices to enforce social distancing in a sign of how workplaces are scurrying to contain a new, more-infectious variant of the coronavirus.

In memos sent Thursday and seen by Bloomberg, the BBC said measures to keep people safe will include wearable alarms. A BBC spokesman confirmed the memos.

“Social distancing proximity devices will be rolled out in key BBC locations to help maintain safe social distancing,” according to one of the memos.

“Anyone coming into those offices will be asked to wear the devices, which will alert wearers when they’re less than two metres apart from someone else.”

The gadget, which resembles a pager, will buzz if the wearer gets too close to someone else and doesn’t record any personal data, according to the memos. The measures will be introduced in the coming weeks, they said. The BBC spokesman didn’t have details of the device’s provider, and said it doesn’t connect to WiFi. The decision was reported earlier by the Daily Mail.

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A few months ago, I had suggested something even better than ensuring “ mere social distancing,  in my following blog / email :


Aarogya Setu : Good Beginning / Long Way to Go ………………………………..[ 18 Apr 2020 ]

 

Extract :

 

 

Ø  Status of ALL the persons tested ( whether found positive or negative ),

    must be compiled in a central database ( 24x7 )

 

    

 

 

Ø  Arogya Setu, on its own, will access / retrieve / sync with central database

    every hour and download Mobile Numbers of ALL those who tested positive

 

    

 

 

Ø  As soon as I am within 2 meters of any of these ( positive ) Mobile phone, 

    my phone will start getting a signal and start beeping !

 


 

      Just imagine, in a crowd, hundreds of phones start beeping ! 

 

 

      Enough to scare even the bravest !

 

 

Ø   My suggestion will prevent thousands of persons crowding near free Ration

     Shops / Vegetable markets !


    Technological solution for “Social Distancing “

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Dear Dr Harshvardhanji,


I realize that you – and your team – are awfully busy with the roll-out of the vaccination plan.


Millions of man-hours are being spent on collecting / compiling / uploading data of those who must be given TOP PRIORITY for getting vaccinated ( Health Workers – Frontline Workers – Persons with comorbidity etc )


If quickly implemented, my “ BEWARE of the BEEP “ suggestion will add the topmost layer of priority !


With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  09  Jan 2021   

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