Excited to find such organization here. Would love to contribute if any such companies are started in Nepal. Its not impossible but we may need a large investment at first. We don't need to do worry about fabrication because we can outsource that to Taiwan at a very low price.  All we need is training at first and some professionals to make a start. 

ghintang_ · Jun 30, 2013 10:33 AM

बिजुली पानि र भवन का बाट आउछ ? काम दार सबै भारतीय : ५ महिनामा रातो झण्डा लिएर बिबिध माग लिएर हदाताल सुरु हुँदै भन्ने जिम्मा लिन लाइ एमाले देखि सबै राजनीति दललाई घुस ख्वाउन सक्छ ?

Magorkhe1 · Jul 1, 2013 1:23 PM

I stopped reading it after I read this "पौडेलले नेपाल सरकारले उपयुक्त वातावरण दिने हो भने देशमै स्मार्टफोन उत्पादन गरेर सस्तोमा बिक्री गर्न सकिने बताए।" Specially "नेपाल सरकारले उपयुक्त वातावरण दिने". Hope OP understood why I stopped reading it after that.

sajhamitra · Jul 1, 2013 2:02 PM

Why do you think US stopped producing smart phones, including IPhones and the likes? Much of the technology and trained manpower has moved to the Asian powerhouse like Taiwan, China etc. To complement it, they even have plentiful mines of precious metals used in the semiconductor technology. The only thing working for Nepal would be cheap labor and even that is contingent upon no Nepal bandhs, load shedding etc. It's good to be hopeful, but it is equally important to be realistic. There are thousands of other projects that we can focus on, rather than focusing on entering a really competitive and saturated market with nothing to show for.

Kiddo · Jul 1, 2013 2:24 PM

 People should understand that when you say you 'manufacture smartphone', it doesn't mean just producing it. There are so many steps before it and manufacturing is the last step. Most of the designing stuffs (which is the main thing) happens in US. Menial jobs are outsourced to India, China and production is sent to Taiwan (most of the times). Hope this answers kiddo's post.  Another point to note is that Nepal produces the more no. of Electronics, Computer and Civil Engineers than any other branches. So obviously Electronics and Computer Engineers are in maximum number. If we see their careers, they either enter into Software jobs or NTC or very few big companies. My point is they never get to work on real semiconductor jobs while in Nepal. So if we can atleast start some sort of companies or invite some of them, we can train our manpower nicely. Then smartphone won't be far away, atleast designing them. Fabrication and production should be outsourced because that is more than a million dollar investement in itself. 

ghintang_ · Jul 2, 2013 11:34 AM

किन नबन्नु , हेलिकप्टर , सौर्य बाट संचालित गाडी चलाए भने स्मार्ट फोन पनि त्यो चौधरी ग्रुप ले पानासोनिक रेडियो नेपालमा बनाए जस्तो हैन त ? प्रबिधि बिदेशी: कारखाना र कामदार नेपालि ( धेरै भारती ) | मेलम्ची को पानि ल्याउने कुरा बिसौ बर्स हुँदा पनि सकिएको छैन : के ले रोक्यो ? यो कुरा पनि तेस्तै तेस्तै कुरालाले रोक्ला | तर के नेपाली राजनीति संस्थाहरु उद्योग धन्दा फ्रिनेद्ली  बातावरण ल्याऊँन तयार छन् ? भएका उद्योग धन्दा सबै ध्वस्त पारीए, चुसी पिउनु पीए, युनियनको नाममा उद्योग नै बन्द गरे , कामदार सबै बेरोजगार भए, के गरुन बिचरा पार्टीगत नारा बाजी भित्र हिड्ने पर्यो , भलै घरमा नुन चामल नहोस | यो कुराको ठेक्का कसले लिन्छ ? नेपाल सरकारले लिन सक्दैन भने नया उद्योग धन्दा आउनु पश्चिम बाट सुर्य उदाउनु सरह हो | बिचरा मजदुरलाई : उद्योग पतिले श्रम फाइदा लुट्यो ; पसिना चुस्यो जस्ता नारा र कुरा ले उचाछंन , बास्तबमा सारा जनतालाइ चुस्ने उडुस सबै यिनै राजनीतिज्ञ हुन् | राजनीति अरब पति हुने जागिर हो |

MaGorkhe1 · Jul 2, 2013 2:13 PM

ghintang_ you raise a good point. While, I still think our focus should in a more mangeable task, your point is well taken.

Kiddo · Jul 2, 2013 3:29 PM

I don't know why people are discussing about this topic!! We don't have stable government. That's it!!! SO NO COMPANIES, SO NO JOB. Leave the topic Without stable government, you can't think of anything

sajhamitra · Jul 2, 2013 4:52 PM

Need to focus on tourism, garments etc where other south asians are competing. Look at Bangladesh, they alone have 20 billion dollar worth of garment export. If Nepalese could bring even 1% of that to Nepal, it would be great. I don't think these American and westerner businesses has not looked at exploiting Nepalese workforce but they know because of instability and no basic infrastructure they are not able to commit. All we need is stable and liberal government who focus on economy. It is easily achievable but yet not achievable in current situation.

Khairey · Jul 2, 2013 7:41 PM

If you follow sajhamitra's suggestion, Nepal as well might packup every thing and just wait for a "stable government."

