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A Tale of Two ITs…in India

Categories: Asia, Information and Communication Technology

On Forbes.com, the Director compares two IT phenomena transforming India, emphasizing the egalitarian nature and subsequent local and global implications of mobile phones.

by Iqbal Z. Quadir

The well-known success of information technologies (IT) in India is actually two successes, with two sets of implications and potential. To understand these two phenomena, it may be useful to think through what Joseph Schumpeter and Adam Smith have said about economic progress. Let me explain. Read more at Forbes >>

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