Brain Inc 2.0

That is the title of a full page article in Business Line  ( 01 Aug )

The article highlights following statistics :

·         5 lakh ( 500,000 ) engineers work in “ Tech R&D firms “ in India

·         $ 22 Billion was the worth of their work in 2015-16

·         This will nearly DOUBLE to $ 40 Billion in 2020

·         7,500 engineers are employed by SAP India for R&D

·         11,800 people work in Cisco’s R&D facilities in Bengaluru

·         56 % of ABB’s 2,500 technologists doing R&D in India, hold PhD degrees in corporate research

·         The number of PhDs in India are on the rise . In 2015-16 academic year, 24,171 PhDs were awarded across the country . But only a few were in Computer Science

The article also lists the following , MADE  IN  INDIA  products that went global :

·         ABB’s Bengaluru research centre designed and manufactured the world’s highest voltage 1200 kv transformer and circuit breaker

This 1.2 million volt transformer represents the highest alternating current voltage level in the world

·         The Watson Data Platform developed by the IBM India Software Labs is now the enabler for IBM’s biggest revenue growth

The Watson Data Platform enables data scientists to work together in a more simpler way to find new and unexpected insights that deliver business-changing results

·         SAP Labs India has the ownership for Asset Intelligence Network, which provides a cloud-based collaborative asset management platform that lets companies, helping manage IoT devices across the company

Now consider this :

·         By employing 5 lakh engineers , India’s “ Tech R&D Firms “ earned $ 22 billion . That works to a billing of $ 44,000 per man-year of R&D ( Export of Services )

·         I presume that the “ Manpower Cost “ constitute approx. 50 % of Billing Rate ( rest being OVERHEADS and MARGIN )

·         Hence , Indian R&D firms must be paying an average of $ 22,000 per year to its employees ( approx. Rs 1.2 lakh per month )

·         As against this , both , Indian as well as American firms pay ( on an average ) , $ 88,000 per year to H1 B visa holders

·         With this kind of “ Cost Advantage “ , is there a possibility to do better than the projected earnings of $ 40 billion in 2020 ?

My take :

It is possible if the Central Government considers following suggestions :

·          Back Factory  of  the World  ?   [ 09  Sept  2015  ]

     https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2015/09/back-factory-of-world.html

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·         Agenda  for Reforms    [  01  Oct  2015  ]

     https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2015/10/agenda-for-reforms.html

 

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·         Vishal’s  Vision  [  15  April  2016  ]

    https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/04/vishals-vision.html

 

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·         Will  holograms beat  H1 B  visa  ban?  [ 31  Jan  2017  ]

    https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/01/will-holograms-beat-h1b-visa-ban.html

 

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·         Worm  Holes across  the  World  ? [  03  March  2017  ]

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/03/wormholes-across-world.html

 

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It is high time our Policy Makers launch a new initiative ( of Export of Intellectual  Property ) , called :

INDIA  :  the  BRAIN  FACTORY  of  THE  WORLD

22  Aug  2017

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Education Necessary : Reward Essential !

Reported in Hindustan Times ( 16 Aug ) : 

“ Managing your waste well ?  Civic body set to reward you “

PROBLEM

BMC data shows that only 48 % of the housing societies in the city segregate waste daily , while around 7993 metric tonnes of unprocessed waste is dumped at the Mulund , Deonar and Kanjurmarg grounds

BMC’s  EDUCATING  EFFORTS

·         Conducting Waste Management competition among housing societies in each ward

·         Conducting presentations for the societies on public holidays to teach citizens various waste management techniques

·         In first week of September, BMC will also stage a citywide exhibition , displaying composting machines of 40 to 50 firms , before 22,000 bulk generators such as hotels and societies

·         BMC has appointed 35 teams to undertake daily door – to – door campaigns and inspect housing societies

WHAT  ABOUT  REWARD  ?

No one will deny that all of this “ Educating “ is necessary

But , by itself , it is not likely to bring about the desired results  !

But the desired results can come only when BMC puts in place :

Incentivizing  Housing Societies  {  27  April  2016  }

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/04/incentivize-housing-societies.html

And the surest way to solve the problem of Plastic Garbage ( 15,000 tons per day in entire India ) , is to implement :

DiscouragePlastics : Encourage Greed  { 21  March  2016  }

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/03/discourage-plastics-encourage-greed.html

21  Aug  2017

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BEST getting BETTER ?

DNA ( 20 Aug ) carries a news report with following headline :

“ Now BEST to get smart with GPS , PIS on buses “

To ease the commute of travellers, the BEST Undertaking has claimed that they will ensure that the Global Positioning System (GPS) and Passenger Information System (PIS) is installed in its buses within six months.

" We are sure that the GPS inside buses and Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) at bus stops will be available to the public within six months," said SK Bagde, General Manager, BEST Undertaking.

