Starr Computer helping to advance technological revolution

Nov 16, 2017 News

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Guyana, through its public security forces, has been battling to control the prevalence of criminal activities. But the possibility of this situation becoming even more daunting is not unlikely.

This was the observation of President of Starr Computer, Mike Mohan.
Yesterday, he speculated that “as we move into the oil period, crime is going to go up but we can fight crime by having better security surveillance.”
Starr Computer – a local Tech Giant – has been offering a wide variety of technologies to, among other things, enhance security capabilities in Guyana.
Mohan is however convinced that “if duties [taxes] can be reduced, not eliminated, [on such technological devices] people will be able to afford them. Government has to make some money [so the duties can’t be eliminated] but once duties are reduced, people can work along with the security department of the government to be able to share their information [to help boost security capabilities].”
Starr Computer has on a number of occasions made mention of a move in this direction. Mohan quipped, “We don’t like people thinking that we are doing it for our purpose but it is one of those initiatives that we would certainly like to discuss [with Government].
“Once this is done, Government can generate more money and can make policing more efficient by partnering with the private sector…”
Mohan said that there are certain technologies that are needful and could be especially successful if government subsidies are forthcoming.
“We need for Government to be more involved. If Government gets involved, we can create a lot more efficiency,” Mohan said.
The Starr Computer President’s remarks were forthcoming following a seminar on the Fourth Industrial Revolution held at the 59 Brickdam, Georgetown head office, yesterday. The Fourth Industrial Revolution speaks to the fusion of technologies and Mohan sought to highlight that “technology is changing the way we live, learn and work today.”
He said that over the past 250 years, there has been a migration from the First to Fourth Industrial Revolution with the latter still being in progress. “Today, we live in a digital and networked age. Innovation cycles are shorter and constant disruption is a permanent feature of everyday life,” Mohan noted.
But according to him, “the fusion of technologies and the age of robotisation are now taking place and early adapters will be the winners of tomorrow.”
The First Industrial Revolution gave rise to the age of mechanisation, the Second Industrial Revolution focused on the age of mass production and the Third Industrial Revolution was the age of automation.
Starr Computer, along with other technology oriented companies, played an important role with the development of the Third Industrial Revolution here in Guyana. But according to Mohan, “The whole world is now moving rapidly into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. This is the most exciting time in history for the good of all mankind…this is the age for the fusion of technologies.”
He explained that the new age is one that fuses a wide range of technologies to develop a new revolution which enhances a high level of efficiency for the betterment of mankind. Mohan outlined that these efficiencies include “using high speed computing to access big data from cloud storage via a high-speed platform 5G internet and using enhanced analytics and artificial intelligence to create instant answers to difficult questions.”
Added to this, Mohan said, “Creating interaction and results through a robotic image of humans certainly enhances the user experience.”
He also spoke at length about 3D printing which now opens a world of new opportunities from printing physical objects to human body parts. In fact, he noted that biomedical technologies will fast forward the waiting time for crucial body parts.
According to him too, autonomous vehicles in the form of driverless cars, buses and trucks on a subscription basis have the potential to eliminate overcrowded streets and significantly reduce transportation cost.
Mohan revealed yesterday, too, that because of the advancement of technology, “Man controlled drones will now serve as a search and rescue tool to help to find missing people in hard to reach places and deliver emergency medical supplies to the helpless faster.”
Small countries like Guyana, Mohan said, can defend themselves from aggressors without loss of its human life with the use of military drones. In fact, he informed that biological nano-size drones can be deployed to vaccinate its citizens against uncontrolled diseases.
There is a lighter side to technological advancement. According to Mohan, “The use of brain wave electrical impulses can be used to compete in games without physical exertion. It can replace a mouse and keyboard, turn on and off switches remotely.”
Mohan also revealed that mobile phones will be replaced with no-bile phones, that is, those that use 3D images instead of touch screen.
But even as there is new technological development, there are some challenges that will emerge. Mohan spoke of the loss of employment, the fear of robotics becoming too smart and the increasing possibility of cybercrime via system hijack, ransomware and adware. He, however noted that humans have been innovative enough to develop programmes to defend against the worse of attacks.
Even as the world gravitates to the latest technological movement, Mohan underscored that “businesses in Guyana need to focus their energy on innovation and productivity to compete. If we don’t, international companies will jump into that space and dominate.”
It is for this reason that Starr Computer has been working closely with STEM Guyana which has been enabling young people to become more involved in the technological drive. Starr Computer has been helping to raise technological awareness among youths by reaching out to schools across the country to take advantage of its educational seminars which are offered whenever it is sought after, Mohan said.

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