Role of ICT for competitiveness: Learning from the case of software industry in India

The information and communication technology (ICT) have considerable potential and economic effects. the software industry, a segment. of the ICT Indus try, has attracted, enormous mindshare in India. This industry in India has contributed significantly to. many stakeholders and brought laurels to the country., There is still vast untapped potential for competitiveness of Bharat. Leveraging the potential will demand all round improvements on many facets of competitiveness.., Drawing on rich experiences of competitiveness research covering the West as well as the East, attempt is made here to present a factual perspective on, competitiveness reality, taking case of software industry in India. The learning are synthesized and can be adapted in other related industries such as telecom, which have experienced high growth. Finally, implications are drawn for key stakeholders for nurturing competitiveness.