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Srinivas Chendi | 25 May 04:22
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APNIC Member and Stakeholder Survey 2012

Dear India GII Community,

The APNIC Member and Stakeholder Survey 2012 is open till 31 May 2012. 
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Kiritkumar Lathia | 24 May 10:51
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eHealth

See the article:  http://world2012.itu.int/itu-telecom-focus-5#6


Key Findings

  • Healthcare is one of the key vertical sectors with enormous potential to benefit from widespread broadband deployment and the transformative power of next-generation networks
  • eHealth encompasses and reflects in microcosm many of the issues central to the ICT industry as debated at World 2011:
    •  ICT infrastructure is the enabling backbone of all other industries; the technology is now largely secondary to the content it carries and the services it enables
    • Convergence brings new ecosystems and new partnerships
    • The ICT industry must engage with healthcare professionals, listening to what is required and developing solutions accordingly
    • There is no one size fits all solution applicable to healthcare, but rather a range of applications and services appropriate to different markets
    • Universal accessibility to broadband services, whether fixed or wireless, is a key prerequisite
    • Collaboration of public and private sector in provision of content and financing models is vital
    • Regulators need to adapt to respond to the new ecosystems and range of new stakeholders coming into play
  • The myriad of existing and planned innovative eHealth applications and services are just the beginning of a potentially dramatic revision of healthcare systems globally
  • The main health challenges facing the world are the ageing population, the rise of non-communicable diseases requiring long-term treatment and the disabled.
  • Political will is central to driving public-private partnerships and demonstrating the power of eHealth services
  • The principle challenges of deployment are interoperability, standardization, privacy and patient confidentiality, design and communication, collaboration and convergence


Note the needs for standardisation, interoperability, etc.

Again, the contribution from India is not that great which is a pity given that India does provide "outsourced medical services" to USA. Today, almost all USA hospital records are produced in India using Indian doctors (rather than USA medical transcriptionist who earns instead of US$50.000 around US$30.000 because of the Indian outsourcing and this is still higher than what is paid to Indian doctor to transcribe and act as stenographer!)

What should India do? Wait and import technology and pay the royalties or provide a standardised platform for India and rest of the world? The language and cultural diversities in India would provide easy transition to any global applications rather than wait and be driven by Apple/Google mainly English based platform. 

This will also become part of "Internet of Things" as more devices are interconnected to provide better eHealth services.

I must say I have really enjoyed and appreciated the (healthy) scepticism of Vickram Crishna concerning IoT for India but what is clear is that IoT will also be limited by the (human) imagination - much like the mobile apps which are today literally numbering in lakhs worldwide principally on two platforms controlled by Apple (iOS) and Google (Android)!


Vickram: What do you think? Should India remain as in the second/third league driving innovative solutions or begin to realise its full potential? 

Best wishes to all,
Kirit
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Banibrata Dutta | 21 May 09:35
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Article: Internet free speech (we are certainly not alone)

We are certainly not alone in dealing with what seems like an international coordinated Balkanization of the internet.
The conspiracy theorist (dominant gene) in me, thinks that invisible hand of the big-5 is behind this massive coordinated global move to clamp-down on free speech. Something I shared few months back in another post, as how many of these policy changes (being brought about, or being suggested), seem to be linked. The food-security bill, linked to easing-entry of the BT/GM seed giants, and making sure that they have their wicked-ways, which require "containing" detractors. These corporate giants have always been using international geo-political clout & dynamics to their advantage, and free-speech clampdown works to their advantage.

Link: www.telecomasia.net/blog/content/days-numbered-free-speech-internet?Tony Poulos

regards,
B Dutta

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Anivar Aravind | 17 May 10:33
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ISPs Blocks Vimeo, DailyMotion & All Major Torrent Sites In India Following John Doe Order

Toady is internet freedom day . But in India it seems #indiablocks day

http://www.medianama.com/2012/05/223-airtel-blocks-vimeo-dailymotion-all-major-torrent-sites-in-india/

http://www.medianama.com/2012/05/223-isp-wise-list-of-blocked-sites-indiablocks/


Yesterday Blogger Vidyut kale got a take down notice for a post exposing corruption
http://kractivist.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/super-blogger-and-friend-vidyut-kale-gets-a-take-down-notice-for-exposing-corruption-stopitrules/



