As India surged ahead in the resurgent global economy, CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) took a moment to seek out on the 'Changing Role of India in Global IT Business'at the India IT Summit 2009. The venue, as you can see, was the incredibly beautiful Leela Kempinski at Kovalam, on the outskirts of Trivandrum, Kerala. And, I was there. We heard the likes of Shashi Tharoor, India's Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Thomas Isaac, Kerala's Finance Minister.
On the frontiers of the IT industry were Kris Gopalakrishnan of Infosys, Anil Menon of Cisco, and Joe Nalkara of UST Global, sharing their world-views on the New Normal--the emerging markets of the world and the ways in which IT would transform every aspect of 21st century life. One interesting insight that I took away was that beyond the Digital Divide, Information Technology has the power to transform Communities wherever they are.
Driving through Kerala's palm-fringed, IT-connected villages over the weekend, I realized that journey of transformation has begun.
