India will be big technology innovator in next decade (1)

Good morning friends. it’s a good thinking that India will be a big technology innovator in next decade. That means something. For sure Indian people will benefit on that. With reference to The Economic Times, India from being a service providing nation, India is finally indicating its arrival as a knowledge-creating nation, as befitting a country that centuries ago was the original fount of all knowledge.

Economists have been predicting it, stargazers have been forecasting it, and now the technology trend watchers are saying it - the coming decade is Surely going to belong to India.


Jason Pontin, the charismatic editor and publisher of MIT's "Technology Review" - the publication of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - confidently proclaims that India is going to dominate the innovation space.

This is why the 109-year old magazine has launched an edition in the country. "I want to be the first to tell the world about the action in the labs here."

Economists may predict superpower status for India based on its growth figures and the economy's resilience in the face of global downturn. But the motor of this growth will be investments in science and technology, believe experts.

At EmTech2009, an emerging technologies conclave recently hosted in New Delhi by Technology Review and CyberMedia, the exciting forecast is that India's knowledge superpower domain is all set to extend beyond the field of IT.

Areas where India is seen making major inroads include healthcare, education, biomaterials and nano-technology. From being a service providing nation, India is finally heralding its arrival as a knowledge-creating nation, as befitting a country that centuries ago was the original fount of all knowledge.

Kids use technology to spread awareness

Good morning friends. I may say that our children are really the hope of the future. Education is very important, that's why all parents should not take for granted the studies of their children.

Anusha B Hegde and Ashwini M of Government Junior College have bagged a prize for their project, `Eradication of Illiteracy'. They were among 14 winners awarded on Wednesday by Intel and the department of state education research and training. Seven schools, 14 teachers and 14 student groups were honoured for effective integration of technology in the teaching-learning process.

Anusha and Ashwini told TOI they were inspired by the movie, `Taare Zameen Par'. Along with classmates, they also started a club, `Akshara Akshaya', in June 2007. "The objective of this club is to spread awareness among students as well as parents about the importance of education." Anusha said.

Swarnakanthi, Kasturi Prabhu and Ramayashree B of Dr K Shivaram Karantha Government School, Putur Nagar, won the award for highlighting issues related to AIDS, like causes, symptoms and preventive measures.

Primary and secondary education minister Visveshwara Hegde Kageri commended the students for doing projects on social issues. He stressed on the need for students to show social responsibility. He said under the 11th Five-Year Plan, `Mahiti Sindhu', a free computer-based education programme, will be implemented in all government schools by next year. "The government will take the help of IT companies for this," he said. However, he also observed that while technology has been beneficial, there have been instances of its misuse.