A formula to ignite youth tech start-ups in developing countries
I was invited to give a talk on “Trends in Robotics and AI – How Sri Lanka can prepare to ride the economic wave” to the senior policy staffers of the honourable members of the Sri Lankan parliament (225 MPs in Sri Lankan parliament). In the Youtube video below, I talked in Sinhalese but kept the slides in English as a compromise to make maximum impact. I am not sure how far my final recommendations would go, but I think any developing country can benefit from the formula I proposed. Here is the essence: Economic development cannot be spoon-fed. People should be challenged to stand on their own feet, and they should be rewarded for trying. Just like making origami, kirigami, and other crafts is a household habit in Japan, playing football is a street thing in Brazil, playing Cricket is part of life in Sri Lanka, any country who wants to be a leader in any field, it should be cultivated at a grassroots level. The next waves of AI and Robotics will be the same. How do we make AI and R