Develop innovation culture: Premji

Posted on: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:06:00 EST


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Nov 13, 2009 (The Economic Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
WIT | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- BANGALORE, India -- Wipro chairman Azim Premji said a culture of innovation was what could sustain companies in these competitive times. "Products can be quickly copied. So it's important to continuously innovate in products, services, customer service. Industry must drive high value solutions through R&D," he said.

He urged the government to use IT in their endeavours. IT, he said, would significantly improve the government's productivity, and help to increase the reach and efficiency of government agencies in delivering citizen services.

He said such deliveries are "too fragmented " in the country today and best practices "don't come to the surface," and there is a lot of duplication between different organizations in the government resulting in higher costs.

He suggested that states should share their expertise in egovernance. "States should not reinvent the wheel; they can adapt existing e-governance projects in other states that have already implemented them."

Talking about the global economic situation, Premji said the mood in the world had changed. "The last 15 months have been hard on everyone. Some stability is returning. The Western world is likely to record 1-2 percent growth in 2010.

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