While welcoming this passenger-friendly initiative , I urge Shri Bagde , to go for a COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION by implementing my following suggestion ( emailed earlier on 15  Feb  2016 ) :


https://myblogepage.blogspot.in/2016/02/public-transport-as-solution.html

*   Gradually change over to air conditioned buses

*   Do not allow standee passengers ( this will require adding many more buses )

*   Introduction of BRTS ( Bus Rapid Transit System )

*   Bus Arrival Time Indicators ( linked with GPS in all buses ) at all bus stops

*   A tablet type digital device fitted behind each seat , where passenger to touch his

     destination on route map displayed .

     Passenger will also touch his smart phone to the device which will transfer the fare

     amount to the bus operator , through a mobile wallet .

     No need for a conductor - as practiced in many foreign countries ! 

    This will tell the driver , at which stops , which passengers are getting off and how

    many seat/s are falling vacant

   

    If bus is already FULL and no passenger is getting off at the next bus stop, then driver

    will not halt the bus , since he cannot accommodate any standee passenger

    If a passenger is supposed to get off at , say XYZ stop , digital device will flash a

    signal / ring a bell , a few minutes before reaching the stop

   

    The Bus Arrival Time Indicator , at the Bus-stop will also display the " No of Vacant

    Seats " in this bus

    

    This ( No of Vacant Seats ) sign will also appear prominently on the bus itself as it

    pulls into the halt

    It is equally easy to introduce such an integrated traffic management system in Inter-

    City buses as well

    Entire intra-city bus traffic will be monitored and controlled from the Central Traffic

    Control Station of the city traffic department , much in the same way ATC control air

    traffic or railways control train traffic

   

    It is just a question of extending an existing ( but slightly modified ) technology to

    city traffic

    As far as density of traffic on various roads is concerned , mobile apps are already

    available

    Based on the situation , Central Traffic Control will order additional buses to be

    injected on any particular route , at any given time

    In some foreign countries , even elevator systems in large office buildings are

    designed to gauge :

    *  the number of persons waiting for elevator at each floor ( and how many want to

        go UP and how many want to go DOWN )

      

     *  the number of persons riding at any time , within each elevator ( and their travel

         intentions ) and adjust their stopping / halting pattern accordingly, automatically

         without human intervention !

     

Implementing such a system could not be a big problem for a country which takes pride in calling itself ,

A  SOFTWARE  SUPER  POWER 

Only thing lacking is political will 

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21  Aug  2017

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A Prabhu – on – Earth ?

Yesterday , a train accident in UP , caused 23 deaths and 100 + injuries

Such accidents have been happening every alternate year , for decades

But , should these continue to happen with the same regularity , for coming decades ?

And , should these be “ taken for granted “ in a country whose Scientists have sent a Mission on Mars ( MOM ) , at the very first attempt ?

I wonder if Shri Prabhu found time to read my following email :

A  Matter of  Shame  ( 13  March  2017  )

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/03/a-matter-of-shame.html

And what about people dying on Mumbai’s local trains network ?

Some 3202 in 2016 ! Of these , 1798 died while crossing the tracks ( 8 per day )

To save these lives , I had suggested :

ATrillion Dollar  Opportunity  ?  ( 03  Sept  2016  )

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2016/09/indian-railways-trillion-dollar.html

Now it is possible that the kind of TECHNOLOGICAL  INNOVATION ( - a controlled EMP ), suggested by me , is not possible ( - of course , no one has come forward to say so ! )

But , “ where there is a will , there is a way “ !

On Mumbai’s local train tracks , across the track ,“ Cross Girders “ are positioned every 50 meters , for supporting electric cables carrying the current

What if :

·         CCTV cameras are mounted on these ( facing both directions ) to capture the persons crossing the tracks

·         Also mounted alongside , are EMP generating devices ( cost = approx. Rs 5,000 )

·         CCTV are linked with EMP devices ( - through Internet of Things / IP V 6.0 )

·         The moment a person starts crossing the track , CCTV will capture his motion , determine his precise “ position “ ( using GPS in the Smart Phone in his pocket ) and “ trigger “ the EMP device

·         The EMP device will send a pulse of Electo-Magnetic Waves which will “ fry “ the electronics inside the Smart Phone , killing the phone permanently !

·         That will be the DIGITAL DEATH of that person ! No smart phone , No existence !

Till he buys a new one ( Smart Phone manufacturers , take note to cooperate )

·         He will NEVER cross the tracks again ( - we pray that he survives the first attempt )

·         And , the news of “ Digital Death by EMP “ will spread so fast on Social Media that no one else will want to cross the tracks

·         Prevention is better than cure !

Dear Shri Suresh Prabhu :

Please , do NOT wait to calculate how much will this technological solution will cost

Any way , ask a Start Up to examine :

http://www.instructables.com/id/Destroy-Any-Device-With-EMP-Jammer/

20  Aug  2017

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