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June 18, 2003 Infotech: The Indian take-off By Madanmohan Rao Few other countries illustrate the vast potential and also the domestic challenges of unleashing and harnessing information and communication technology (ICT) as vividly as the billion-strong subcontinent of India. As a content-rich country with a free press climate, an affluent tech-savvy diaspora population spread across the world from Silicon Valley to Sydney to Singapore and London, and with a huge pool of cutting-edge infotech and design skills, India has a lot to offer to the domestic and global Internet market. But there is also the dark side to the proverbial coin: poor connectivity outside the major cities, low levels of B2B (business to business) activity online, and government policy footdragging in terms of creating a level playing field for infrastructure players. <...> read complete article at http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EF18Df01.html
