He is still seen as one of several inventors responsible for all kinds of programmes being beamed into our homes.
In Israel, which has several thriving high-tech firms, the state also helped, mainly by jump-starting a VC industry.Europe has all kinds of programmes to inject public money into VC.
Mr Blunkett, who said he had turned down "quite large sums of money to appear on all kinds of entertainment programmes", agreed that the political arena currently lacks personalities.
He presented many different kinds of programme, including a ground-breaking classical music show with Michael Oliver, and whole readings of novels in which he played all the characters himself.
There are many prominent examples of these kinds of programme, including the Earned Income Tax Credit in the United States, Family Income Supplement in Ireland, the Working Tax Credit in the UK, the Prime pour l'emploi in France, etc.
This is a relevant comparison as these kinds of programme would target "difficult to reach" children who are not already immunised under India's standard programme.
"They turned a training programme into a massive programme that required all kinds of infrastructure, all kinds of security, all kind of bodies," the senior US official said.
His generous response to all kinds of music was expressed in the programmes for the BBC World Service he broadcast from Bush House in the Nineties.
China has a legacy of top-down interventions accompanied by all kinds of legislation, incentive packages and modernization programmes.
"Through our programme we reach all kinds of people," continues Purina.
