Technology

On my way to work this morning, I saw a man, say 30 years old, waiting on the road. He had a back-pack and kept looking at something above usual sight and making notes. While some may think, he was crazy and was counting stars at 10 in the morning, I am guessing he was some sort of telecommunications technician. What was interesting to see, was that he made his notes on a a small, portable computer. From his looks, (probably its inappropriate of me to make these comments but still) he dint look like an advanced programmer or something, but what really caught my attention was the fact that technology has penetrated in our country as a necessity. It is available to the common man and is there to help him in his everyday work.

Another example, is the courier delivery person, who came to my house a month ago. Starting early to reach customers before they leave for work, this man must be visiting a good 50-60 houses in his day's work. After handing me my parcel, he pulled out a small handheld device, took my full name and cell phone number, as he quickly tapped those in with a pointing device. He asked me to digitally sign the info he had fed onto the device and he was off. No paper work, no ball-point pens perched on ear-tops. Technology has changed the life of the delivery man too in India.

The best part, is that this technology is now affordable to the common man. It improves productivity and helps people in their daily work. Its not something a handful few in the country have, but its empowering the masses. People can now choose the type of technology as per their requirement and also customize the software to their needs. Indeed, technology is changing the way work is done today!