http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2007/10/31/it-solutions-meet-et-challenges-editorial-tom-friedman Comments for "IT Solutions Meet ET Challenges (Editorial - Tom Friedman)" en http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2007/10/31/it-solutions-meet-et-challenges-editorial-tom-friedman#comment-25980 Having seen the gentleman india who had adapted his bicycle to ride across water, if we were to use some of the current energy technology we could help power vitals like <a href="http://www.le-west.co.uk/medical/ECG-MACHINE-SECA-CT8000P-INTERPRETIVE-M0723.htm">Seca ECG</a> machines or defibs or any other of the useful medical products available on the market. <br class="clear" /> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:42:55 -0400 David Secaecg comment 25980 at http://www.nextbillion.net http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2007/10/31/it-solutions-meet-et-challenges-editorial-tom-friedman <div class="flexinode-body flexinode-4"><span class="flexinode-timestamp-13"> October 31, 2007 - 09:00, </span> <span class="flexinode-textfield-14"> New York Times</span> <div class="flexinode-textfield-15"> If I.T. Merged With E.T.</div><br> <div class="form-item"> <label>Story Link:</label> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/opinion/31friedman.html?ex=1194494400&amp;en=fc6af3d777601fdf&amp;ei=5070&amp;emc=eta1">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/31/opinion/31friedman.html?ex=1194494400&amp;en=fc6af3d777601fdf&amp;ei=5070&amp;emc=eta1</a> </div> <div class="flexinode--41"> <strong>Teaser: </strong><br /> By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN<br /> <br /> Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. I was visiting an Indian village 350 miles east of Hyderabad and got to watch a very elderly Indian man undergo an EKG in a remote clinic, while a heart specialist, hundreds of miles away in Bangalore, watched via satellite TV and dispensed a diagnosis. This kind of telemedicine is the I.T. revolution at its best. But what struck me most was that just underneath the TV screen, powering the whole endeavor, were 16 car batteries — the E.T., energy technology, revolution, at its worst.<br class="clear" /></div> <div class="flexinode-textarea-6"> <p>By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN<br /><br />Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. I was visiting an Indian village 350 miles east of Hyderabad and got to watch a very elderly Indian man undergo an EKG in a remote clinic, while a heart specialist, hundreds of miles away in Bangalore, watched via satellite TV and dispensed a diagnosis. This kind of telemedicine is the I.T. revolution at its best. But what struck me most was that just underneath the TV screen, powering the whole endeavor, were 16 car batteries — the E.T., energy technology, revolution, at its worst.<br /><br />Some 250 million Indians today have cellphones. Many of them are people who make just $2 or $3 a day. More and more are getting access to computers and the Internet, even in villages. But only 85 percent of Indian villages are electrified — and that is being generous, since many still don’t have reliable 24/7 quality power.</p><br class="clear" /></div> </div> http://www.nextbillion.net/newsroom/2007/10/31/it-solutions-meet-et-challenges-editorial-tom-friedman#comment Business Development Energy Strategy Telecommunications and IT Asia Pacific South Asia Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:02:21 -0400 Abigail Keene-Babcock 4772 at http://www.nextbillion.net