Phio said:
Some things to consider for the future:
Soon 'virtual keyboards' will become mainstream. I guessing within the next 5 years, these backlit keyboards will contain most, if not all languages in them.
Well,
This won't address the problem #6 specified in my previous post. Whatever be the format of the keyboard, the procedure remains same for typing a particular letter.
Phio said:
Internet by satellite will be available to every surface on the earth with the possible exclusion of the artic and antarctica.
The tech sector in India has increased at least by 10 million per year during the last 5-10 years.
Desktop computers will become much cheaper than TVs.
Again, these points are not applicable for the illiterates.
Of the estimated population of 205 million in the age group 6-14 years on March 1, 2002, nearly 82.5 per cent was enrolled in schools. However, drop out in 2002-03 at the primary level was 34.9 per cent and at the upper primary level, it was 52.8 per cent.
The number of illiterates today exceeds the population of the country of around 270 million at Independence. The largest segment of the world’s illiterates is in India.
Tech sector is growing everyday, because of global collaborations and widespread trading activities which are conducted ONLY in English.
Have you ever found a technical job (Computer Industry) in India which requires a Non-English language as a mandatory one? The situation is entirely different for even technical jobs in China or in Japan. The applicant should know Chinese or Japanese, which is the basic eligibility in most cases.
One-third of India's population (roughly equivalent to the entire population of the United States) lives below the poverty line and India is home to one-third of the world's poor people. Whatever be the advancements in technology sector, these people will have no impact of it.
According to the new World Bank's estimates on poverty based on 2005 data, India has 456 million people, 41.6% of its population, living below the new international poverty line of $1.25 (PPP) per day. The World Bank further estimates that 33% of the global poor now reside in India. Moreover, India also has 828 million people, or 75.6% of the population living below $2 a day, compared to 72.2% for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Wealth distribution in India is fairly uneven, with the top 10% of income groups earning 33% of the income. Despite significant economic progress, 1/4 of the nation's population earns less than the government-specified poverty threshold of $0.40/day.
Do you think these people will ever buy a computer? :bah:
