Standardize on colors Printability and project ability Spell check HR # reconciliation Thorough proofing Numbers check Consistent Template Taj Mahal Make Header consistent – Arial 24 Un-bold India: From Emerging to Surging & IBM in India C. Mohan, PhD IBM Fellow and IBM India Chief Scientist IBM India, Bangalore To replace the title / subtitle with your own: Click on the title block -> select all the text by pressing Ctrl+A -> press Delete key -> type your own text 11/19/2018

India – A Dynamic & Emerging Economy 5000 years civilisation, 1.1 billion people 325 languages - 18 official, 29 states, 5 territories World’s largest democracy, Numerous religions: Prime Minister has PhD in Economics (Oxford). President is an eminent aerospace scientist with 30 honorary doctorates. Both belong to minorities! 142 million periodical subscriptions About 75 recognised political parties 4th largest economy 3rd largest standing army 2nd largest pool of scientists & engineers Largest English speaking country Literacy Rate: 65.38 % By 2015, a working population of 823 million 300+ million middle-class, exceeds population of USA The myriad festivities of India reflect the spirit and character of India: youthful, vibrant, diverse – celebrating life in its every color! 11/19/2018

India’s transformation is underway The social fabric is changing Industries undergoing radical transformation India is driving global mission-critical innovation Government continues to push the growth agenda Competition is intense and of a different kind 11/19/2018

Challenges & Competition India: Marketplace Understanding & IBM Presence All industries growing at over 10% CAGR Emerging sectors (e.g. Retail & ITES,) growing at over 30% Changing social fabric Sustainable economic growth Industry transformation India’s people are its source of innovation 2 1 Country Dynamics Domestic Opportunity Global Leverage Challenges & Competition IBM India Presence Inadequate infrastructure Coalition politics Untested labor laws Supply-side competition (MNCs & Domestic) 5 From cost arbitrage to high value Emerging global innovation and R&D hub 3 4 Domestic Ops Global Missions Global Delivery Labs GSDC GBSC IBM TCS Domestic AMS BTO ISL IRL 11/19/2018

IBM India – Extensive operations across the country IBM India Business Units Application Management Services/GBS Business Process Transformation Services India Software Labs and IBM TCS Global Service Delivery Center India Research Labs Domestic Operations/Others Delhi . Kolkata . . Mumbai Pune Hyderabad . Chennai Bangalore 11/19/2018

Problems/Issues Pockets of good database research work: IISc, IIT Bombay, IBM IRL, … by mostly returnees from the US Very poor CS PhD production rate by Indian Univs (2004: 36 in India, 3300 in China!) Most good undergraduates from IITs go abroad for studies or go for domestic jobs/MBAs Not enough junior/senior Indian researchers or product technologists from US are returning to India, unlike in the case of China, Taiwan, Korea, … IITs have a hard time recruiting good faculty with deep research focus IBM India encouraging employees to go for PhD/MS 11/19/2018

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