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information & communications technology

COP15 OECD Side Event: The role of ICTs for climate change. Lead role or supporting act?

OECD organized a telepresence panel at COP15, where Rahul Tongia participated from Bangalore, along with participants from Japan, Hong Kong, and Paris.

The webcast and more information is at:
The role of ICTs for climate change. Lead role or supporting act?

 

Author(s): 
Tongia, R., et. al.
Type: 
Presentation
Source/Publisher: 
OECD@ COP15
Location: 
Copenhagen, Denmark

The Dark Side of Metcalfe's Law: Multiple and Growing Costs of Network Exclusion

Abstract

Author(s): 
Tongia, R. and Wilson, III Ernest. J.
Date: 
13 Mar 2010
Type: 
Conference/Workshop Paper
Location: 
Beyond Broadband Access Workshop, Washington DC

Smart Grid White Paper

“Smart grid” is a nebulous term spanning various functionalities geared towards modernizing the electricity grid. At its core, a smart grid utilizes digital communications and control to monitor and control power flows, with the aim of making the power grid more resilient, efficient, and cost-effective. Some of the desired functionalities include:

Author(s): 
Tongia, R.,
Date: 
1 Jan 2009
Type: 
Report
Source/Publisher: 
CSTEP

CSTEP and Infosys Technology: Enabling the Transformation of Power Distribution: Roadmap and Reforms

Author(s): 
CSTEP
Date: 
1 Oct 2008
Type: 
Report
Source/Publisher: 
Government of India, Ministry of Power

Karnataka ESCOMs IT Analysis and Roadmap

This project involves detailed studies of existing business processes and information flows in four Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) in Karnataka to analyze IT needs under RAPDRP and beyond. The aim is to create a framework and a roadmap for deployment of IT over the medium to long term.