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Newsmaker of the Day: Sam PitrodaIBNLive.comNewsmaker of the Day: Sam Pitroda. Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN-IBN | Sep 25, 2012 at 11:38pm. The government turned to social media on Tuesday as Sam Pitroda fielded questions from journalists on Twitter. Tweet. Comments (0). Related Latest Popular ...and more »
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Hindustan TimesSam Pitroda's Twitter conference: Government for democratisation of informationTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: After the government faced criticism for so-called censorship of Internet, a key advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sam Pitroda, on Tuesday took to Twitter to answer queries on how information can be "democratized". "I firmly believe ...Indian government tries Twitter to connect with its 'Tweeple'Washington Post (blog)Play it again, Sam: Pitroda holds Twitter press conferenceHindustan TimesSam Pitroda, king of telecom, needs Twitter trainingFirstpostThe Hindu -Livemint -Moneylifeall 27 news articles »
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Speech delivered by Shri Sam Pitroda during VCO Launch at Delhi
Govt's first press meet on Twitter todayTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a bid to tap social media in a big way to disseminate information, the government will hold its maiden press conference on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Tuesday, where Sam Pitroda, adviser to the PM on public information ...
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Economic TimesPM's advisor Sam Pitroda calls for Twitter conference on TuesdayEconomic TimesBANGALORE: Weeks after the Indian prime minister's office wrestled with Twitter to block parody accounts of the PMO, an adviser to the prime minister, Sam Pitroda , will hold a media conference on Tuesday through the micro-blogging site. The 45-minute ...
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Sam Pitroda to hold first ever press meet on TwitterBusiness StandardBut what could be one of the most innovative ways of using social media, Sam Pitroda, Adviser to the prime minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations is holding a press conference on Twitter. This is said to be the first ever press ...
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Hindu Business LinePitroda launches video call services; PCOs to be upgradedHindu Business LineA quarter of a century after the BSNL set up the first public call office (PCO) in India, telecom czar Sam Pitroda on Thursday launched the “second telecom revolution”. He called BSNL officials at Ahmedabad through a video call office (VCO) from New ...BSNL launches landline phones with video call facilityHindustan TimesBSNL launches telephones with video calling capabilitiesTech2BSNL introduces landline phones with video calling facilityDigitall 26 news articles »
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Sam Pitroda to open global tech seminarThe Next Silicon ValleySam Pitroda to open global tech seminar. Pitroda is the chairman of National Innovation Council and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations. The two-day Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) conference ...
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Deccan ChronicleSam Pitroda reaches out to state as UPA's IT envoyTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda - more popularly, Sam Pitroda - the Prime Minister's adviser on public information infrastructure and innovations, was in Ahmedabad to explain how his team is working on a Rs 100,000 crore project to ...Sam Pitroda supports FDI in multi brand retailEconomic TimesCenter eyeing 2nd generation revolution: Sam PitrodaDaily News & AnalysisFDI needed to keep pace with globalisation: Sam PitrodaDeccan ChronicleBusiness Standard -Hindu Business Lineall 11 news articles »
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Sam Pitroda in Ahmedabad:with Cloud Computing will make drastic change; it will be very easy with this hardware you donot have to write new SW; now online document translation in any language is very easy
Land-scarce Kerala should go vertical: Sam PitrodaThe HinduSam Pitroda, Chairman, National Innovation Council, has said that Kerala needs to be careful in handing over large tracts of land for development projects since land is definitely a precious commodity here. Talking to the The Hindu on the sidelines of ...Kerala development model is sustainable: ExpertsNew York Daily Newsall 4 news articles »
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Indian universities have 19th century mindset: Sam PitrodaIndian ExpressNew Delhi: Complaining that education sector in India is "pretty rigid", tech czar Sam Pitroda today advocated the need for students to take up jobs along with studies, saying one cannot move ahead with a "19th century mindset". "In India that ...and more »
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In a freewheeling interview with Yuvadesh, IYC's web magazine, Shri Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the National Innovation Fund and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, says how e-governance is going to be the next big thing in India and how various e-governance projects are poised to take the country to the next stage of development. He also speaks about the National Innovation Fund which already has a billion dollar kitty and would be available to entrepreneurs who are engaged in developing cutting edge technology.
In a freewheeling interview with Yuvadesh, IYC's web magazine, Shri Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the National Innovation Fund and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, says how e-governance is going to be the next big thing in India and how various e-governance projects are poised to take the country to the next stage of development. He also speaks about the National Innovation Fund which already has a billion dollar kitty and would be available to entrepreneurs who are engaged in developing cutting edge technology.
Your Call: On Your Call, Sam Pitroda talks about being the adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and how different it is from being the adviser of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Mr Pitroda, who was responsible for the telecom revolution, also talks about policy paralysis in this exclusive interview. Watch full show: www.ndtv.com
Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations, delivers Keynote address at TiEcon 2012.
Mr Sam Pitroda speaking at the book release of "Harvesting Feminist Knowledge for Public Policy" in New Delhi.
Dr. Sam Pitroda ( Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, Public Information, Infrastructure and Innovation) addressing ISBA 2012, Pune attendees from Delhi using ConnectONE's videoconferencing tool...
