Planman Technologies - IT Solutions at your finger tips The annual World Economic Forum summit has always been nothing more than honeymoon trips. This year was no exception. Over 400 Indian leaders from business, government, academia and civil society gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the five day summit (26-30 January, 2011) to find solutions to some common problems affecting the world at large. Irrespective, this has little relevance to common Indians and their miseries. Davos has been a popular platform for business leaders. This year, over 2500 leaders from business, politics and international organisations participated to brainstorm, debate and discuss on the worst global challenges including overcoming recession and rise in inflation in emerging economies, under the theme “shared norms for the new reality.” Initially, the main objective of WEF was to bring European business leaders together. With increasing popularity, objectives broadened and it eventually became a platform for European and American business leaders to interact. As it attracted leaders from politics and academia, the issues covered in WEF expanded from business to economy and other global issues. But all this has never been an effective platform for solving serious problems. Leaders come with various views but hardly agree with each other. India has attracted enough attention and participation of Indian leaders is ever increasing. India was represented by economic elites like Anand Mahindra and Mukesh Ambani this year. The irony is that while they had gone to share India's way of ‘inclusive growth’ with the global audience, this has actually been a failure domestically. The government has thoroughly failed to meet peoples’ expectation. A 100 million people are yet to be covered under government programmes. The government, whose 'national priority' is 'sustainable development,' has been struggling to curb inflation. There is a stark disparity in education, particularly for girls. Inequality of income is widening too. Over 80 per cent of the total wealth increase was accumulated by the top 1 per cent rich in the US between 1980-2005. The top 100 wealthiest Indians control 25 per cent of India's GDP. India ranks second in the list of billionaires against trillion dollar economy with 55 billionaires from a $1.1 trillion economy, only after Russia, with 87 billionaires and a $1.3 trillion GDP. Billionaires are certainly not unwelcoming but their wealth creation, mainly from the nation’s land, resources, government contracts and licenses, is diluting the very essence of an egalitarian society. Phew... Did the WEF summit discuss all this and find out a solution to it all? Rather than launch into a reprisal of our diatribe, we'll simply comment, "Come off it!" WEF was never intended to find real solutions; just real venues. For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles. Planman Technologies – An IT Hub Arindam Chaudhuri bags Delhi team of i1 Super Series Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri Dean Business School IIPM IIPM Excom Prof Rajita Chaudhuri "Thorns to Competition" amongst the top 10 best sellers of the week. IIPM Mumbai Campus Planman Technologies is Leaders in educational publishing solutions 3 Comments Planman Technologies is Leaders in educational publishing solutions State of the Union a.k.a SOTU is a very popular annual address presented by American presidents to the nation. It can not only make or break a president's ratings' trend but also displays the vision and plans that a president has for his country. This would sound too clichéd, but it is an undeniable fact that Obama failed to fulfil the promises that he had made in his last two speeches. Starting from Guantanamo to withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, most of his promises are still awaiting full materialisation. In his State of the Union address this year, President Obama stressed on "we do big things," but at the same time failed to put forward any strong and doable policies to cut the deficit. In his address, he also spoke on how the economy is growing, simultaneously accepting the fact that US is gradually losing its “competitive edge” to China. Call it optimism or cynicism, Obama introduced a cap on annual domestic spending for the next five years which, according to him, would reduce the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade. What he forgot or cleverly bypassed was that he won’t be here (as his term will be over) to account for the changes. Most of his speeches revolved around domestic policies which were similar to his plans that he had proposed in 2010. However, issues that dented his ratings like government spending, federal deficit and the federal debt were given no space in the entire speech. Ironically, every statement he makes now contradicts his previous statements. While addressing the joint session of Congress, he said, "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits neither now nor in the future." In the same speech he also said, "In theory, the Health Care Reform (HCR) may need an additional $90-100 billion a year to provide coverage. There's a couple of times where I pushed people on the need of paying higher taxes to implement it." Moreover, in his first year term, he announced his inability to confront the long-term fiscal problems but managed to introduce HCR in his second year term. What came as a major surprise was the way he blatantly ignored the gun control issue. Despite the recent Arizona massacre that impelled concerns on gun control, Obama was undeterred. However, knowing the tough job that Obama inherited from Bush, he has been quite cleverer than effective in his words and deeds. His speeches in the last two years have only seen a transition from “I will” to “I am trying” to “I may”. It’s gradually becoming prominent that his promises are more of a rhetoric. But it is high time for Obama to ensure that instead of doing mere lip-service, real work surfaces! Or perhaps Obama has already resigned himself to the fact that this will be his last term... For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles. Planman Technologies – An IT Hub Arindam Chaudhuri bags Delhi team of i1 Super Series Management Guru Arindam Chaudhuri Dean Business School IIPM IIPM Excom Prof Rajita Chaudhuri "Thorns to Competition" amongst the top 10 best sellers of the week. IIPM Mumbai Campus Planman Technologies - IT Solutions at your finger tips Planman Technologies appoints Ella Hanna as Director of Business Development Planman Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Ella Hanna as Director of Business Development. Ella is an award-winning Creative and Managing Director with 20+ years of publishing design and business development expertise. She has held leadership positions with Houghton Mifflin, Pearson, Course Technology, Lapiz, Inc., GTS Publishing Services (now Aptara), Monotype, Inc. (now Six Red Marbles) and Ligature, Inc. Planman Technologies appoints Ella Hanna as Director of Business Development Planman Technologies appoints Ella Hanna as Director of Business Development In her current role, she works closely with customers and operations teams to provide industry-leading services that meet the specific requirements and challenges of the K-12 market. A veteran in the field, she is experienced in all stages of design, and her work includes major print and web-based programs for publishers such as Pearson Prentice Hall, Houghton Mifflin, Great Source, Rigby, Steck-Vaughn, Glencoe, McGraw-Hill, SRA, Candlewick Press, Smithsonian Books, Addison-Wesley, and Scholastic. Orville Dykes , Vice President of Publishing Services adds, "Ella brings vital experience and a track record of proven success to our team. Her expertise across publishing operations, creative development, production, customer relations and consultancy; intricate knowledge of the US market; and professional commitment to excellence will be a driving force as we continue to expand our presence in the U.S. market place." About Planman Technologies - Planman Technologies is a global outsourcing firm with offices in U.S., India, and Singapore.They collaborate with publishers and provide complete content services to include editorial development, page composition & design, proofreading, photo research & permissions, illustration development, and digital content creation and conversion services. Their specialties include K-12, Textbooks, Children’s Reference, Library, Graphic Novels, Art & Illustrations, Flash Animation, e-content, Editorial development, Page composition & design, NIMAS conversions, Kindle & ePub, Newspaper Digitization. Some of their clients include McGraw Hill, HMH, Pearson, Marshall Cavendish, Harper Collins, and many others. For more information contact: Planman Technologies Inc 110 Boggs Lane Suite 100 Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 USA Phone: 513-376-8370 (Office) Email: sales@planmantechnologies.com www.planmantechnologies.com More information can be found online at http://www.planmantechnologies.com/ First Post! 11/18/2011
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