-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Add your name to the CLEAN GOA INITIATIVE | | | | by visiting this link and following the instructions therein | | | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/033926.html | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- India's new pioneers: IT innovator
As part of BBC's India Week, the BBC News website spoke to four people who are pushing the boundaries with their chosen careers. Shekhar Borgaonkar, who works for an multinational computer company in Bangalore, has invented a device which could bring computer use to millions throughout India. I know about technological progress. When I did my PhD in 1980, it was a very different world of big mainframe computers. A simple input device is the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle But in the 21st Century if an Indian farmer wants to browse the internet, it is not possible. Language is a major barrier. My week is generally spent thinking up ways to improve access to Information Technology for people in the developing world. Problems which have some kind of human relevance appeal to me. I invented an affordable shopkeeper's computer recently, which is now quite widely in use. Now, I'm about to launch the "gesture keypad". Read the rest of this story at: Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/4335644.stm -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 1st Young Goans International Essay contest 2005 | | | | Theme: WHAT CAN I DO FOR GOA | | More details at | | http://shire.symonds.net/pipermail/goanet/2005-October/034190.html | --------------------------------------------------------------------------
