Microsoft Excited About India's 'Make in India' And 'Digital India' Initiatives

By siliconindia | Monday, 20 July 2015, 11:34 Hrs

“We have the technologies to allow them to become world class and integrated into the global supply chain,” he said.

Patel said that Microsoft’s partners recognise that India is a “growth opportunity” as they simply look at the “white space in the country – the population that has not started using technology.”

“Not many countries in the world have the size of population – consumer and small business – that have not begun to use technology as in India,” he said.

The solution providers that develop the applications that can be on cloud are also talking to the company and inquiring about applications relevant to the Indian consumer and small business, he said.

“The India story is a very exciting one. It is the biggest white space that exists in terms of opportunity for many companies to come in,” he added.

Patel also cited the initiatives taken by Microsoft in India to get women initiated in IT, programs to educate teachers and investment in educational institutions as “our efforts to get the environment and ecosystem ready to be able to support this growth.”

Referring to the government’s Skills India initiative, Patel said Microsoft’s cloud and mobility can help people learn and acquire new skills in unprecedented ways.

“The internet provides the ability to people to remote learn and get access to information…This is what cloud and mobility provide… We are opening the doors for people to learn and develop skills in a different format in a scale and speed that were never accessible before,” he said.

Patel, however, said that infrastructure still remains a challenge. “Not many countries in the world have the size of population – consumer and small business – that have not begun to use technology as in India,” he said.

Source: PTI