Now I have been in India for about a week, mostly in Bangalore with one day in Hyderabad. Much has been written about Bangalore. I find that the infrastructure is much worse than I anticipated. Roads are really in very…
Sourav Ganguli ISSUE
India’s parliament discusses selection decisions in a sports team (Cricket) seems a simple issue blown out-of-proportion even to a cricket fan like me. Combine this with all the demonstrations and attention being given to this issue — including this post…
Government in India
It is always good to come back to India. Particularly after spending some time in Singapore. This is a relatively long visit to India — will be here until Jan 2. First 9 days in Bangalore than in Nagpur with…
Privacy and Security
Yesterday I was at National Science Foundation in connection with a research project (review) presentation. There were several program managers. Most of these program managers are responsible for managing research in areas related to information systems and their implications. It…
Folk Computing or $100 Computer
Nirmal Sethia has an interesting perspective on IT for emerging countries or for the bottom of the pyramid (BOP). Recently there is good amount of media attention to Negroponte’s $100 computer for poor people. A question many people are asking…