Source : http://www.ted.com/talks/nandan_nilekani_s_ideas_for_india_s_future.html
A speech by Nandan Nilekani.
I have tried to summarize the whole speech here.
Ideas that have arrived - The 6 reasons why India is growing at a rate greater than ever before.
1.Population as an asset - as opposed to a liability. Only youngest country in an aging world.
2.Entrepreneurship as a positive thing in society.
3. English as a language of aspirations.
4. Growing need and adaptation of technology.
5. Seeing globalization as a good thing and feeling a need to participate in it.
6. Deepening of democracy - improved society.
Ideas in progress - The ideas for which need has been felt but not yet implemented.
1. Education - Primary education, especially in govt sponsored schools.
2. Urbanization -
3. Cities as engine of growth - Develop cities, and see the as centers of growth, innovation and creativity.
4. Single Market - View India as a single market.
Ideas in Conflict - The de-accelerators
1. Ideology of caste etc
2. Labour policies - need to regulate highly un-organized labour force. More benefits.
3. Higher Education - Need to de-regulate so that opening up universities is easier. Make it easier for foreign universities to setup centers here.
Ideas that we need to anticipate
1. Technology
2. Health - Better health prospects, and not have diseases of rich countries.
3. Pensions and entitlements - Social security for the old.
4. Energy - Carbon footprint, global warming etc need to be controlled via growing economies like India.
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