Information and communications technology sector in India
Payal Malik and P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
Abstract:
Information and communications technology (ICT) industry in India is one of the significant players in the global outsourcing industry and is also a source of national economic development. The chapter provides a detailed understanding of the Indian ICT industry on the basis of available data and secondary literature. It presents the historical evolution, size, and nature of the subsectors in the industry showing how the industry is predominantly services oriented and has a very minuscule manufacturing component. It shows that R&D investment in the industry is low, the patenting record is poor, and the R&D landscape is dominated ...
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