Innovation100: Sam Pitroda

04.09.2008 Palo Alto, California, USA http://www.weforum.org
Sam Pitroda (National Knowledge Commission of India) on the nature of innovation

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[mathsteacheriit]

This is excellent idea. To do innovation at the bottom of pyramid instead of top of pyramid. This is urgent issue to make eco-balance of the nature as well as removal of global poverty. Take the fund from unclaimed unaccounted money from swiss bank.

[sar1431]

we indian should be proud of him by his achions & deeds 

[thyagarajesh]

Why enterpreneurs are not focusing on solving problems of poor ?

1. Professional education systems does not teach them about poor.

2. Enterpreneurs are mostly from middle class and above, who have no knowledge about daily life of a poor. They were told to ignore poor because they are hopeless.

3. There is no incentive serving poor community - neither social recognition nor lot of money - that excluding both types (social and commercial) of enterpreneurs.

[varigdc10]

Sam ia a genius. I worked with him when he a product designer at WESCOM in Downers Grove, IL. He put together a PBX/ACD sytem called the 580. This PBX/ACD was state of the art in early 80's.

[varigdc10]

I worked with Sam in early 80;s when he was product designer at WESCOM inc in Downers Grove, IL ( Chicago ). He put together a PBX/ACD system called WESCOM 580. Sam is a very intelligent individual and at the same time down to earth, great person.

[arunaviutube]

Nice video. Very great person

[JashishKambli]

There are just so many opportunities where design and innovation can upgrade life. I love the water bag idea, its simple and affordable & just like our stackable bucket, "Stacket", it solves a very real and pressing problem. The fact is there are few channels that can take innovations like these to market , and little reward for the people who try. We may in the future need to change the benchmarks for success in society to include more than commercials for more people to take up such a route.

[sanjay1078]

He is genius,Who introduce the Telecom with common man in India.

I really salute his commitment,devotion and sacrifice for our country

[dev11ume]

he is a patriot who sacrificed his early young days for the welfare of India....

1 thing that inspired me most,- he said "People saw their children growing when the are standing....... I always saw my children sleeping...." that means he used to work more than 18hours daily for our nations progress...

he is awesome

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Devesh Bhimsaria

IIT Roorkee

[dev11ume]

i feel myself very lucky to get a chance to meet him when i was in Chicago...

he was the one who supported our group (Khorana program of student exchange) and made it possible for us to work there in University of Wisconsin on a government funding and support...

we talked to him about an hour and in this short span of time he became my inspiration.....