IT And the East: How China And India Are Altering the Future of Technology And Innovation (Gartner)

The center of gravity in the technology world has been steadily moving west for 200 years. Today, both India and China are churning out some of the best trained computer science and electrical engineering graduates in the world. Far from being simply a source of cheap labor, both countries will soon be able to compete favorably (separately and together) for global business not on price but on competence and capability. This book is the first to address the key questions and challenges confronting business executives and managers in technology companies: How will companies in India and China come together to become even more competitive? What is the long term impact of high tech outsourcing in both markets? In what different ways will innovation be outsourced in the future? How should global technology companies balance the needs of Eastern versus Western markets? Is it possible to compete in Asian IT markets while protecting key intellectual property? How can Western countries maintain their competitiveness in the global high tech sector? In addition, this book discusses the most significant emerging alliances between Indian and Chinese companies in the high tech industry, and outlines the significant strategic threats to Western businesses.Written to help managers make the high stakes decisions that involve the future competitiveness of entire industries, this book will provide three things: 1) accurate information on the current state of high tech competitiveness in India and China; 2) a set of realistic scenarios that explores not only the possibility of continued rapid growth of India and China but also very possible disruptions to those economies; and, 3) a set of models andframeworks to help companies determi