Anivar

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"[It is not] possible to distinguish between 'numerical' and 'nonnumerical' algorithms, as if numbers were somehow different from other kinds of precise information." - Donald Knuth 

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Vickram Crishna | 17 May 09:30
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More from the Thingernet

Electric Imp Will Connect Everything to the Internet 
POPULAR SCIENCE - NEW TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE NEWS, THE FUTURE NOW | MAY 17, 2012
http://pulse.me/s/9k1rz
In my future house, I want a refrigerator that will tell me its contents via Wi-Fi, so I'll be able to check
whether I need extra butter when I’m at the market. I want a lamp that will turn on when it senses sunset,
so I won’t have to adjust my automatic timers; I want a garden-watering system that will gauge whether my
tomato plants are thirsty; and I want an outdoor rain/hail/snow sensor so I can make better weather
spotter reports. The Internet of Things promises to bring me this world, and now there’s a cheap,
customizable platform that could make it happen.
Electric Imp came out today, promising to connect any electronic device to the Internet and help you
customize your life. The cards can be installed in almost any device, using circuit boards Imp sells, and
apparently the company is also working with device manufacturers to start adding native Imp slots.
We’ve seen other prototypes connecting the Internet of Things, notably IBM’s Mote Runner, which can
connect any hardware enabled with wireless sensors. But this one is unique because, as Gizmodo points
out, it’s a universal system — connect anything you want, no back-end hardware or software required.

The software is pretty simple, using drag-and-drop graphics to set up commands, but it is also easily
programmed, and users will be able to visit a hub where they can share tasks they’ve come up with. Within a
couple minutes, the Electric Imp team set up a system that monitors a Christmas tree’s water supply and
dims the lights when the water is getting low, meaning a dry tree. Watch it below.
A developer bundle is expected to be available late next month. Cards will cost $25 and circuit boards are
between $10 and $25, depending on how many bells and whistles you want. 
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The future for people who head out shopping without looking to see what they need, or who find life without
automatic lights unbearable, is getting much brighter now. I feel such a sense of comfort knowing how
happy they will be. 
 
Vickram
http://communicall.wordpress.com
http://vvcrishna.wordpress.com
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Manasi Dash | 3 May 09:15
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3G News

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 28 per cent drop in March quarter net profit, attributing it to 3G licence fee payment, high interest costs, foreign exchange fluctuations and higher tax liabilities. (http://newspolitan.com/forum/art/world/india/GQ2TOMBSGU6UCVCC_4170259)

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s largest telecom service provider by subscribers and revenues, reported a net profit of Rs1,011 crore for the third quarter of the financial year 2011-12, down 22% over the same quarter last year. (http://www.livemint.com/2012/02/08091936/Bharti-Airtel-Q3-net-profit-fa.html)

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Kiritkumar Lathia | 2 May 19:10
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Value of Spectrum

Attached is an ITU Report on the subject matter which may be of interest to this group.


Will India get it "right" and "let the market forces decide" as the supreme court had suggested?

Best wishes,
Kirit
Attachment (Exploring the Value of Spectrum-EV6.pdf): application/pdf, 1442 KiB
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sarbajit roy | 2 May 16:01
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The new Cable TV Regulations

http://trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/WhatsNew/Documents/regulation%20for%20DAS%20Master-copy.pdf

Just out today.
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Mahesh Murthy | 2 May 10:33
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Fwd: Justice

I'm not based in Bangalore, and I'm curious if any of you there know anything about this.


Is it legit?

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dr. L Rajesh <mail-2UY9nURoaZQdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
Date: Wed, May 2, 2012 at 1:35 PM
Subject: Justice
To: mahesh.murthy-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org


 
Help Our Son Get Justice
Email the Commissioner

Mahesh -

Our son didn’t deserve to die. Richard was just 19 years old and studying at Archarya NRV School of Architecture in Bangalore (India). On the night of April 17th, his head was smashed by two students from his hostel.

