Countries in South Asia are waking up to their own potential and local entrepreneurs and foreign investors are turning the region into a software development powerhouse with India at its core. ...more
SRI LANKA: Potential to make a go of I.T. Sri Lanka has perhaps the greatest potential - after India - to exploit information technology. ...more
IMPACT OF THE INTERNET: Big push to get on line, en masse By the end of next year, industry studies suggest, 1.5m Indians will be hooked up to the internet. ...more
TRAINING IN INDIA: Learning curve gets a boost Jobs for college graduates are still tough to come by, computer skills are seen as a guaranteed meal ticket. ...more
OFFSHORE CONTRACT WORK: Expansion through the acquisition trail Delhi-based software company NIIT announced earlier this year that it was prepared to spend up to $100m on acquisitions in the US. ...more
I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE: Time to engage in better lines of communications South Asia sustains one of the lowest phone penetration rates in the world, the longest waiting lists for connections and pathetic levels of resources to build up its telecommunications infrastructure. ...more
Countries in South Asia are waking up to their own potential and local entrepreneurs and foreign investors are turning the region into a software development powerhouse with India at its core. ...
