First try to analyse who is going to benefit from such gadgets. Not the majority of Indians who live BPL. Not the common man who spends most of his earning in vegetables and groceries. Only the few who get extra money and have no means to spend it.
Secondly, the terrorists will first start using this and create more problem while our police will keep wondering what this technology is all about! So there is a danger in it. Then can have a conference with Pakistani bosses and show them live how they are exploding bombs in India and killing common man.
The pervert teenagers who use it more for sex pictures and keep downloading and forwarding more rapidly.
Any technology not helping common man have two square meals a day is neither a priority nor a pride. Our PM may be happy having happier rich people but he should strive to bring average common man above BPL.
May be many may not agree with me since we do not know what is squalor. One has to experience it to appreciate it.
Re: Who is going to benefit
by Harish Save on Dec 11, 2008 02:19 PM Permalink
This is not the case. I'm not saying that there will be no bad use of 3G technology, but the advantages are much more. As you pointed out that 3G has no use for poor people (BPL). Please consider following cases:
1. With fast data/voice/video transfer doctors and medical professionals can carry on their services in remote parts (villages) of our country where ONLY wireless technology can reach.
2. Same point applies to education. Remote and distant learning will be much easy. Village schools can be upgraded to city level education.
3. Cheap Broadband Internet can enable easy access to the information to everybody.
4. New technology always enables growth in the industry. Many new ventures will take place resulting in more jobs.
These are some important points. There are many more.
Imagine if we would have said no to computers, mobile phones, satellite television etc. where we would be now?
Remember technology is not bad. Good/Bad depends upon the people who use it.
