Introduction

Technology is a major factor in all round development of society. Mass production technologies of industrial revolution triggered economic development in the world.  Information Technology, though, at a nascent level now, has already permeated into various disciplines because of its all pervasive nature. Low capital requirement of this technology and adaptability for deploying human resources make it an opportunity to innovate and lead.
 

 Information Technology So Far

Early computers demonstrated software as an after-thought. Mainframe era was shaken up by Personal Computer systems.
Many interdisciplinary activities resulted in the evolution of Networked system support resulting into a shift from 'centralized' to 'distributed' approach over LANs. In the last five decades, the development of IT has received vocabulary contribution from the practitioners from variety of fields ranging from Engineers, Doctors, Financial Accountants, Architects, Packager etc.
(engine, virus & vaccine, software audit, architecture, shrink wrapping). This has resulted in introduction of 'jargon' in the IT literature and standard texts.

Problems of Existing Approaches
 

• The users feel that they are no where near the solutions.
• Frustrations are rising amongst the developers due to 'Patch-work' competitions.
• Gap between developed and developing societies is widening.
• Everyone projects to be an IT-guru
• Twenty First Century to be an extrapolation of Twentieth Century approaches and IT is no where seen to be near solutions for masses.
• Large population in the society is at the mercy of the trends introduced and monopolised by few IT professionals.

 

 
 
 

        The Solution : MISNOS TECHNOLOGY
 
        The Traditional role of Government to create conducive climate by removing legal & procedural bottlenecks and stimulating & facilitating the industry  is not enough. Government role should further shape up to be a strong force to make 'Information for Masses' as a movement of people. Thus, instead of leaving the jobs to the industry alone (which on several occasions reduces to trading, business and commerce in developing  nations), Government should take initiatives in launching major projects by involving masses. Especially, in Information Technology field, the stress & emphasis should be on the lines of holistic methodologies by removing the consumer/supplier economical barriers. This means that the masses should be associated actively. Unfortunately, the youth to senior citizens approach is not adopted in the past and only a selected section of society had been involved in IT development. The progress achieved is itself the measure of the past attitudes and radical changes in attitudes is needed in shaping the destiny of the 'Futuristic IT'.

       Unfortunately, today's Technology does not provide for this. MISNOS stresses on evolving such technology. Thus, in the last 5-6 decades, we have seen that the IT revolved around people as user/developer regime. It neglected the cultural aspects and just dumped the technology "as-is-where-is' form on the people. Masses were forced to learn and equip themselves with IT to fall in the elite group of IT-literates. This trend will see its downfall soon. The impact of social & cultural aspects in various sectors is of utmost importance when we consider information for masses. Thus, the range from youth to senior citizens is to be covered and it cannot be done without associating them in the development process. MISNOS keeps these things as the goals and objectives while discussing DECIT and STERI methodologies. The need is thus brought out for sincere efforts towards 'Vernacular Computing'.

       Another important aspect of Information for masses is involving & associating women through community centers. The success of such approaches in the past in Indian Environment through the Sewing Machine oriented methodologies has been so much that even in the contemporary Indian cinemas of yesteryears, these have been depicted. Community Centers will be catalysts for such a role in IT. MISNOS technology development itself could be a boon for such an effort towards economic growth and progress. Instead of resorting to the 'jargons' created by a section of  practitioners, MISNOS philosophy involves masses for introducing the accepted 'jargon standards'; thus, eases the adaptability from social & cultural viewpoint.

 
        Holistic IT revolution is the future of OUTER SPACE CIVILIZATION.


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