Global firms eye Mysore for ICT education

Firms from Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania, Kenya, United Kingdom, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Brazil have shown an interest in adopting the methodology developed by the Mysore-based ICT company Raman International Institute of Information Technology (RiiiT) for imparting training in ICT in their respective countries.

A favourable response emerged from these countries at the Indiasoft 2007, an ICT exhibition held in Hyderabad on January 9 and 10.

RiiiT exhibited its products on ICT education and training at the event. RiiiT's capabilities of localising and customising ICT as per client requirements were the point of attraction for the visitors.

"It is the continuous improvement in our quality and services which have made us attractive to international clients. Our training methodologies in ICT is the key factor for us to reach the global markets," S V Venkatesh, CEO, RiiiT, told Business Standard.

On the ICT exhibition, he said Indiasoft has emerged as a major IT event for showcasing competence and capabilities of Indian IT enterprises for providing end-to end solutions.

The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council, an autonomous body under the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, organised the event.

The emerging IT outsourcing opportunities in non-traditional markets of European Union and the Far East countries, the Latin American IT market, the potential markets of West Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa were the highlights, Venkatesh said.