Information Technology In India Research Articles

Dispossession by platformization: The rise of on-demand recycling in urban India

Over the past decade, urban India has seen the emergence and proliferation of startups that are offering on-demand recycling services using web- and mobile-based platforms. These firms replicate the services of informal workers known as kabadiwalas who have historically made their livelihoods through trade in recyclable materials. Existing analyses of platformization in developed world contexts fail to explain the rise of platformization in India because of the particularity of the relationship between platform firms and the informal economy. This paper contextualizes the rise of platform recycling startups within a generally conducive policy environment focused on improving sanitation, encouraging entrepreneurship, and expanding the use of information technology in India. An examination of business models deployed by these firms reveals how and why the structure of recycling markets does not allow for a ‘lean’ model typically adopted by platform firms in other sectors. Rather than merely connecting service providers to consumers, these startups rely on aggregating recyclable materials and dispossessing intermediaries such as kabadiwalas in order to generate surplus value in an otherwise saturated market. Relying on an analysis of online content about these new firms, this paper examines the strategies that firms use to legitimize themselves and delegitimize kabadiwalas in an attempt to displace and dispossess them from the market space.

Vital Support of Information Technology in India during Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019

The group of patients on December 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China was struck by fever and littleness of breath. In January 7, 2020, the cause of the outburst is recognized as severe serious respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and is isolated by the Chinese authorities. As of April 04, 2022, total 489,779,062 established cases of coronavirus disease of 2019 was 489,779,062. COVID-19 spreads as soon as an infected individual exhales virus-containing droplets and other persons breathe in these droplets, or they may deposit on their different body part like eyes, noses, mouth and noses. To prevent its spread, various restrictions have been imposed which in turn has increased the use of technology in various sectors like education, healthcare, etc. This paper aims to shed some light on the growth, advantages and disadvantages of technology as seen during the pandemic and is an in-depth analysis of growth of online grocery & medicine delivery services, online payment methods like UPI and how education, finance and health industry has been revolutionized in this time period.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF SELECT SOFTWARE COMPANY IN INDIA –AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Information Technology in India is an industry consisting of two major components: IT services and business process outsourcing (BPO).[1] The sector has increased its contribution to India's GDP from 1.2% in 1998 to 7.7% in 2017. India's IT Services industry was born in Mumbai in 1967 with the creation of Tata Consultancy Services[7] who in 1977 partnered with Burroughs which began India's export of IT services. Objectives of the study, 1. To analyze the financial performance of selected software companies in terms of liquidity and solvency, positions and to assess the working capital position of selected software companies in India. Methodology of the study, Secondary data is used for the study which is obtained from concerned companies‟ website, NSE website and also from other relevant sites. Ten companies were selected as sample size, on the basis of convenient sampling technique. To analyze the performance of the selected companies, various techniques have been applied, like ratio analysis, mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation and CAGR Suggestions of the study, The burden of interest has produced a deteriorating effect and reduced the percentage of net profit. It is suggested that a study of productivity and financial efficiency of the software industry of Indian companies. The few companies, which did not follow a definite policy of financing fixed assets, should follow such policy.

Assessing The Impact of Factors Affecting the Adoption of Online Banking Services Among University Students

With the advancement of information technology in India, banks are adopting online systems in providing its services to its account holders. This study has been done to explore the key factors which affect the acceptance of online banking services amongst the young generation specifically the students in the age group of 20 to 30 years studying in Central University situated in Uttar Pradesh state of India. This study has been carried out in the light of technology acceptance model (TAM) along with security & privacy and quality of internet connection. The sample size of 318 was collected using multi-stage sampling procedure through survey method. Regression analysis was employed to study the impact of the factors, using SPSS 26.0. Results revealed that the factors like PU, PEOU, SP and QIC were significant and support the previous studies. PU has more effect in the acceptance of online banking system among the students in India.

