Systems Continuum 2007 at SJMSOM-IIT Bombay Receives Huge Appreciation

Systems Continuum 2007 at SJMSOM-IIT Bombay Receives Huge Appreciation

Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay, hosted the Systems Continuum 2007 on 4th February, the theme of the event being 'Infusing IT into Indian Industry'.

The event started with a Panel Discussion on the topic 'Attractiveness of the Indian Industry for the IT Sector: Expectations of the Indian Industries from the IT Sector'. The IT sector was represented by Mr. Rajagopal Tampi, Vice President, Mphasis / EDS and Mr. Jaijit Bhattachrya, Director, Govt. Strategy, Sun Microsystems, while Mr. M. D. Agrawal, Chief Manager, IS Refinery System, BPCL and Dr. Phatak, HOD, KReSIT, talked on behalf of the IT users in the industry.

The discussion brought forward aspects like the concentration of current IT players more on the global markets and India being not mature enough to value quality and complexity of IT services. But all of them converged on the view that IT is of utmost importance for any business to grow and remain competent.

Next in line was the keynote address by Padmabhushan Dr. F. C. Kohli, former Deputy Chairman, TCS, recognized as the Father of Indian IT industry. He emphasized on the need for localization of the computer languages used for the 900 million Indians who are not exposed to English education. Mr. Kohli highlighted those sectors of Indian industry which are still not using / tapping the potential of IT like power-loom industry, retail sector, etc.

He underlined the importance of effectiveness over efficiency. The difference between them, he explained, is that efficiency is the ratio of just the output to input whereas effectiveness is the ratio of potential output to input. After an hour-long session, Mr. Kohli ended the speech with a resounding statement for an enchanted audience, "Don't get deterred by constraints. Learn how to avoid them or bypass them. Success would be yours."

Mr. Rajdeep Saharawat, Vice President, NASSCOM, addressed the audience on the topic, 'Challenges for Indian IT Industry in Targeting Bottom of Pyramid'. According to him, in the existing structure of the Indian IT industry, the IT firms are catering to the needs of the large firms, which are few hundreds in strength and belong to the top of the pyramid. He emphasized that in order to tap the under-served small-scale industries, the IT industry must show interest in the segment and create and service the capacity to address growing consumption.

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Contributed by -
Rachit R. Mehrotra,
PR Team Member,
Batch of 2006-08,
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management, IIT Bombay.

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