Re: Re: Hole in the wall... looking at other issues
[email protected] Mon, 28 Oct 2002 03:11:08 EST
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--part1_138.16bae1ec.2aee4b1c_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dear Layton: I greatly appreciate your observations and I would like to underline that I am all for the research being carried out by Sugata. But looking at the experiment and its downstream implications, the choices a poor country like India has to make, the cost of replicating it etc leave a few questions that need to be addressed separately. I have been amongst those arguing that R&D expenses in all areas of knowledge creation in the country should go up. However, given our resources we need to prioritise. While I am with you that the point must be continued to be made as long as there is a lack of opportunity for any disadvantaged group, how do we fund it? Which ideas should be funded first and more? As long as the institution the hole in the wall was started by funds it, I have no questions about it and would like to follow its outcome. But when it becomes a means to raise resources and changes the priorities significantly, it needs a review. More so in a developing country. Would you spend $300,000 on a documentary on the project or take the material given by the project, package it cost effectively and still leave resources for giving 5 computers each along with a trained teachers salary for another 20 schools? It boils down to that. About various other observations, I enjoyed reading it and particularly thank you for your positive views on this discussion. --part1_138.16bae1ec.2aee4b1c_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Dear Layton:<BR> <BR> I greatly appreciate your observations and I would like to underline that I am all for the research being carried out by Sugata. But looking at the experiment and its downstream implications, the choices a poor country like India has to make, the cost of replicating it etc leave a few questions that need to be addressed separately.<BR> <BR> I have been amongst those arguing that R&D expenses in all areas of knowledge creation in the country should go up. However, given our resources we need to prioritise. While I am with you that the point must be continued to be made as long as there is a lack of opportunity for any disadvantaged group, how do we fund it? Which ideas should be funded first and more?<BR> <BR> As long as the institution the hole in the wall was started by funds it, I have no questions about it and would like to follow its outcome. But when it becomes a means to raise resources and changes the priorities significantly, it needs a review. More so in a developing country.<BR> <BR> Would you spend $300,000 on a documentary on the project or take the material given by the project, package it cost effectively and still leave resources for giving 5 computers each along with a trained teachers salary for another 20 schools? It boils down to that.<BR> <BR> About various other observations, I enjoyed reading it and particularly thank you for your positive views on this discussion.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_138.16bae1ec.2aee4b1c_boundary--