The 5-trillion-dollar question: how can business build a digitally native India?

Oct 2, 2019

A researcher works on his laptop at the Microsoft India research centre in Bangalore June 24, 2009. Staffed with about 60 full-time researchers, many of them Indians with PhDs from top universities in the United States, the centre is at the cutting edge of Microsoft's R&D. It covers seven areas of research including mobility and cryptography. Its success, including developing a popular tool for Microsoft's new search engine Bing, underscores the potential of R&D in India at a time when cost-conscious firms are keen to offshore to save money by using talented researchers abroad. To match feature INDIA-R&D/ REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA SCI TECH BUSINESS) - GM1E57L0LK401

A focus on employability and skills for India's huge youth population is crucial Image: REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe

Deb Deep Sengupta

President and Managing Director, SAP India & Sub-Continent

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