‘Local leadership lacking for promoting IT sector’
The Hindu
Co-Founder and Chairman of Aarin Capital T.V. Mohandas Pai and Chairman of State Vision Group on Information Technology Kris Gopalakrishnan said here on Friday that the Information Technology sector h
Co-Founder and Chairman of Aarin Capital T.V. Mohandas Pai and Chairman of State Vision Group on Information Technology Kris Gopalakrishnan said here on Friday that the Information Technology sector has not flourished in Mangaluru region due to lack of local leadership.
Delivering the keynote address at the inauguration of Mangaluru Technovanza organised by Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), Mr. Pai said that Mangaluru region has enormous human capital. Productivity of the people is also very high. It has highly educated people, a great work ethic. But lack of local leadership to promote the IT sector is a drawback.
Mr. Pai, who was earlier associated with the IT major Infosys, said that when Infosys opened its unit in Mangaluru in 1995 there was no eco system conducive for the growth of the IT sector. “We worked without electricity connection for 10 years and our unit (Infosys) depended on generators,” he said, pointing out the fact that the situation has not improved much even now.