Monday, March 17, 2008

Intian kuumimmat paikat ICT-sektorilla

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Webbipalveluja ja infokioskeja Intian maaseudulle

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  • E-kiosks for services like bill payment and job queries are mushrooming all over rural India.
  • Common service centre scheme under the National e-Governance Programme of the Union Ministry for Communications and IT reaches has target of 600,000 centres.
  • The ministry is in partnership with states as well as private companies who respond to invitations to bid.
  • About 13 companies, including biggies like Reliance Infocom and Wipro, have opened shop under the programme in 20 states after winning bids.
  • Each CSC is run by a village-level-entrepreneur (VLE), thereby creating employment for as many villagers as more CSCs are set up.
  • The CSCs are usually 150 sq ft rooms and are open from 10 am till 6 pm.

Intian 10 nopeimmin kasvavaa kaupunkia (talouskasvu)

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1. Surat 11,5 %
2. Bangalore 10,3 %
3. Ahmedabad 10,1 %
4. Mumbai 8,5 %
5. New Delhi 8,4 %
6. Hyderabad 7,8 %
7. Pune 7,4 %
8. Bardhaman 6,6 %
9. Kolkata 6,3 %
10. Chennai 6,2 %

Monday, March 10, 2008

Onko Intian outsourcingin loppu jo tulossa?

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Intia lisää tiede-investointeja

Scidev.net:
  • India's new science budget, announced last week (29 February) includes a 16 per cent increase in science spending.
  • Just over US$6 billion (around 242 billion Indian Rupees), compared with last year's budget of around US$5 billion.
  • The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) received the largest chunk of this year's funds, getting around US$1 billion.