What makes his death so much harder is knowing that we were only informed by the college authority about our son's death the next day at 3.30 pm and the accused Vishal Banerjee (1st year B. Arch student) and Syed Afzal Ali (1st year MBA student), who brutally killed him are still not arrested.

But we hope for justice. We have started a petition asking the Police Commissioner of Bangalore, B. Jyoti Mirji to arrest the accused and file charges against them.

Witnesses have revealed that Syed Afzal Ali repeatedly hit Richard’s head and face. The photographic images and preliminary post-mortem report also support this. However, the college authorities are trying to cover up by linking our son's death to a minor accident he had a few days before and drug abuse which is clearly an attempt to defame our loving son.

The support that everyone has shown by organizing protests gives us strength to stand our ground.

CNN-IBN and other news agencies have already reported on the issue, but we need to put more pressure on the Police Commissioner to arrest the accused and put them on trial.

Even though the accused have been booked for murder, they havent been arrested yet. Two weeks have passed, and we are still demanding a fair and transparent investigation.

Please help us in getting justice for our son, Richard - we will be very grateful for your support.

Thank you,
Dr. L Rajesh (Loitam Richard's father)
Dr. RK Vidyabali Devi (Loitam Richard's mother)

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sarbajit roy | 2 May 05:53
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Re: Internet of Things (or M2M or ...) Governance - European Commission is performing public consultation.

Dear RP

Thanks for a concise summation of corporate objectives

In India (which is a Constitutional democracy), the primacy of
Fundamental Rights of citizens vis-a-vis "persons" like corporations
has been mandated.

So, acknowledging that corporations are juristic "persons" comprised
of bodies citizens, the fundamental rights of an individual citizen
(such as privacy, free speech) cannot be abridged by the rights of
corporate persons to carry on their business and make a profit.
.
In fact our Constitution has explicit provisions (Directive
Principles) which militate against creation / perpetuation of
monopolies (concentration of wealth, resources and means of production
in the hands of a few).

PS: If you hold an Indian Passport (I don't), It is assumed that you
know all this.

PPS:
This "NewYorker" link has some inputs / recaps from the other side.
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/07/120507fa_fact_kushner?currentPage=all

Sarbajit

On 5/2/12, Ratnendra Pandey <pandey@...> wrote:
>
> Sarabjit,
>
> If you can answer in your own words why the following activities are bad ,
> or immoral, or unethical, or illegal, I will have
> better understanding of your thought process:
> I have added my position on these matter with Prefix RP so that you know
> where I am coming from and you do not spend time second guessing
> my biases.
>
>
> A) Eliminate Competition (and screw the little guys)
>
> RP: The only goal the corporations are chartered with is to maximize the
> profits for the share holders
>  by increasing market share (in an ideal case a corporation should have a
> market share
> of  100%, i.e. a corporation should strive to  become a  monopoly).
>
> B) Invade Privacy of individuals
>
> RP: Gathering intelligence about customers, suppliers, competitors is a
> normal business activity. Everyone does it, government does it,
>  foreign governments do it, people do it on their neighbors, We may require
> corporations to disclose how they handle and use this information.
>
>
> C) Generate Vast profits.
> RP: To generate enormous profits and make its shareholder filthy rich is the
> only goal a corporation should have in its mind. I will fire a CEO,
> or VP or an employe who has any other priority than making profit.
>
> Sincerely,
> Ratnendra Pandey
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U. B. Desai | 29 Apr 07:23
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Re: Internet of Things (or M2M or ...) Governance - European Commission is performing public consultation.





IoT is indeed the next big wave. In the US it has a slightly different vocabulary -- CPS (Cyber Physical Systems) -- subtle difference between the two (CPS and IoT) -- but quite similar in spirit.

The fundamental effort is to couple the physical world with the Cyber world.

At IITH we have a major push in this domain.

Thanks for the link.

WR

U B Desai
www.iith.ac.in



On 4/27/2012 4:35 PM, Kiritkumar Lathia wrote:
This is an open public consultation.


This next wave of Internet will hit India as well and profoundly change the way we live. Some standards have been developed but the major push will come with standards are being developed in collaboration/partnership in a manner similar to 3GPP by SDOs from many parts of the world (but not from India as it does not have a TSDO). 

Best wishes,
Kirit
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