Exclusivity of the direct ICT employment: A case of Indian software industry

Author

Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara

Author_Institution

Dept. of Humanities & Social Sci., Indian Inst. of Technol. (IIT), Delhi

fYear

2007

fDate

15-16 Dec. 2007

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

Evidence of impact of software exports segment in the new software exporting nations is minimal. Based on an empirical study, the present paper examines the direct employment in the Indian software industry. It observes that Indian software workforce is homogeneous and excludes the disadvantaged groups. Need for policy initiatives to realize the national well being through ICT employment is highlighted. Data were collected through questionnaires and semi-structured interviews in two software firms located in Bangalore city, India.

Keywords

DP industry; international trade; Bangalore city; Indian software industry; Indian software workforce; direct ICT employment; software exporting nations; Business; Cities and towns; Computer industry; Employment; Human factors; Industrial training; Information technology; Personnel; Programming profession; Workstations; Personnel; Programming profession; Training; Workstation human factors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Communication Technologies and Development, 2007. ICTD 2007. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1990-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1991-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTD.2007.4937413

Filename

4937413