Face to Face is a Special Programme by Shri S7 News where we stage Special One to One Talks with the People who have made significant achievements in their field. In This Edition we have with us Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda popularly known as Sam Pitroda is an innovator, entrepreneur and policymaker. Currently Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations, he is also widely considered to have been responsible for India's communications revolution.
The Challenge of making technology work for alleviating poverty and the role of government as facilitators.
with MK Venu on Rajya Sabha TV, RSTV
Ahead of the third Design Public conclave in Delhi, Sam Pitroda talks about the need for innovation in design and the steps being taken to promote it.
Sam Pitroda the new dark horse in the presidential race
Just a ritual that is all. Not at all easy to impress the world with a new idea.
ABCI Elite Award presented to Mr.Sam Pitroda for Lifetime Achievement
International unConference on Leading Organizational Transformation for Effective Service Delivery at Chennai, INDIA on 10th and 11th February 2012
Session on "Leadership and Innovation: Ideas for India" With Mr. Sam Pitroda 9:00 am to 10:30 am, 25 January, 2012 Travancore Hall, Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram
Speaking at the World CEO Sustainability Summit 2012, Mr. Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Innovation Council, Government of India & Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations said "Our growth will have to be inclusive and for the bottom of the pyramid. Businesses need to really find new answers as we cannot meet our needs with the development models of the past, hence the future lies in scraping the old thought and creating whole new thought, by democratizing the information and changing the learning models."
The Congress is making attempts to project Sam Pitroda as the modern OBC face in Uttar Pradesh. ibnlive.com
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Sam Pitroda, Chairman of the National Innovation Council & Advisor to the Indian Prime minister at Tehelka-Newsweek's THiNK 2011 on "Tech Adventures in a Democracy" THiNK 2011 is an incredible festival of ideas hosted by TEHELKA in collaboration with Newsweek (USA) - held in Goa, India from November 4-6, THiNK brought together the brightest minds in the worlds of technology, the arts and literature, medicine, economics, human rights, politics, business and more from the US, UK, India, Afghanistan, Israel, China and Pakistan to share ideas and inspiration. For more on THiNK 2011, visit www.goathinkfest.com
www.weforum.org 13.11.2011 Special Conversation with Sam Pitroda and Aneesh Paul Chopra Aneesh Chopra, Chief Technology Officer, Office of Science and Technology Policy, USA Sam G. Pitroda, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations of India Moderated by Navi Radjou, Strategy Consultant and Thought Leader, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Coming soon: State Innovation CouncilTimes of IndiaThe Prime Minister-appointed National Innovation Council (NInC) chairman Sam Pitroda has written to all chief ministers to take up innovation on a mission ...and more »
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The silver bullet for financial and social inclusionThe HinduAuthor: Sam Pitroda & Mehul Desai. Technology is playing an important role in creating an empowered demographic, write Sam Pitroda and Mehul Desai in 'The ...
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Moneycontrol.comBook: The march of mobile moneyMoneycontrol.comThe question however is, should that book be The March of Mobile Money: The Future of Lifestyle Management by Sam Pitroda and Mehul Desai? Sam Pitroda is a ...and more »
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Sam Pitroda suggests innovative plans to health ministryDaily News & AnalysisPrime minister's adviser on innovation Sam Pitroda has come up with some innovative plans for the health ...and more »
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RediffDoT, Pitroda clash over rollout of Rs 12k-cr optical fibre projectEconomic TimesSam Pitroda , advisor to the prime minister on information, infrastructure and innovation, and the Department of Telecom (DoT) are on a collision course ...Centre puts BSNL listing on holdBusiness StandardBSNL to be listed only after it makes profitFinancial ExpressGovt to list BSNL after the financial position of the telco augmentMediaMughalsTelecompaper (subscription)all 33 news articles »
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Sam Pitroda's plan to attract 'global' faculty has Montek warm, others coldIndian ExpressA radical idea of Sam Pitroda, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Information Infrastructure and Innovations, to set up a $500 million National Fund for ...and more »
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Sam Pitroda is widely considered to have been responsible for India's communications revolution. An inventor, entrepreneur and policymaker who is currently an Advisor to the Prime Minister of India on Public Information Infrastructure & Innovations. He has served as Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission (2005--2008). Sam has also been appointed the head of National Innovation Council to be set up by the Prime Minister, in which he will prepare a roadmap for the "Decade of Innovation".
Hindu Business LineSam Pitroda's digital walletHindu Business LineThe way towards financial inclusion — getting the unbanked into the net — is through the mobile money route, feels Sam Pitroda, tech evangelist and ...and more »
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Digital wallets will subsume paper money in 30 years: Sam PitrodaEconomic Times... debit cards issued each year, tech evangelist Sam Pitroda has predicted the virtual death of paper money in 30 years thanks to innovative convergence. ...Common standards pose biggest challengeLivemintDial M for MoneyIndian Expressall 16 news articles »
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RediffPitroda proposes a Rs.1000-crore corpus to spur innovationSifyPutting a premium on innovative ideas to spur inclusive growth, technology evangelist Sam Pitroda Thursday envisaged a Rs.1000-crore corpus to nurture a ...Govt plans own reality showHindustan TimesPanel proposes Rs. 5000 cr. for promoting innovationThe HinduNIC launched, to boost innovation with Rs 1000 crore corpusIndian ExpressTimes of India -Business Standard -Rediffall 20 news articles »
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