Indian Economy and the Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Contents: Preface. 1. WTO globalization and information and communications technology (ICT). 2. Information and communications technology (ICT) in India. 3. Legal and institutional framework for ICT. 4. Telecommunications in India. 5. Technology standards for Internet. 6. ICT in education and health sectors. 7. ICT in agriculture and rural development. 8. ICT for financial services. 9. Problems policy implications and prospects of ICT sector. 10. Summing up. References. Index.

India has emerged in recent years as the most preferred destination for outsourcing of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services. The vibrant ICT industry is contributing immensely by providing information about latest technology and international business practices. Various sector of the Indian economy industry, finance, trade, transport, health and education have adopted information technology in a big way.

In fact ICT industry has become India\'s premier growth engine crossing significant milestones in terms of revenue growth, employment generation and value creation. The rapid growth of the industry has been attributed to availability of human capital entrepreneurship social networking favourable policy environment and entry of multinationals.