Come out with ‘Nano’ of IT, Modi tells software industry
Come out with ‘Nano’ of IT, Modi tells software industry
Bangalore, 6 November, 2008
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today exhorted the Indian IT industry to emerge from the “comfort zone” of providing low-end services and challenged it to come out with a ‘Nano’ of IT for the masses.
Majority of the revenue for the Indian IT industry continues to come from low value addition jobs like manpower provisioning and low-end support services, Modi said here at the ICT event Bangalore IT.Biz.
“The industry should come out of this comfort zone and engage itself in creating value for the company and also adding value to the manpower which is working for it”, he said, inaugurating the exhibition of the three-day event, in which Gujarat is the partner State.
Modi, stressed that the IT industry has to reinvent itself, must focus on innovations, and on systems rather than being comfortable with services.
“It must invest in R & D. It must develop sustainable products. While services may offer marginal advantage over costs, the payoffs against the product development are huge”, he said, adding, “it was understandable till the industry was trying to stand on its feet, but now having grown healthy, it must show foresight.”
“Why cannot we develop MS Windows in India, or a Google or a Yahoo ? If an Indian can develop Hotmail and given that 30% of Windows developers may well be Indians in any case, the task does not look all that difficult. What is required is a leap of faith, a paradigm shift”, he said.
Highlighting the potential of Gujarat as a secure investment destination Modi invited the IT industry to set shop in Gujarat. The state is organizing a global investors’ summit in January 2009 to attract more investments.
Modi, who inaugurated the exhibition of the IT.biz, said that the Indian IT industry has brought tremendous recognition for the country though it is younger compared to many other industries.
“Today more than two million young Indians are employed in the IT sector and contribute over US$ 60 billion to the country’s economy,” he said. “It is expected that by 2010, the software and services revenue will be of the order of US$ 73 million,” Modi said.
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Awesome…. I was thinking that if some of IT companies will open their service center and I will get back to my native…. but our honorable chief minister is planning to provide big playground to choose company according to skill set. Even he is also showing direction to indian IT companies that it will be better if they start developing product apart from only service sector then they are going to get huge profit margin. I am really sure in this summit 2009 atlest some of IT comapnies will open their center in gujarat. This is going to be really great news for s/w guys staying out of gujarat… doing count down to go back gujarat
Thanks and Regards
-P P
What NaMo said is certainly required and the next step for Indian IT industry. To sustain we need to reduce dependency on western countries and do something really original, innovative and indigenous just like what ISRO did with “”Moon Mission”.
Gujarat is certainly a destination to be for the companies of any industry. Rightly said by Ratan Tata in the Global Investors Summit 2007, “You’re a fool if you’re not in Gujarat”. With this visionary leadership, it becomes easier for the companies to operate in Gujarat.
I am also looking forward to settle down in the state since the future belongs to Gujarat.
All the best Mr. Modi….i am waiting to see the Gujarat as no. 1 in IT sector.
Mr. Modiji “Zindabad”… I am very big fan of yours as always. And i am waiting to see you as prime minister of India and lead this country to the another heights… Because only you can do it nobody on earth can dare to do like the way you always choose……….. All the best…………….