the death of distance
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By Group B26
12111 Sriram Bhat S
12112 Sulgadle Manjunath S
THE DEATH OF DISTANCE
AUTHOR-FRANCES CAIRNCROSS
• Journalist Frances Cairncross, formerly Management Editor of ‘The Economics’ is one of the UK's most respected economic commentators. Her broad-based knowledge of economics encompasses environmental change, the internet and mass communications.
• As a business speaker, she draws on her wealth of experience to provide insightful and practical assessments of the economic scene.
• As a futurist, Frances examines the forces that will shape twenty-first century businesses and economies. Her book on the subject, The Company of the Future, won her the Institute of Internal Auditors' award for business and management journalism.
CHANGING THE WORLD The Potential
• Consumers
• Commerce
• Companies
• Politics and government
• Economies
VOICE, VIDEO, DATA The Telephone
• Pattern of pricing
• Connecting rural areas
• Wireless and mobility
• Wider access
The Television
• Changing distribution
• Changing content
THE INTERNET Driving internet
• Communication
• Finding information
Security
Access to the internet
Paying for the internet
Why internet matters
CONSUMERS & ELECTRONIC COMMERCE From clicks to Bricks
Ordering & distribution
• On-line ordering & payment
• Distributing on-line orders
Informing & Marketing
• Advertising
• Portals
Marketplace
Global market
CORPORATE COMMERCE & COMPANY STRUCTURE
The pace of change
Information & knowledge
Buying & Selling
• Purchasing
• Auctions
• Integrating suppliers
• Employees, hiring and paying
• Selling Knowledge
Future of the firm
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT, REDEFINING THE NATION STATE
The political process
A smaller, More Efficient state
Redefining the Nation State
Communications & peace
A NEW ECONOMY Paradigm or Paradox?
A new Economic Structure
• The economics of location
• The effect on manufacturing and services
• The effect on trade & jobs
• Distributional effects
• Growth & Knowledge revolution
• Opening markets
THE FIVE P PROBLEMS: POLICING THE ELECTRONIC WORLD
Policing
• The Governing on-line material
• Self-regulation or no regulation?
Pornography
• Accountability
• Self-censorship or no censorship
Protection
Privacy
Intellectual Property
KNOWLEDGE AND THE NEW MONOPOLISTS Are communications Monopoly-prone?
Creating Competition
New Media, New Monopolies
Knowledge and Monopoly
An open Mind, An open Market
SOCIETY, CULTURE AND THE INDIVIDUAL Work and Home
New Communities
Language and Culture
Winners and Losers
An open Mind, An open Market
HOW THE DEATH OF DISTANCE IS DEVELOPING THE RURAL INDIA? DISCUSS THE CURRENT
PRACTICES & POSSIBILITIES.
Rural, 69%
Urban, 31%
Population in India• Nearly 70% of the country's population lives in rural areas as per the latest Census (Census 2011).
• Cairncross is undoubtedly right that the impact of distance upon economic activities is changing dramatically. This is very relevant even to the rural areas/population.
• The decline in transport and communications costs means that space matters much less today than it did in the past.
Reference: http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/india/Rural_Urban_2011.pdf
Introduction
Telecommunication:
• Decade ago: Installing landlines in rural areas – big challenge
• Today it is wireless: either mobile telephones or technology which involves installing a small fixed radio antenna in a home or shop to receive calls .
• The access and benefits of good communication: They can bring news, education, medical & agricultural advice, and link farmers directly to markets, enabling them to check on the prices traders offer for their crops.
DEVELOPMENTS & CURRENT POSSIBILITIES
Internet:
• The Internet is without a doubt the superhighway on which economies surge ahead and there is also immense opportunity for agriculture as well.
• Today, the rural communities have access to information that could improve their livelihoods. Current practices (Example): Initiatives like e-Choupal, of ITC Limited, has been able to leverage the Internet to empower small and marginal farmers. The program provides farmers with know-how, services, timely and relevant weather information, transparent price discovery and access to wider markets - all through a mobile device that feeds off a wider network. This has helped roughly 4 million farmers to better manage risk.
REFERENCES• http://
www.business-standard.com/india/news/70-indians-live-in-rural-areas-census/141379/on
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India
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