Pour l'Inde, il faut prendre son ticket sans trop tarder

Décryptage. L'Inde s'ouvre à l'économie. Avec une main-d'oeuvre qualifiée et 60 millions de consommateurs dotés d'un bon pouvoir d'achat, elle attire les grandes entreprises. Mais encore peu les PME.

 Informations pratiques pour voyager en Inde.

A acheter avant de partir

Quelques suggestions de produits à stocker dans votre container si vous n'avez pas encore déménagé, ou à faire rapporter régulièrement si vous êtes déjà arrivés. Comme dans beaucoup de pays, on finit par tout trouver, mais comme partout, chacun a ses petites habitudes dont il ne peut se passer. Aussi nous avons fait une liste de ce qui nous manque le plus … et nous l'avons organisée comme une liste de courses !

October 10, 2006 / 2 comments

Top Web Apps in India

Co-written with Neeraj Kumar of India Upcoming

It's an exciting time for the economy in India, which is also reflected in its Web market. India has 1.1 Billion people and the average age of the nation is just 24.9 years. The Indian GDP is growing at 8% + and after years of dependence on the agriculture sector, now the service sector contributes more than 50% of the GDP. It's testament to the growth of the service sector that even though India produces 350,000 new engineers a year, there is still a shortage of graduates to meet the demand of the high GDP growth rate ( source: LA Times).

Internet usage

The number of Internet users in India is estimated at between 45 Million and 50 Million. That makes India the 4th biggest country in the world in terms of total Internet users - behind only the US, China and Japan. However due to India's huge population, its Internet Penetration is among the lowest in the world at only 4.5%. What's more, it is estimated that only 10 million of those users are real power users who spend money online. While there is seemingly a lot of room for growth in the Indian market, a recent report quoted by contentSutra indicates that "there's a long way to go before a critical mass is reached..." Another challenge is that there are 23 mainstream languages that are spoken in India.

Forum francophone sur l'Inde. 

Bangalore official website  

The establishment and success of high technology firms in Bangalore after the liberalisation of India's economy has led to the growth of India's information technology (IT) industry. Bangalore is referred to as the Silicon Valley of India and accounts for 35 percent of India's software exports.^[4] Home to prestigious colleges and research institutions, the city has the second-highest literacy rate in the nation. However, as a large and growing metropolis in the developing world, Bangalore continues to struggle with problems such as air pollution, traffic congestion, and crime.

Bangalore's IT industry is divided into three main "clusters" — Software Technology Parks of India, Bangalore (STPI); International Technology Park Ltd. (ITPL); and Electronics City.

Infosys and Wipro, India's 2nd and 3rd largest software companies, are headquartered in Electronics City. As headquarters to 38% of global SEI-CMM Level 5 Companies, Bangalore's place in the global IT map is prominent.^[30] The growth of Information Technology has presented the city with unique challenges. Ideological clashes between the city's IT moguls, who demand an addressal of the infrastructural problems of the city, and the traditionally bureaucratic state governments, whose electoral base is primarily rural Karnataka's agricultural workers, are aplenty. In July 2004 Wipro CEO Azim Premji threatened to pull his company out of the city, stating, "We do not see the situation (state of Bangalore's infrastructure) improving in the near future".^[31] The Hosur Road, which connects Bangalore to the Electronics City, is a heavily congested road in the city. The road is also part of the National Highway (NH7) and therefore witnesses heavy truck traffic as well.

Roughly 10% of Bangalore's population lives in slums^[36] — a relatively low proportion when compared to other third world cities such as Mumbai (54%) and Nairobi (60%).^[37] Bangalore's per capita income, at 2001 levels is US$ 1,110.03

Bangalore has the second highest literacy rate (83%) for an Indian metropolis, after Mumbai.

While the country has some of the best Universities (IITs, IISc, IIMs, AIIMS) in the world, it is also dealing with challenges in its primary education and strives to reach 100% literacy.

Indian Institutes of Technology - Wikipedia 

International Institute of Information Technology - Bangalore (iiit-b), is one of the new generation premier Graduate schools in India offering M.Tech. and PhD programs in the field of Information Technology.