000 01161pab a2200193 454500
008 180718b2000 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
100 _aMitter, Swasti
245 _aCan Calcutta become another Bangalore?: looking for windows of opportunity in international telework
260 _c2000
300 _ap.2263-268
362 _a24 Jun
520 _aThe 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
650 _aTelecommunications - India - West Bengal
650 _aTelecommuting
650 _aTelework
700 _aSen, Asish
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a45425
999 _c45425
_d45425