The Diffusion of Information Technology and the Implications for Global Development: A Perspective Based on the Indian Experience

C. P. Chandrasekhar

2002 · 11 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

India’s experience with growth of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sectors, especially the IT component, has attracted attention for a number of reasons. To start with, the pace of growth has been rapid, albeit from a low base, tallying with the dynamism seen as typical of the industry and captured by the oft-quoted Moore’s Law. Thus, according to data provided by Dataquest (Table 1), over the 12 year period 1990-91 to 2001-02, the annual compound rate of growth of output was 37.4 per cent (Chart 1). That is, output was doubling every 2.2 years.

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