Eric Schmidt writes in Don't bet against the internet:
"The lesson is compelling: put simple, intuitive technology in the hands of users and they will create content and share it. The fastest-growing parts of the internet all involve direct human interaction. Think about the blogging phenomenon and social networking sites like MySpace in America, Bebo in Britain, Orkut in Brazil, CyWorld in Korea and Mixi in Japan. "
Do you notice something peculiar here? No mention of India ... though Orkut is as popular here as in Brazil, though we are much more populous and more 'networking friendly' ... Any guesses as to why India is getting excluded here??
I have one guess .... not enough indigenous innovation is happening in India. We may be kings of the BPO Services and ODC/ Offshoring ... but our report card on innovation is still pretty blank!
PS: There are many start-ups in B'lore doing research in Mobile space, protocols, Bluetooth (which employ some of my friends) - but that isn't enough. More so we aren't doing any innovation in the "What's Hot?" spaces like blogging and social networking ...
"The lesson is compelling: put simple, intuitive technology in the hands of users and they will create content and share it. The fastest-growing parts of the internet all involve direct human interaction. Think about the blogging phenomenon and social networking sites like MySpace in America, Bebo in Britain, Orkut in Brazil, CyWorld in Korea and Mixi in Japan. "
Do you notice something peculiar here? No mention of India ... though Orkut is as popular here as in Brazil, though we are much more populous and more 'networking friendly' ... Any guesses as to why India is getting excluded here??
I have one guess .... not enough indigenous innovation is happening in India. We may be kings of the BPO Services and ODC/ Offshoring ... but our report card on innovation is still pretty blank!
PS: There are many start-ups in B'lore doing research in Mobile space, protocols, Bluetooth (which employ some of my friends) - but that isn't enough. More so we aren't doing any innovation in the "What's Hot?" spaces like blogging and social networking ...
Neither our Education nor the work culture in India is conducive to Innovative Thinking and Innovative Working ...
ReplyDeletePockets of innovation do exist ... but not encouraged well ...