IIIT (Hyderabad)

One of the remarkable initiatives undertaken to increase the Information Technology workforce in India was during 1998. This was the setting up of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), involving Government-Industry partnership. This emerging trend of collaboration between the industry and Government in the area of formal education in developing IT is again a proof as to why India becomes a hotspot for IT out sourcing and Remote development.

Apart from formal education IIIT provides short training modules for professionals to handle complex technological issues and update them about latest technological changes in the emerging areas, including IT out sourcing and Remote development.

The IT out sourcing and Remote development industry needs experts to provide these services, the industry has to re-train its experts accordingly, the existing infrastructure in institutions like IITs, IISc,RECs should be used productively for this purpose.

The tendency to out source is being driven by a combination of cost and speed. Indian companies are out sourcers of choice for many U.S and European Corporations.Many MNCs also have research and design subsidiaries in India, where IT workforce is perceived as well educated but inexpensive. The availability of low-cost, skilled English speaking manpower in India is likley to remain a compelling factor for, IT outsourcing and Remote Development services.