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Evolution of IT industry in India |
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Indian information technology industry has made rapid strides in the 1990s and 2000s. The foundations of the IT industry were laid in mid-1970s when the International Business Machines was thrown out by the then government after protracted negotiations and policy changes. Such a move would have been dubbed utter protectionist in today's global world. But at that time it was called a move for self-reliance in an important area of technology. After nearly 30 years of this event, one can say that this turned out to be the starting point of India's own information technology industry. IBM's exit laid the foundation of a homegrown hardware and software industry. It triggered a series of events in the next 20 years which have made India a name to reckon with. Though India lost out in the hardware race, it was able to crack the software market – first with ‘body shopping’ and then with offshore development, and also emerge a significant player in chip designing. |
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Facets of Online Journalism |
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The role of a journalist is changing in the era of online journalism, convergence of media and cross-fertilization of wired and wireless media, particularly in Asia. This poses new challenges for journalists, editors, newspaper managers, public relations professionals as well as journalism educators. The book will address issues such as how does one meet this challenge? How are media houses responding to and leveraging new technologies? Is this game going to be dominated by technology and market forces? Will content play only a secondary role? |
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A Handbook of Development Journalism |
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Development journalism means different things to different people. Though development news is fast disappearing from news pages and television bites, development news still remains relevant. The book will address, for journalism students as well as practitioners, issues such as why report on development and social issues; Is the press playing this role effectively; Role of other media like radio, TV and online in development and social reporting; What’s wrong with development reporting today? And Impact of social and development journalism. |
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Technologies That Can Change India’s Face |
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India’s post-independence policy of using science and technology for national development, and investment in research and development infrastructure resulted in success in space, atomic energy, missile development and supercomputing. Use of space technology has impacted directly or indirectly the vast majority of India’s billion plus population. Developments in a number of emerging technologies in recent years hold the promise of impacting the future of ordinary Indians in significant ways, if a proper policy and enabling environment are provided. New telecom technologies – a digital rural exchange and a wireless access system – are beginning to touch the lives of common people. Development of a low-cost handheld computing device, use of hybrid telemedicine systems to extend modern healthcare to the unreached, and other innovative uses of IT at the grassroots also hold promise for the future. Decentralized power generation at village level can not only solve the power problem but also generate employment. Some of these emerging technologies hold promise for future, provided a positive policy and enabling environment. These technologies can change the face of India in near future, and help the developing world discover a new path.
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Book publishers and publishing agents may contact the writer for detailed synopsis and sample chapters.
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