Economic Growth of Information Technology (It) Industry on the Indian Economy

Information Technology (IT) is an important emerging sector of the Indian Economy. IT in India is an industry comprising of two noteworthy segments IT administrations and business process outsourcing (BPO).The segment has expanded its commitment to Indias GDP from 1.2% in 1998 to 9.3% in 2015. According to NASSCOM, the segment amassed incomes of US$147 billion out of 2015, with send out income remaining at US$99 billion and household income at US$48 billion, developing by more than 13%.Indias present Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun a venture called DIGITAL INDIA i.e., Computerized India to help secure IT a position both inside and outside of India. The IT sector has served as a fertile ground for the growth of a new entrepreneurial class with innovative corporate practices and has been instrumental in reversing the brain drain, raising Indias brand equity and attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) leading to other associated benefits. The Size of this sector has increased at a tremendous rate of 35% per year during the last 10 years. This Paper examines the Indias growth in IT industry and also studied the impact of IT on the Indian Economy.

An assessment of contribution of employee engagement, psychological contract and psychological empowerment towards turnover intentions of IT employees

The Information technology in India, while enjoying a 30% growth in the last four decades, had its own challenges in terms of competition from new markets like China, Indonesia etc.; pressure to reduce costs, etc. Adding to this issue is the increasing attrition rates, pushed by increasing demand for resources. With pressure of cost on one side and need to reduce turnover on other side, organisations are looking beyond monetary measures to retain an engaged work force. The current study attempts to gauge the contribution of psychological contract and psychological empowerment to employee engagement and thereby to turnover intention.

Self-reported quit rates and quit attempts among subscribers of a mobile text messaging-based tobacco cessation programme in India

IntroductionIn 2015, as part of the WHO and International Telecommunication Union’s ‘Be Healthy Be Mobile’ initiative using mobile technology to combat non-communicable diseases, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare...

Innovation and Development in Information Technology in India: Specific to Software Industry

Information technology (IT) plays an important role in development of business, boosting economic growth and employment by energising higher education sector. Software sector is a major component of IT industry. Development of indigenous software products is necessary for nation’s economy through development in software industry. Under ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make In India’ programmes major institutions are involved in policies and initiative programmes, R&D and innovation for growth of software industry. The paper attempts to highlight the crucial contribution of key stakeholders such as universities, technical research institute and private-public software firms, STPI and industrial association for development of software products and services. The Indian Government has taken many initiatives for promotion and adoption of Free & Open Source Software for increasing foreign exchanges, developing indigenous products and achieving vendor’s independence. The paper raise question about unavailability of indigenous software products as compared to Microsoft and other foreign vendor’s products in Indian market. Various institutions are still working on creation of indigenous software and in upcoming time novel products and technologies will be provided by India to domestic and global IT market.

Structural changes and performance of banking sector with special reference to information technology in India

Structural changes and performance of banking sector with special reference to information technology in India

Role of HR Professionals in the Indian Information Technology Sector

(ProQuest: ... denotes formula omitted.)IntroductionHuman Resource Management (HRM) is an important support function to main business. The type of support it provides is well addressed in studies that investigate Human Resource (HR) activities (Harel and Tzafrir, 1999; Huselid and Becker, 1997; Ulrich, 1998; Jackson et al., 2004; Budhwar and Boyne, 2004; Budhwar et al., 2006a; Budhwar et al., 2006b; Lambooij et al., 2006; Jain et al., 2009). The profiles of organizations in multiple sectors vary and so do HR activities. There is however a firm belief irrespective of sector that HRM must play a more strategic role in supporting business. This implies that it must rise above just being a support function. Looking across literature it is seen that activities of HR professionals within a sector are much less addressed. A sector that needs close attention is the growing flagship sector of Information Technology in India. This paper communicates the activities that HR professionals play in organizations of the Indian IT sector. We describe their roles and activities with a specific reference to where the role played is strategic.The Indian IT industryThe success story of Indian IT industry is well described (Sheshabalaya, 2005). Most of this business is characterized as IT outsourcing and software code development. The industry is growing rapidly, and in the year 2008 it registered a growth of about 34%. The growing success of the Indian IT companies has brought with it a great surge of recruitment activities from the HR perspective. The top three Indian IT organizations namely TCS, Infosys and Wipro employ over 240,000 professionals.Table 1 shows the status of large IT companies in India. The top ten companies compete to be in the top ten ranks. The companies have varying growth percentages and revenues. The fully owned IT companies such as HCL, Cognizant and Wipro have very high growth percentages. Implying that they are fast growth companies needing care and nurture where the HR function is concerned. The companies at the over all lead revenue-wise are TCS, Wipro and Infosys. These have been in the lead for over a decade.HRM in the growing IT sectorGoals such as beating competition, meeting demanding customer's deadlines, managing fluctuating currency and the urge for speed, precipitate volatility. Volatility in the IT economy makes the role of HR professionals more complicated. HR professionals have a tight rope to walk in order to help drive performance and productivity in software development and out sourcing. The industry has challenges that HR professionals encounter on a daily basis. HR professionals spend time identifying ways to recruit, retain and right size manpower, pay competitive salaries on time, and maintain a work life balance; else employees leave and quit jobs.Developing reward (tangible and intangible) packages in IT organizations under such conditions is a challenge. Retaining the knowledge worker when attrition rates in IT organizations range from 10-40% annually is yet another challenge. Attrition rates of the knowledge worker are high in most organizations, with reasons for leaving being: study abroad, job abroad, new job in India, or study in India (Sontakke, 2000). In development teams that are close in terms of geographic proximity, or even far away as in virtual teams, the maintenance of a spirit of win-win and collaboration keeps the HR professional busy with conflict management techniques to resolve interpersonal conflicts. Whilst such managers give themselves for the organization, lobbying for their own image in the organization can become an energy consuming issue. The CEO's philosophy towards people influences the CEO's dependency on the HR function. In turn HR professionals need to educate themselves in the technical business of the organization.Often, today the line manager works with the HR professional to make business results happen. …

