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What's Needed Is User-Centric Design, Not Good Intentions
- January 25, 2013
The inadequacy of essentials and conveniences around us results from a slack approach to both design and execution. We know we are deficient in execution, but we need to be more aware of deficiencies in approach and design. Good intentions, while important, cannot substitute for good systems design and execution.
Read more →Inflation Control Through Structural Reforms
- December 21, 2012
Inflation will persist until supply increases. Policies must therefore address supply through structural reforms, e.g., in telecom and power.
Read more →Folly of Mandating Spectrum Auctions
- December 03, 2012
The recent failure of the 2G spectrum auctions has brought to the fore serious questions on auctions being the only mode for allocation of spectrum.
Read more →Super WiFi & Shared Spectrum: A Time to Start Sharing
- November 08, 2012
Look into sharing spectrum and 'Super Wi-Fi', instead of auctions, refarming and exclusive allocation.
Read more →The Supreme Court Delivers
- October 22, 2012
Now, the spectrum and licence issues need resolution. On September 27, 2012, the Supreme Court of India delivered the opinion of a bench comprising five Judges on the Presidential Reference regarding the auction of 2G spectrum.
Read more →Reviving Growth
- September 21, 2011
The government needs to reduce interest rates and undertake specific reforms to revive growth. The focus needs to be on communications, specifically broadband, it would yield results. Mobile communications have grown phenomenally but the meteoric rise got stalled. However, if the government initiates reforms in spectrum policies with incentives for broadband delivery, prospects could revive and communications could go through another meteoric rise, becoming the growth engine for the economy.
Read more →The Challenges of Direct Democracy
- September 21, 2011
India must weigh the pros and cons of various approaches to direct democracy and develop one of its own.
Read more →NTP 2011 Objective: Broadband
- June 08, 2011
The Indian government has to choose between accessible, affordable services and short-term revenue, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on June 2, 2011.
Read more →Spectrum reforms - Good & Bad news
- May 09, 2011
A good initiative is under way, but needs changes to work out complex issues, writes Shyam Ponappa in this article published in the Business Standard on May 5, 2011.
Read more →Learning from Fukushima
- April 25, 2011
Take remedial steps and demystify the unreasoning dread of nuclear power, says Shyam Ponappa in his latest column published by the Business Standard on April 7, 2011.
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