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Shri A. Gururaj Managing Director, Vittal Innovation City “Sriperumbudur has today become an important manufacturing hub in India, but this has been possible partly due to political will. We drive home a very important experience from this – that if you put the larger interests of the country, not driven by petty diferences, you can get investments into the country. Manufacturing being a capital-intensive industry, has transformed lives. Take the instance of China, revenue of electronic manufacturing in China has gone up to $ 600 billion. Though it might be a tedious process from a return on investment prospective, the impact of manufacturing on a country can be huge. The Make in India initiative by the PM will further boost this and will be a dream come true for all of us in manufacturing.”
Cmde J. Jena Director, TCOE India “The buzzword today is ‘Make in India’ but how can that be made possible is by partnering and building an ecosystem that is apt for the growth of this partnership. Electronic system design and manufacturing (ESDM) is the most important which is being talked about as this is where business is happening and lot of growth will supposedly take place. This is also one area where India has strength with respect to other countries. There are 5 important factors which are important for building this eco-system, which are R&D, skill development, inancial support system, policy system and lastly entrepreneurship. The most important out of these ive are the entrepreneurs who will be responsible for carrying this eco-system forward.”
Prof H. S. Jamadagni IISC, Bangalore
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“Till now urbanization has been considered as a bad thing but this is no more the thing, particularly in a developing country where urbanization has spread really fast. Better job opportunities, education and healthcare, easy accessibility to luxury and entertainment are some of the reasons that lure everyone to the city life. In fact, there has been a recent change in the thoughts of sociologists and economists who think that the term ‘urban’ is not a bad word after all. Technology has a big opportunity here and can playa big crucial role in terms of measuring and monitoring important parameters like energy demands, traic movement, environmental parameters and so on. It can also help in legislations and its enforcement and creating awareness in general public.”
Mr Anil Sethi Director & General Manager – Channels, Dell India “We today talk about Dell as the biggest start-up with the largest number of acquisitions. Dell chose to de-list itself due to couple of reasons. When you are a listed company, you are constantly monitored by analysts on a quarterly basis. But this becomes a hindrance on the company to enter into those spaces to where IT is heading towards in the next 10 years. In IT, innovation is always very important and has been a very continuous process. In the last 10 years, we saw outsourcing, services industry and telecom being talked about in a big way and today they have become the biggest propagator of the industry. But will these continue ten years from now; will remain as a big question in absence of innovation.”
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Mr K. Bhaskhar Senior Director, Oice Imaging Solutions Division, Canon India “Digitization is becoming a very common word of late. Government is also working towards digitization of govt. records for improving accessibility and e-governance will further bring empowerment, equity and eiciency. As Modi has stressed in his speech that the backbone of the govt’s new ways of working will be a Digital India. With the massive loss of more than 4.82 crore data pages in the Mumbai Secretariat ire, govt. establishments have become more concerned than ever before. It is same with the corporates too. An average employee wastes 35% of his work time looking for iles with a 67% chance of data loss due to irresponsible handling.”