Indian Express
BOMBAY, MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1994
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Turning points in Life need not be left to fate or blind faith in destiny, but can be consciously made to occur by people in this era of Internet and information technology- says an Infoscientist, Inventor & Dreamer. The City-based analyst, Mr. Nawal Kumar Roongta has drawn up a blueprint of a prospective personal profile database of all persons on earth. The idea of such a databank is to be able to provide a realistic basis for putting people in touch with their respective constantly ticking away,’ he told PTI. Why should there be only a ‘who’s who’ of important people? Why is it necessary that thoughts and views of only world famous personalities are recorded and published ? Contemplating these questions, the analyst has come up with the idea of forming a ‘www. Internet Global Index.com’ which would be a forum to facilitate interaction between people all over the world in terms of their ideas, philosophies and at a practical level business concepts. People meeting for the first time are strangers to one another and considerable time is lost before they get to know and understand one another, notes Mr. Roongta. The globalisation process in future should encompass not only business and commerce but the realm of idea and intellectual property as well, he says. Keeping this in mind, ‘www. Internet Global Index.com & www.Global Citizens index.com hopes to bridge these gaps through constantly updated research to compile a personal databank similar to a modern day ‘encyclopaedia’ that lists people, their idea and practices. Every sector, notably Global corporate giants with resources, should voluntarily contribute inputs for the databank. Since genetically, every person on earth has a unique character and behavioral pattern, it is important to record each person’s thoughts and aspirations as a common resource of mankind to be tapped for human welfare in general, he feels. However, every person has the right to seek protection for her or his intellectual property. Citing an instance, he points out that a marketing idea for a multinational can sometimes emanate from a common man or a roadside vendor rather than from high management echelons. How to protect the ideas of people and ensure that they get a fair compensation for their creative intelligence ? Roongta has conceived and practically tested & implemented a constructive role for ‘www.Internet Global Index. com’ in safeguarding the creative ideas of people, especially in India where intellectual property rights have not been guaranteed by the constitution. A global personal databank and Global Business Database is possible if every sector collects data so as to connect the right people in the right place at the right time. A side-benefit of such a databank would be its value to crime investigators, he says.