Innovation is the key to human development. Society which has done innovation and changed with time, has achieved unparallel prosperity. In 21st century, innovation has no alternative. Today in the knowledge economy, without innovation it is difficult to keep up with the pace of development. You have to understand innovation, have to welcome innovation and have to accept innovation. You should be innovation friendly to enjoy the fruit of human development.
Unfortunately leaders and policy makers in India are not even aware about any such need. They are failing Indians. India is unable to take China in right perspective and remains confused due to lack of vision and strong leadership. India is unable to lead and show direction to its citizen.
On the other hand, as a national strategy, China is trying to build an economy that relies on innovation rather than imitation. I remember the same question I asked to Indian thinker in a seminar at India International Centre few months back, which Chinese policy makers are emphasizing now. I remember my question to Dr Arvind Virmani self acclaimed expert on China - “Some analyst feels that China is a bubble and might bursts by 2012 or 2014.” I wrote a blog too at http://kamekish.sulekha.com/blog/post/2010/08/china-s-bubble-and-indian-policy-makers.htm
Today China is achieving the economic growth with the help of American policies, strategies, Western products & technologies and Indian philosophy. The core Chinese strength has not been able to achieve excellence and prosperity what could be achieved in 21st century.
More than 60 years of communist rule has failed Chinese in every way. Now when communism itself has failed humanity which has been demonstrated with the fall of Russian republic, and then confirmed with the fall of Berlin wall, western policies are gaining momentum slowly and steadily all over the world. Starting from industrialization to market liberalization and globalization, computers, communication, outsourcing etc have shown the path of growth to the policy makers in China who never tasted the growth in real sense. China has been front runner in accepting Western policies and it all started with opening the market in 1979 much before Indian leaders felt the necessity. Today’s growth is the result of that courageous move. India is lagging due to its late start and now slow follow up.
But the main question arises at this juncture with Chinese policy makers, how far you can achieve growth through imitation only. Ultimately innovation has to be done at ground level. Today China intends to roughly double its number of patent examiners to 9000 by 2015. China is taking steps to achieve research and innovation. The steps are bold and courageous and its all due to the leader at top whose ideas are clear and progressive unlike Indian leaders who remain conservative and time pass.
The vision is clear and steps are being taken in China, however my doubt is that the kind of innovation which is expected needs very different kind of political and social environment. The excellence is achieved in a very different condition. Even India is not able to do a single innovation for last many decades and it is all because of bad environment and culture; I am surprised if Chinese will be able to do it. Innovation requires courage and that courage comes from liberty, freedom, democracy and will power which are just not available in Chinese society
The main point is that Chinese condition is not favorable to achieve innovation. If government wants to achieve change, wants to achieve innovation, they will have to provide more liberty to their citizens. In the present circumstance, they way Communist leaders are ruling the state; it is next to impossible to achieve excellence.
Amidst all these policy framework of Chinese Government, I have my own doubts that all of a sudden one day China will change its style of governance. It will accept American or UK democracy. And that will the best thing for Chinese people in particular and to this world I general. Country need to adopt types of governance which is futuristic and encourages people to achieve its potential and if individual achieve its potential then only country will be able to achieve its innovation and then prosperity.
Need of innovation would force China to accept democracy?
It appears difficult at this juncture but there is no choice. If we want innovation, we have to have environment which helps people to conceive innovative ideas. Innovation will be delivered only then.
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