Blog: Congratulations, Shishir Joshi

Thursday 16 December 2021

Congratulations, Shishir Joshi

For planning to introduce QR Codes to unravel history behind Mumbai roads

Context :

Mumbai roads to have QR codes: Here's all you need to know / Free Press / 11 Nov 2021

Extract :

NGO Project Mumbai, in association with the BMC, the Mumbai Police and Mumbai University, has launched the largest mapping of Mumbai roads, called Project Naksha to QR code every city road. Once implemented, the codes on scanning with a phone will generate all details of the roads, including details of personalities after whom they have been named.

Founder and CEO of Project Mumbai, Shishir Joshi ( shishir@projectmumbai.org ) said Naksha will provide history behind street names

The next step would be to QR code the signboards which will enable citizens to digitally track the locations. And finally, but most importantly, it will ensure that the locations are all geo-tagged.

The total road network in the city is nearly 2,000 km, comprising about 1,950-km of BMC-maintained roads..

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My Take :

Ø This project will give a big boost to tourism, by enabling them to know the historical highlights of Mumbai .

Ø I urge Shri G Kishan Reddy ( Central Govt., Minister for Tourism ) to “ incentivize “ , all State Governments to undertake similar projects for all cities ( starting with cities most visited by Foreign Tourists )

Ø It is only a matter of time before these tourists ( especially the Foreign Tourists ), visiting our cities, will be wearing smart AR glasses, thereby eliminating the need for scanning the QR code with smart phone camera

Ø Looking at QR codes on street signs, using AR glasses, will not only reveal the historical facts associated, but will also enable any tourist to take photos / videos ( by simply touching a tiny button on the AR glass ) and upload those videos on Social Media or send to any friend / relative

This will be an irresistible feature for foreign tourists

Of course, PRIVACY ADVOCATES will cry foul, since it will be impossible to decide ( and catch ), which wearer of AR glasses is taking whose photo / video, without ANY PERMISSION of person being photographed !

How will that DATA PROTECTION BILL introduced in Lok Sabha yesterday, protect our citizen from AR glass based snooping / surveillance ?

With regard,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@recruitGuru.com / 17 Dec 2021