The document discusses leadership in the green economy. It argues that high-speed broadband internet should be a national policy to enable a green economy through remote delivery of goods and services, saving time and transportation costs. The document also outlines different categories of adoption for green technologies, from early innovators to late majority laggards. It encourages investing in the green economy to earn riches while preserving Earth's environment.

1. Leadership in the
green economy
K V Ramesh
© 2010 K V Ramesh

2. Green Economy
Remunerative Goods & Services alternatives
in a finite carbon-emission world

3. Green Energy

4. infrastructure

5. Internet - the green enabler
High speed networks can
improve goods & services delivery

6. Green enabling technology
Agility Switchability Manageability
Cloud
Controllability Computing Reliability
Upgradability Security Scalability

7. green delivery
Saves:
1. Time
2. Cost
3. Commute
4. Transportation
5. …

8. birthright
+
High-speed Broadband
8 MBPS+ (minimum speed) broadband internet should be a
national policy for leadership in the green economy

9. adoption
Conservatives
Techies
Pragmatists
Visionaries
Skeptics
Early Mainstream Late
Markets Markets Markets
Early Early Late
Innovators Adopters Majority Majority Laggards
Typical change program cycle

10. Let it remain a
Blue Planet
Invest & Earn your riches
I can be reached at the.kvr@gmail.com
© 2010 K V Ramesh