Determinants of Exports of Information Technology in India

The information technology (IT) sector has contributed significantly to the economic growth in India and is one of the fastest-growing export-oriented sectors in India. The objective of this article is to explore the determinants of exports of IT companies of India from 2000 to 2012 using company-level data. Applying ordinary panel data regression, the article finds that world demand and real effective exchange rate have expected signs on company exports. Surprisingly, foreign capital, which played a crucial role in IT sector development in India, has a negative coefficient, highlighting substitution relation between export and domestic demands. The dynamic panel data regression exhibits persistence of exports which acts as a moderating factor on demand fluctuations and its high impact. Further, the dynamic panel estimations clearly show the predominant influence of past exports on gross domestic product (GDP) growth in India, which makes world demand, standardized as relative to India’s GDP, inconsequential for its future exports.

Attitude of small and medium enterprises towards implementation and use of information technology in India - an empirical study

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) account for major source of employment, technological advancements and competitive advantages for both developed and developing countries. Due to the limited resources available for SMEs, the process of IT adoption in this business sector is slower and different. The purpose of this paper is to identify the influencing factors while adopting IT, benefits of adopting IT and focusing on technology decision making process by reviewing IT adoption literature. Based on the responses to a survey, we measured the level of IT adopted by the SMEs, most effective IT tools used and attitude of SMEs towards adoption of IT. Using this information a generalised but progressive IT adoption framework and path has been recommended. Each SME can self-assess against the framework and decide the next steps that are relevant to it. This may serve as a broad guideline but is a good starting point for IT adoption.

The awareness and attitudes of students of one indian dental school toward information technology and its use to improve patient care.

Many obstacles need to be overcome if digital and electronic technologies are to be fully integrated in the operation of dental clinics in some countries. These obstacles may be physical, technical, or psychosocial barriers in the form of perceptions and attitudes related to software incompatibilities, patient privacy, and interference with the patient-practitioner relationship. The objectives of the study are to assess the perceptions of Indian dental students of one school toward the usefulness of digital technologies in improving dental practice; their willingness to use digital and electronic technologies; the perceived obstacles to the use of digital and electronic technologies in dental care setups; and their attitudes toward Internet privacy issues. The study population consisted of 186 final year undergraduate dental students from the A. B. Shetty Memorial institute of Dental Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, India. Survey data were analyzed descriptively . Most students indicated that information technology enhances patient satisfaction, the quality of dental record, diagnosis, treatment planning, and doctor-doctor communication. Cost of equipment and need for technical training were regarded as major obstacles by substantial proportions of respondents. Most dental students at our school feel that the information technology will support their decision making in diagnoses and devising effective treatment plans, which in turn increase patient satisfaction and quality of care. Students also perceived that lack of technical knowledge and the high cost of implementation are major barriers to developing information technology in India.

