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India's high-tech hub deteriorating
The Oakland Tribune ^ | Wednesday, August 11, 2004 | S. Srinivasan -- Associated Press

Posted on 08/11/2004 12:23:13 PM PDT by Willie Green

BANGALORE, India -- Information technology officials from some of the world's leading companies met Tuesday to discuss improving the high-tech hub of Bangalore's deteriorating infrastructure.

Executives from U.S. companies Dell and IBM and the heads of Indian firms Wipro and Infosys met with Karnataka state's Chief Minister Dharam Singh to discuss several problems plaguing the capital Bangalore -- a popular outsourcing destination for Western companies.

Issues affecting Bangalore include electricity shortages, inadequate public transport, and traffic congestion. The city also needs an airport upgrade. Singh promised to tend to Bangalore's infrastructure woes to protect the city's multibillion dollar high-tech industry. However, Singh didn't announce any deadline for improvements, or say where the money for the work would come from.

(Excerpt) Read more at oaklandtribune.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: bangalore; globalism; india; infrastructure; it; outsourcing; woetooutsourcing

1 posted on 08/11/2004 12:23:14 PM PDT by Willie Green
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To: Willie Green
However, Singh didn't announce any deadline for improvements, or say where the money for the work would come from.

Somehow I think the money will come from IBM and Dell and the rest of the oursourcing companies.

2 posted on 08/11/2004 12:25:13 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Jefferson Davis - the first 'selected, not elected' president.)
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Don't worry, when it gets too expensive, IBM and Dell will just move on...


3 posted on 08/11/2004 12:37:43 PM PDT by 2banana (They want to die for Islam and we want to kill them)
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To: 2banana

That is the way the free traitor thinks.


4 posted on 08/11/2004 12:41:12 PM PDT by TXBSAFH (Bandwidth is too good for these (L)users.)
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To: TXBSAFH; neutrino

I would'nt be surprised if companies asked the US gov. to subsidize their improvements...


5 posted on 08/11/2004 12:43:28 PM PDT by KC_Conspirator (This space outsourced to India)
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