Can Calcutta become another Bangalore?: looking for windows of opportunity in international telework
By: Mitter, Swasti.
Contributor(s): Sen, Asish.
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ArticlePublisher: 2000Description: p.2263-268.Subject(s): Telecommunications - India - West Bengal | Telecommuting | Telework
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Economic and Political WeeklySummary: The case of Calcutta highlights the challenges that technocities in India face in achieving a Bangalore-type of success in attracting outsourced software services work from abroad. This paper stresses the facilities that will be necessary in order to make it possible for Calcutta to have a niche in the market for such international telework or e-commerce in software. It also suggests why remote processing, rather than software services, could provide a better entry route to the global information economy, especially from the point of view of traditionally disadvantaged groups, such as women. - Reproduced
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Indian Institute of Public Administration | Volume no: 35, Issue no: 26 | Available | AR45848 |
The case of Calcutta highlights the challenges that technocities in India face in achieving a Bangalore-type of success in attracting outsourced software services work from abroad. This paper stresses the facilities that will be necessary in order to make it possible for Calcutta to have a niche in the market for such international telework or e-commerce in software. It also suggests why remote processing, rather than software services, could provide a better entry route to the global information economy, especially from the point of view of traditionally disadvantaged groups, such as women. - Reproduced
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