Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread ashok _
On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 1:43 PM, Anil Kumar wrote: My response is in reference to Point - 4: I quite disagree with the 'less government 'support' the better' argument. In India, good examples (IMHO) are the development of the Information Technology sector, now followed by the Business Process

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread va
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:52 AM, ashok _ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe some of these regulations were incorrect to start with ? or maybe businesses would have still come despite these regulations..? or maybe there are other regulatory mechanisms not directly related which are to blame...?

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Brian Behlendorf
On Tue, 20 May 2008, va wrote: I remember my 25-minute conversation with one government official (from an entrepreneur course for small-scale industries) who hemmed and hawed around the dangers/negatives that women entering the manufacturing industry would face and was very coy about uttering

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Brian Behlendorf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 20 May 2008, va wrote: I remember my 25-minute conversation with one government official (from an entrepreneur course for small-scale industries) who hemmed and hawed around the dangers/negatives that women entering the manufacturing

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread ss
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 11:21:17 pm Perry E. Metzger wrote: When public officials control what may be bought and sold, the first things to be bought and sold are public officials. LOL - that is a quotable quote that I must remember and use. shiv

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-20 Thread Perry E. Metzger
ss [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tuesday 20 May 2008 11:21:17 pm Perry E. Metzger wrote: When public officials control what may be bought and sold, the first things to be bought and sold are public officials. LOL - that is a quotable quote that I must remember and use. FYI, it is a

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-19 Thread Anil Kumar
Wed, 14 May 2008 10:14:22 +0530 Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED]: http://seekingalpha.com/article/76511-where-are-indias-innovative-companies-products-and-solutions According to the article, the missing ingredients required to jump-start India's innovation ecosystem are; 1. Access to

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-19 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Anil Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I quite disagree with the 'less government 'support' the better' argument. In India, good examples (IMHO) are the development of the Information Technology sector, now followed by the Business Process Outsourcing sector, both having benefited from various

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-19 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote, [on 5/20/2008 2:43 AM]: IT is a nice example of how the absence of government interference is good. indian IT's best growth happened while there was no ministry of IT, at which point in time electricity, telecommunications, broadcasting etc (which all had ministries)

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-14 Thread Perry E. Metzger
Speaking as a foreign entrepreneur... Gautam John [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://seekingalpha.com/article/76511-where-are-indias-innovative-companies-products-and-solutions According to the article, the missing ingredients required to jump-start India's innovation ecosystem are; ...my

[silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-13 Thread Gautam John
http://seekingalpha.com/article/76511-where-are-indias-innovative-companies-products-and-solutions According to the article, the missing ingredients required to jump-start India's innovation ecosystem are; 1. Access to intellectual and relational capital. 2. A well developed Angel and