subject: Information Technology [print this page] The world of computers, telecommunications, televisions , the internet and all other audio and visual media is facing a rapid and radical change.
Recent advancement in Information Technology have trasformed every facet of human life and revolutionised as never before witnessed in the known human history.
Computer is the major segment of Information Technology which has permeated and grasped every sphere of existence of human society and become indispensible. The present day elegance, accuracy, efficiency could have been made possible only with the invention of computers.
IT has played an important role in making the Indian economy run at a much faster pace. During 2001-2002, when there was world wide economic slump, yet the IT sector managed to show an imprssive growth. Though business volumes declined a lot, yet an awakening had been created among the youth that IT is must to go ahead in life. With IT becoming acceptable to all, it became apparent that people needed to know computers to excel their life.After the September 11th incident, some Indian youth went temporarily jobless and India learnt a lesson that its software industry has to be made more robust and less fragile.
If the IT made to touch every one of the billion Indian people, the IT market would become phenomenally large and robust. Today our IT industry is proud that 260 out of the fortune 500 companies are its clients, but with Indian software professionals earning for foreign companies, if they are given proper opportunities in our country itself, then the things might change that out of 500 fortune companies , more than 50% may be Indian MNCS.
Information Technology can contribute tremendously in the economic development of the nation. Cell phone becoming more and more apprachable for a common man, with computer education made compulsory from primary and middle level, we can hope and aspire that within next few years, India will become more integrated and more economically robust.
