When it comes to IT, what are the most important tasks before the government?

Naresh Wadhwa, president & country manager, India & SAARC, Cisco

• Acceleration of deployment of telecom infrastructure such as broadband and Wimax
• Deployment of IT in all governance areas including citizen services, security and inter governmental functions
• Extension of STPI scheme and other sops to boost recession-hit exports industry

What, according to you,are the three most important steps that you want from the new government that would help the cause of IT in India?

• Announce a MEGA project to increase broadband penetration for the current level of 6 mn to at least 150 mn by the year 2014 (China is already at 75 mn today)
• Monitor and execute the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) on a mission mode and time bound manner and spend the $10 bn allocated for NeGP without delays
• Use IT for improving delivery mechanism of government schemes and plug leaky pipes

When it comes to IT, what are the most important tasks before the government?

Ravishankar G, CEO & MD, Geometric

• Extension of STPI scheme and other sops to boost recession-hit exports industry
• Duty incentives for growing domestic IT market
• Intervention in education system to sustain Indias competitive advantage in talent supply

What, according to you, are the three most important steps that you want from the new government that would help the cause of IT in India?

• Increase competitiveness of Indian IT sector through continued export incentives, simplified SEZ regulations and faster service tax reimbursements
• Promote technical education by starting more technical institutes or incentivize private sector participation through tax reductions or other benefits
• Develop infrastructure to help the sector move to tier-2 and tier-3 towns to cut cost and leverage local talents

When it comes to IT, what are the most important tasks before the government?

• Extension of STPI scheme and other sops to boost recession-hit exports industry
• Intervention in education system to sustain Indias competitive advantage in talent supply
• Deployment of IT in all governance areas including citizen services, security and inter governmental functions

  R Chandrasekaran, president & MD, Cognizant

What, according to you, are the three most important steps that you want from the new government that would help the cause of IT in India?
We welcome the results of the countrys general elections, which bear yet another testimony to our democratic credentials. A stable government at the center augurs well for the country, given the difficult economic times the world is passing through. The decisive mandate will enable the UPA government to pursue aggressive policies for inclusive growth, and do so rapidly.

In addition to the imperatives of long-term policy measures to ensure the sustainable development of the country, matters of infrastructure development and security also call for meaningful action. Considering the significant contribution that the Indian IT and BPO industries have made to the countrys economy, we look forward to more proactive policy initiatives and extension of tax and other benefits from the government to boost the competitiveness of the industry and enable it to seize the opportunities thrown up by the changing world economy.

Thus the three most important steps would be:

• Proactive policy initiatives and extension of tax and other benefits from the government to boost the competitiveness of the Indian IT and BPO industry
• Fresh impetus to infrastructure development (physical, educational, and telecom), not just in the key metros, but also in tier-2 and -3 cities
• Boost security to discourage acts of terrorism and violence and help project India as a safe and secure IT destination

When it comes to IT, what are the most important tasks before the government?

Susir Kumar, CEO, Intelenet Global

• Extension of STPI scheme and other sops to boost recession-hit exports industry
• Acceleration of deployment of telecom infrastructure such as broadband and Wimax
• Take necessary policy steps to boost local IT manufacturing

What, according to you, are the three most important steps that you want from the new government that would help the cause of IT in India?
Documentation time with regard to paperwork with regard to import of equipment as this could lead to quicker turnaround time in the delivery.

When it comes to IT, what are the most important tasks before the government?

Samir Yajnik, president global services & COO APAC, Tata Tech

• Extension of STPI scheme and other sops to boost recession-hit exports industry
• Duty incentives for growing domestic IT market
• Intervention in education system to sustain Indias competitive advantage in talent supply

What, according to you, are the three most important steps that you want from the new government that would help the cause of IT in India?

• Extension of STPI scheme for another three years at least, together with laying better infrastructure
• The government needs to provide maximum support to induce intellectual property development. Grants and financial support for R&D is required to build critical IP that would help fulfill global ambitions of IT companies
• Cost arbitrage is not perpetual and Indian IT services firms cannot always depend on cost advantages to thrive. The government needs to take proper policy steps especially on the tax front to aid the growth of global IT MNCs from India

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