Re: IT and India

[vamsi@siliconcorp.com]

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Srinath S wrote:

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> Please help make the Manifesto better, or accept it, and propagate it!
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> I have a few questions for the debators about the IT scene in India. It is not
> about software exports or the economics of the IT boom. Rather about putting
> IT to use for India.

This is the most brilliant point on IPI yet!  This is something I have been trying
to discuss in my previous debates regarding FM, Internet, etc.

I would add 1 more statement to this most brilliant point!!  And that is: India or
Indians look to IT as a way to make money rather than "a tool" to solve many, if
not all, of the problems in the country.  What is not rationalized here is that
solving real problems in India using IT will lead a market that is local in
content, healthier, and certainly a lot wealthier than what is there now!

I and Mr. Srinath have been at odds on IPI but I now feel that it was quiet
unnecessary.

Sincerely,
Vamsi M.


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