| Publisher |
Penguin Random House India Private Limited |
| Publication Year |
2021 |
| ISBN-13 |
9780670095834 |
| ISBN-10 |
9780670095834 |
| Binding |
Hardcover |
| Number of Pages |
256 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Dimensions (Cms) |
20x14x4 |
| Weight (grms) |
290 |
The world was last designed seventy-five years ago, about the same time that Sam Pitroda was born. This design has outlived its utility. Hyperconnectivity and the COVID-19 pandemic offer a unique opportunity to redesign the world to take humanity to the next level.
Redesigning the world is not about looking at it from the point of view of liberal or conservative; left or right; capitalism or socialism; public or private; democracy, dictatorship or monarchy; open or closed systems; rich or poor; urban or rural; east or west; white, brown, black or yellow. This proposed redesign of the world has the planet and its people at the centre; it is built on the foundations of sustainability, inclusion, equality, equity and justice so that everyone on earth can enjoy peace and prosperity. It is not an idealist or utopian vision, but one with humanity at its core.
This book is about reshaping the world to meet the future challenges of our planet and our people.
Sam Pitroda
Sam Pitroda is an internationally recognized telecom inventor, entrepreneur, development thinker and policymaker who has spent fifty years in information and communications technology (ICT) and related global and national developments. Pitroda has served as adviser to the prime minister of India on public information infrastructure and innovation, with the rank of a cabinet minister. He has also served as the chairman of the Smart Grid Task Force, as well as the committees to reform public broadcasting, modernize railways, deliver e-governance and other developmental activities.
Pitroda is a founding chairman of five non-profit organizations including the India Food Bank, the Global Knowledge Initiative and the Institute of Transdisciplinary Health. He is also a founding commissioner of the United Nations Broadband Commission for Digital Development, and chairman of the International Telecommunication Union's m-Powering Development Board that looks to empower developing countries with the use of mobile technology.
Sam Pitroda
Penguin Random House India Private Limited