Comments on: The Tangled Web – Part 9 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:33:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Tangled Web - Part 9 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/comment-page-1/#comment-106402 The Tangled Web - Part 9 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:08:33 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/#comment-106402 [...] n (MSSRF) had organized a Policy Makers’ Workshop at their campus in Chennai on … Visit Original Author’s Page No Comments, [...] [...] n (MSSRF) had organized a Policy Makers’ Workshop at their campus in Chennai on … Visit Original Author’s Page No Comments, [...]

]]> By: shiv http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/comment-page-1/#comment-106401 shiv Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:27:00 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/#comment-106401 The core of this issue (IMHO) seems to be the sexiness factor. As you are aware we do LED lighting & PV power generation, that puts us in close contact with rural communities and NGO's trying to create some wealth there. One such group brought about half a dozen youngsters to our office for them to get a feel of how we run the show. The kids were from a rather marginal tribe and from my conversation with them it emerged that they wanted to be in either electronics or computers. When questioned on why they made these vocational choices given their background and skill sets, the only real factor seemed to be the sexiness and social standing that such vocations bestow not the actual money they make. I think that this is how the entire game works from the policy angle to the chap in the corner who needs that 'IT job' as a kind of social badge. The chap who runs the NGO was quite perceptive. From their stand point if 1% of the kids they train get into a non labour (unskilled) line they are happy. They seem to be using ICT as a marketing tool to attract the target populance rather than a line of work. I guess this is how it works at policy level as well. The real need for this country is to stop breeding like rats on oil powered food and focus on the basic infrastructure. We need blackboards and qualified teachers not OLPC. sometimes i think people deliberately confuse tools with actions to further their own interests. Any literate person can use a computer so lets start there... The core of this issue (IMHO) seems to be the sexiness factor. As you are aware we do LED lighting & PV power generation, that puts us in close contact with rural communities and NGO’s trying to create some wealth there. One such group brought about half a dozen youngsters to our office for them to get a feel of how we run the show. The kids were from a rather marginal tribe and from my conversation with them it emerged that they wanted to be in either electronics or computers. When questioned on why they made these vocational choices given their background and skill sets, the only real factor seemed to be the sexiness and social standing that such vocations bestow not the actual money they make. I think that this is how the entire game works from the policy angle to the chap in the corner who needs that ‘IT job’ as a kind of social badge. The chap who runs the NGO was quite perceptive. From their stand point if 1% of the kids they train get into a non labour (unskilled) line they are happy. They seem to be using ICT as a marketing tool to attract the target populance rather than a line of work. I guess this is how it works at policy level as well. The real need for this country is to stop breeding like rats on oil powered food and focus on the basic infrastructure. We need blackboards and qualified teachers not OLPC.
sometimes i think people deliberately confuse tools with actions to further their own interests. Any literate person can use a computer so lets start there…

]]> By: little Ram http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/comment-page-1/#comment-106387 little Ram Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:00:13 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/#comment-106387 Myth # 12 on the cause and effect is well-busted! Myth # 12 on the cause and effect is well-busted!

]]> By: University Update - Stanford University - The Tangled Web - Part 9 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/comment-page-1/#comment-106375 University Update - Stanford University - The Tangled Web - Part 9 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:55:05 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/08/17/the-tangled-web-part-9/#comment-106375 [...] Washington State University Link to Article [...] [...] Washington State University

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