Nandan Nilekani
15 Stories
Hard times hit Bangalore
Insight perspective Businesses and workers are making big changes to ride out the recession in India's outsourcing hub, according to industry observer.
Tags: Services, IT outsourcing, HCL Technologies, Outsourcing, Conference, India, Outsourcing Company, Saritha Rai, Worker, job
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Insight perspective India's successful tech executives are beginning to focus on social problems. Could this be just what the country needs?
Tags: IT outsourcing, Leadership, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, income tax, Saritha Rai, insurance, co-founder, bank
India's budget 'retains IT competitiveness'
News Government unveils budget that is warmly welcomed by national trade body Nassom, but deemed inadequate by some industry watchers.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, E-government, India, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, e-mail, industry, finance, tax
Will there be too many chefs cooking India's UID broth?
Blogs Today's newspapers carry a photograph of Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz offering a bouquet of flowers to India's Prime Minister M...
The world is flat. So what's our problem?
News commentary Budgets are tight everywhere but take a lesson from one Indian outsource giant, where employee education and retraining remains a corporate priority.
Tags: HR policies and procedures, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, Workforce, Nilekani, job posting, co-founder, New York Times Co., America
Changes ahead at Infosys
News The Indian outsourcing firm says it's not bidding for French IT consultancy Capgemini--though it also needs to boost its overseas consulting business.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mergers
Should India now look forward to unique ID cards?
Blogs In his book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century, Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, talks about how the futu...
Bill Gates' fix for India's ills: Technology
News Microsoft chairman says technology--from an electronic network for urban workers to a national ID card project--can help India overcome its challenges.
Tags: Software, Digital media, Bill Gates, India, Cell Phone, Government, Indian Institute of Technology, Software, Digital media, phone
Taking the lead to lead by example
Blogs A few months ago, a friend forwarded me a speech made by a well-known name in the outsourcing circle not only in the reg...
Tags: Outsourcing, Leadership
Outsourcing: Which offshore location?
Insight According to Gartner, India dominates the offshore outsourcing sector, followed by Ireland. Newcomers China and Russia are distant competitors to both now.
The global advantage of Indian IT firms
News Indian IT companies are geared towards a global, offshoring model of doing business, and as a result, will always have an edge over multinationals in India, according to a senior executive with one of the country's largest IT firms.
Indian outsourcer predicts new world order in IT
News Infosys head predicts India's big boys will have the edge over established western players in IT services offshore outsourcing.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Services
Tata CEO has more designs on China
News Not just a red-hot market for IT services, China's talent pool can service the international market.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring
Indian tech execs ponder problems ahead
News IT veterans raise concerns on longstanding issues such as qualified talent, attrition, labor cost and the need to improve infrastructure in the country.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Human resources, Leadership
Will India price itself out of offshore market?
News Growing demand from the United States for offshore services in India is raising the cost of labor there, causing U.S. firms to begin eyeing China, Romania and other options.
