Did You Know? India and IT
I don’t know about you, but when I think India and IT, I think outsourced software development and call centers for other parts of the world. But after my recent trip there I learned a lot about India – the side those of us, in other parts of the globe, don’t realize about India if we grew up in the Internet boom era.
For example, did you know…
- Less than 2 percent of Indians own a computer (China is 10 percent)
- 45% of India’s population is under 25
- 20 new Institutes of Information Technology are being planned to be built in the near future
- Mobile device usage is expected to explode over the next 5 years, expecting growth of 536% over this time period
- Until recently, the government did not provide free education for children in their elementary and secondary years
What does this all mean? A lot of opportunities all around and a class of Indians are about to be raised with education and mobile devices in their hands. They will be the ones to help push the countries growth into the future, that is, as long as they decide to stay in their home country versus move to the states.
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