How do we attract International Talent?
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Vijay Patil
Aug 17, 2012, 8:39:25 AM8/17/12
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How do we attract International Talent that is typically needed if you develop hi-tech product and services for whole world.
If general impression of India remains bad, thanks to our utter incompetence in managing traffic and related infrastructure.
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/08/14/148204/ask-slashdot-whats-the-best-place-to-relocate
India - hmmmm... if you can think of a very busy market day (or a festival day) but forget about the fun, you'd have a pretty good idea on how the everyday streets in India look like (at least the case in major IT centres).
The car traffic is insane, a continuous rush hours except 4-5 hours during the night. Nobody seems to follow any other rule but "I want to go where I need" and nobody seems to care about incessant honking - I was under continuous stress my week in India, my brain interpreted the honking as "you are in immediate danger" (until I get adjusted to the idea they are using it just to signal their presence). Frequently, cars and motorcycles will even use footpaths to overtake. Malaria is a risk; one may (or may not) get adjusted with the food.
Power outages (of smaller scale than the recent major ones) are frequent - my experience: almost daily, of 3-15 minutes duration. If you have kids, I would strongly advice you against... otherwise, if you have a big adventurous spirit, why not?
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Note: Yes I am aware of efforts by company associations like MCCIA to improve the situation, and hope they succeed.
If general impression of India remains bad, thanks to our utter incompetence in managing traffic and related infrastructure.
http://politics.slashdot.org/story/12/08/14/148204/ask-slashdot-whats-the-best-place-to-relocate
India - hmmmm... if you can think of a very busy market day (or a festival day) but forget about the fun, you'd have a pretty good idea on how the everyday streets in India look like (at least the case in major IT centres).
The car traffic is insane, a continuous rush hours except 4-5 hours during the night. Nobody seems to follow any other rule but "I want to go where I need" and nobody seems to care about incessant honking - I was under continuous stress my week in India, my brain interpreted the honking as "you are in immediate danger" (until I get adjusted to the idea they are using it just to signal their presence). Frequently, cars and motorcycles will even use footpaths to overtake. Malaria is a risk; one may (or may not) get adjusted with the food.
Power outages (of smaller scale than the recent major ones) are frequent - my experience: almost daily, of 3-15 minutes duration. If you have kids, I would strongly advice you against... otherwise, if you have a big adventurous spirit, why not?
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Note: Yes I am aware of efforts by company associations like MCCIA to improve the situation, and hope they succeed.
Anil Risbud
Aug 17, 2012, 1:41:49 PM8/17/12
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Dear Vijay,
IMHO, our collective goal should not be to improve our traffic and related infrastructure to attract expats (we have enough unemployed and educated people), but to improve efficiency and quality of life for our own cities and their citizens, techies or not.
rgds,
Anil Risbud
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