The next big opportunity for the country’s IT sector is right in front of Tanmoy Chakraborty’s eyes. His office on the fifth floor of a high-rise on New Delhi’s Parliament Street is flanked by a medley of buildings that serves as head offices of various departments of the central government.
Decisions made in them could potentially shape the future of the Indian IT industry, says Mr Chakraborty, the 47-year-old vice-president for government projects at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s biggest software company by revenues, market value and employees.
Just about a tenth of TCS’ around $6-billion annual turnover comes from executing official projects now —it is no different at rival firms such as Infosys and Wipro—and Mr Chakraborty’s task is to persuade departments sitting on the fence when it comes to decisions to award large IT projects to take the plunge.
But that’s easier said than done. As is common with all things official, an unseen yet formidable barrier stands between the IT sector’s hopes and government promises: The Great Indian Red Tape.
“India is a graveyard of pilot projects,” Mr Chakraborty says, leaning against his cabin wall.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
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