Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday 6 June 2014

Bravo , Kshama Sawant !



On an average , Minimum Wages for unskilled workers all over America , are,
*  $  7.50 / hour


President Barack Obama has been trying for some time now , to  raise that to
*  $ 10 / hour


In the meantime , Mumbai born and educated engineer , Kshama Sawant , has persuaded State Legislators of Washington State , to raise this to ,
*  $  15 / hour



Bravo , Kshama  !



The Unskilled of Washington State will , no doubt praise you for now


But what happens if other US States do not follow suit  ?


All over the World , jobs have a tendency to migrate to places where these can be performed cheapest


Of course , that may not happen to " UN-SKILLED " physical effort jobs of Washington


If you want to dig a trench in Seattle , it has got to be dug in Seattle  !


But there is a real possibility that the excavator digging the trench was made elsewhere  !


And , it is a different matter when it comes to SKILLED MENTAL jobs , which can be performed remotely , with help of Internet


Successive American Presidents have tried their best to stop out-sourcing of such jobs to India - but , in vain


Simple enough reason :


*  Indian Software companies pay fresh software engineers , between $ 500 / month to $ 1,000/month


*  American companies pay 10 to 20 times , as much  !


As long as ,


*  Quality and Delivery ( of outsourced software projects ) are satisfactory


*  Cost difference remains attractive  ( even as Indian salaries rise ),


American companies will find ways and means to outsource to India


India does not have much advantage over Western Nations when it comes to factory-based manufacturing jobs because of our low labour-productivity


Although , may be 10 times more expensive , Western countries employ 20 times less workers ( for manufacturing same product ) - using better / faster / automated  machinery


And Western Manufacturers borrow funds at 1% - 2% interest rates , as compared to 15% - 20 % in India


In these matters ( of highly automated machinery and low interest rates ), it is not possible to catch-up with the developed countries , overnight


In long term , these factors are important for raising the contribution of Manufacturing in our GDP, from current 12 %-15 % to 25 %


But , in the meantime our State Policy ( - as will get manifested in Central Budget , very soon ) , must focus on exporting our BRAIN power



To do that , we need :



*   Computers - and related hardware


*   Country-wide Optical Fibre based / Wireless-based , internet broadband


*   Free tablet for every child ( approx 400 million )


*   E-learning of Software Technology



I hope, Mr Arun Jaitley is listening  !




*   hemen   parekh   (  07 June 2014 / Mumbai )

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