1. © NIIT 2006 Building Trade Capacity & Attracting FDI Emerging Imperatives from the ICT industry experience in India P. Rajendran, NIIT, India

2. © NIIT 2006 The Drivers 1.Seeding of the IT hardware industry 2.Disruption caused by IT 3.Active leadership by private sector in skills development & increasing employability 4.Active Industry Forums 5.Government reforms

3. © NIIT 2006 Disruption caused by ICT Some capabilities ahead of domestic market needs in ’80s Entrepreneurship in non-formal education sector On-site, Offshore, Nearshore Innovations in Govt. policies Quality processes ahead of clients Outsourcing : a top-level responsibility

4. © NIIT 2006 Capacity Building Private sector investments in non- formal education sector creating massive scale-up  Consumer pays fees  All asset investments by firms  Different courses & modes of delivery

5. © NIIT 2006 Case of NIIT Started with Teaching-Hospital model Vision for the Education group of : Life-long training partner (insuring against professional Obsolence) : “The Inspiring Mentor”. Becoming the #1 in the world

6. © NIIT 2006 Case of NIIT 1Youth in UniversitiesDual qualification with a 3-year program with one-year internship Create and deliver ICT curricula with lecturer training 2Working professionalsUpgradation of skills 3In Government & private schoolsIT and IT-assisted classes, and teacher training 4Mass awarenessShort courses on IT usage 5Open learning for childrenHole-in-the Wall learning stations in playgrounds

7. © NIIT 2006 NIIT Scorecard Over 3 Million adults trained Created over 800 education centres and e-learning platform In 30 countries In India, at school level: –4.2 Million children –1 Million teachers –5,200+ schools covered Pays tax and publicly listed

8. © NIIT 2006 NIIT – recent innovations Institute of Finance, Banking & Insurance – with equity participation by leading Bank Using asynchronous learning technology to take management education delivered by the top management schools (Govt. owned) to in-service executives to 6 cities now, 70 more in 5 years

9. © NIIT 2006 Foreign Investments Government allowed participation of FIIs in the secondary market; progressively increasing the limit of holding in companies Liberalised laws to enable firms to seek foreign investments through the primary route Made it easier to list on foreign stock exchanges – GDR, ADR issues

10. © NIIT 2006 The Unforgettables Government reforms Innovative policies :enable entrepreneurs Private sector participation in capacity building Capable and forward-looking Industry Association Breakthrough improvement in Quality

11. © NIIT 2006 Ahsante Thank you