Kiddo · Jul 2, 2013 8:30 PM

Gafadi Samachar padhera khusi hune bhaye talaka headlines padhnu: Nepal ma nai banna sakchha aeroplane Nepal ma nai banna sakchha rocket Nepal ma nai banna sakchha nuclear reactor Last edited: 03-Jul-13 01:11 PM

mancini · Jul 3, 2013 1:11 PM

 बन्न सक्छ कि सक्दैन भन्ने कुरा बजार र समान को खास मूल्य कति हो भन्ने कुरा मा पनि भर पर्छ , आइ फोन  खास महँगो पर्दैन भन्ने कुरा apple   कम्पनी संग अहिले १०० बिलियेन डलर भन्दा बढी नगद मौज्दात हुनु ले पनि पुस्टि गर्छ नेपाल मा आइ  फोन ६५-७० हजार  साएद ( अन्दाज मात्र हो)    अब नेट मा खोज्दा एउटा आइ फोन को पार्ट्स को मूल्य अन्दाजी १६७ पर्दो रैछ , तर त्यो करोडौ बनाउदा होला, थोरै बनाउदा दोब्बर अर्थात् ३३४ त पर्ला    अब तेस्मा सुरुमा, tooling /training /assembling  building लागि पानि पैसा चाहिन्छ, आइ फोन भन्दा आलि कम क्वालिटी  को बनायो  भने  (जस्तै अलुमिनियम/मग्नेसियम कभर को सत्ता प्लास्टिक को कभार ) सस्तो पर्छ    ज्याला अलि महंगो पर्ला तर तेस्मा नया मोडेल प्रयोग गर्न पर्छ , बनेको आइटम  अनुसार ज्याला ) नकि समय अनुसार)    अर्को option  पानि छ ताइवान मा assemble    गर्न दिने कि  ताइवान बाट पार्ट्स मगाएर नेपाल मा पेच कस्दा सस्तो पर्ला ?  समस्या त जह्हा पनि हुन्छ , राजनैतिक स्थिरता चाहिन्छ तर छैन भन्दै  मा सबै काम रोक्ने होइन, येस्पाली मात्र ७ वोटा सिमेन्ट  कारखाना सुरु हुदै छन , किन भने बजार छ , बिजुली नाभयेपानी जसोतसो गरेर छालाको छन    तेसकार्ण  नेपाल मा स्मार्ट फोन बनाउन तेती गारो छै होइन , अब भारत ले कार्बन सम्र्ट फोन बनाएकै छ तेस्को स्पेचिफिचशन एस्तो छ        Karbonn Titanium S5 Features Display Screen : 5-inch qHD  (960 × 540 pixels) multi-touch capacitive touch screen IPS display Operating System : Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS Processor : 1.2 GHz quad-core processor Camera : 8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash, 2MP front-facing camera Connectivity Options : 3G, WI-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth with A2DP and GPS Memory : 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, Expandable memory up to 32GB with micro SD Battery Capacity : 2,000 mAh battery The phone is listed on Snapdeal and is available for Rs. 11,990            

_____ · Jul 4, 2013 8:14 PM

i dont believe nepal has the technology and capability to build a smartphone. nepal should first focus on producing low tech products like air conditioner, microwave ovens, refrigerator, solar panels which have become the basic necessities apart from gas(food), bas(shelter) and kapas(clothes).

mancini · Jul 5, 2013 8:57 AM

 @____ The price of iphone is not determined by the sum of price of its materials. If it was every person could buy those things from the market and make an iphone. Majority of the price is consumed by the research and design stuffs done by engineers.  This applies to all the electronic goods available in market. 

ghintang_ · Jul 5, 2013 10:55 AM

 सपना देख्नु नराम्रो होइन | जे पनि बन्छ सपनामा |

bittertruth · Jul 5, 2013 12:09 PM

 Start making a needle first. सपना देख्नु नराम्रो होइन | जे पनि बन्छ सपनामा |  Well said.

Vhootee · Jul 5, 2013 12:37 PM

 एकताका नेपालमै बनेको बाईक भनेर राजेश हमाल को AD आउथ्यो | होइन यो के अचम्म सुन्नु पर्यो , एस्तो बिजुली नबन्ने देशमा भनेर येसो समाचारहरु हेरेको पत्रिकाहरुले खोक्नु सम्म खोक्य थियो , पछि त के खाएर नेपालमा बन्या हुनु  ?  तेही चाइना तिर बाट पार्ट्स ओसारेर , जोडजाड assemble गरि एउटा sticker तास्य भरमा MADE IN NEPAL रे | झुकाउनु , ठग्नु त हामि जति सजिलो अरु कोहि नहोला |

bittertruth · Jul 5, 2013 12:51 PM

 mancini,   Yes if it is governments endeavor they should concentrate on solar panels, refrigerator , electricity, irrigation, tourism etc.no doubt about that. But if it is private endeavour, any body can try things which are profitable. private sector just need  some support from government which is not possible in case of Nepal.   If there is a possibility of making money private sector will come forward. They will first try easy things, like cement factory, guaranteed market, easy to established etc.   @Ghintang_   I agree for new products main cost is R&D. For any new products company spend time and money and when product is Marseillaise, they will price the product a) how much they spent on R&D,b) what is the production cost and c) and expected response from market, depending on these three price can go up and low.   that is why in the beginning price of basic model is high, because companies wants profit.  example is  cholesterol lowering medicine Lipitor, developed by Pfizer almost 22 yrs ago, it took Pfizer 10 yrs to develop lipitor and they spent almost 1 billion dollar for the development of that drug. so they charged hefty price for that drug. patent expired on November 2011, Pfizer profit dropped about 19% . Now generic lipitor are being produced by many companies, and they can afford lipitor in Nepal.  before it used to be very expensive.   In case of smart phone, we already know market is there, materials are there, and many designs to choose from, we just need to make sure that it is not 100% duplicate, just to avoid lawsuit. So, very little R&D is required here, and that will not translate into expensive product.   

_____ · Jul 5, 2013 1:43 PM

 better focus on generation of electricity.

gsubas · Jul 5, 2013 10:07 PM