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Bangalore Key Facts
- Silicon Valley of India
- 7.2 million people, 5th largest city in India (+ 1 billion people)
- 86% literacy
- 1154 IT SW companies in 2003, up from 29 in 1993
- 116 new SW technology part units established in 2002-3
Articles (Note: Many newspapers require you to register to see the article. Registration is normally free)
- "Small and Smaller", By Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times, March 4, 2004. Excellent piece re the third era of Globalization.
- "India fears cut in U.S. outsourcing, Protectionism could crimp boom in tech" , Michael Oneal, Chicago Tribune, published in Arizona Star, February 23, 2004
- "As economy expands, India on 'verge of something big'", by James Cox, USA Today, Feb. 9, 2004
- "Outsourcing to add 22 mn US jobs", by Kalpana Shah, The Economic Times (India), Feburary 6, 2004
- "India's Dominance In Offshoring To Continue For 2-3 Years: McKinsey", by Prachi Verma, The Financial Express, February 3, 2004
- "Offshoring Myths? Say It Ain't So. Zelos found Indian call center agents possess the same quality as American call center agents.", by Brendan B. Read, CommWeb, January 21, 2004.
Bangalore IT. Official website of the Department of IT and Biotechnology, Government of Karnataka.
Outsourcing and India page at Rediff.Com (India) links to major stories about BPO (business process outsourcing) and IT outsourcing from the UK and the USA.