Information Technology and Its Role in India's Economic Development: A Review

Information technology (IT) is an example of a general purpose technology that has the potential to play an important role in economic growth, as well as other dimensions of economic and social development. This paper reviews several interrelated aspects of the role of information technology in the evolution of India’s economy. It considers the unexpected success of India’s software export sector and the spillovers of this success into various IT enabled services, attempts to make IT and its benefits available to India’s rural masses, e-commerce for the country’s growing middle class, the use and impacts of IT in India’s manufacturing sector, and various forms of e-governance, including internal systems as well as citizen interfaces. The paper concludes with an overall assessment of these different facets of IT in the context of the Indian economy.

Use of mobile multimedia agricultural advisory systems by Indian farmers: Results of a survey

There are several organizations extensively using modern information technology in India to facilitate better communication between researchers, extension workers and their farmer clients to transfer technologies and information more cost effectively. But, many of these initiatives are focused on delivering generic information rather than providing the farm plot or crop specific advisories pertaining to the requirements of individual farmers. This paper through a well structured pre-tested questionnaire administered to participating farmers tried to find answers to the use of mobile multimedia agricultural advisory system (MAAS). The answers to the research questions had potential implications for refining the approach of making efficient agricultural extension services available through a call centre platform, equipped with mobile multimedia agricultural advisory system, to the rural farming communities. This study has shown that a majority of the farmers perceived information on pest and disease control as most important and they also felt that accessing information through mobile phone is easy and convenient. Although there were perceived benefits by farmers, the quality of information, timeliness of information and reliability of information were the three important aspects that have to be considered seriously to meet their requirements and prospects in the coming years. Correlation analysis proved that irrespective of the socio-economic characteristics, farmers were utilizing the mobile multimedia agricultural advisory system.

Human Capital Response to Globalization: Education and Information Technology in India

Recent studies suggest that globalization increases inequality, by increasing skilled wage premiums in developing countries. This effect may be mitigated, however, if human capital responds to global opportunities. I study how the impact of globalization varies across Indian districts with different costs of learning English. Linguistic diversity in India compels individuals to learn English or Hindi. Some districts have lower relative costs of learning English due to linguistic predispositions. I demonstrate that these districts benefited more from globalization: They experienced greater growth in information technology and school enrollment. Consistent with this response, they experienced smaller increases in skilled wage premiums.

Neuroinformatics in India: Building academic and research excellence in the Developing World.

Neuroinformatics in India: Building academic and research excellence in the Developing World.

Outsourcing the State? Public–Private Partnerships and Information Technologies in India

Summary. — This paper examines public–private partnerships (PPPs) for development through the example of telecenters in two Indian states. How might a developmental state position itself with respect to civil society under a PPP model of service delivery? We find that each state’s political economy is reflected in its PPP strategy, but that in both states the emerging middle classes rather than the poor benefit most from ongoing telecenter projects. Outsourcing development services to private entities need not ‘‘privatize” the state but does alter the way in which citizens ‘‘see” the state. Service delivery through telecenters becomes a symbol of government efficiency and responsiveness. 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Human Capital Response to Globalization: Education and Information Technology in India

Recent studies have shown that trade liberalization increases skilled wage premiums in developing countries. This result suggests globalization may benefit elite skilled workers relatively more than poor unskilled workers, increasing inequality. This effect may be mitigated, however, if human capital investment responds to new global opportunities. A key question is whether a country with a more elastic human capital supply is better positioned to benefit from globalization. I study how the impact of globalization varies across Indian districts with different costs of skill acquisition. I focus on the cost of learning English, a relevant qualification for high-skilled export jobs. Linguistic diversity in India compels individuals to learn either English or Hindi as a lingua franca. Some districts have lower relative costs of learning English due to linguistic predispositions and psychic costs associated with past nationalistic pressure to adopt Hindi. I demonstrate that districts where it is easier to learn English benefited more from globalization: they experienced greater growth in both information technology jobs and school enrollment. Consistent with this human capital response, they experienced smaller increases in skilled wage premiums.

グローバル化に向けたインドでの情報技術研修

This paper describes Toshiba′s training program in Information Technology in India. It is not a simple technology training, but a training for globalization of Japanese engineers so that they can cope with people from different culture and business practices. We first describe why such training program became necessary. We then describe how the training courses and contents are developed. The operation of the training program and our effort in continual improvement are explained. The effectiveness of the program is also evaluated. The training program presented is a first in its kind and we believe that it can contribute to changing Toshiba from inside toward more globalized corporation. We also believe that this kind of overseas training is effective in training young students so that they can cope with globalizing society after graduation.