Today we listened to a lecture provided to us by Professor Aswath Shastry on security issues in technology in India. The topic was of interest to many of the students. The lecture was followed by a discussion of I.T and I.P rights from a consultant by the name of Mr. Rangan Mohan.
We visited what I think is comparable to Disney Land, the Bangalore Infosys Corporate Office. April is blogging about this portion of the day but I must touch on the fact that this campus is literally the most beautiful thing I have seen. It was amazing how a workplace could hold so many benefits for its employees while upholding a fantastic name for itself. Infosys is known by the corporate world as one of the most moral companies and the highest of managerial skills.
Due to the change of scheduling for the week we quickly went back to XIME and ate lunch then left immediately to Wipro Corporate Offices. This was a lot of fun. I literally had the best coffee in the world here. I tried to bargain 300 rupees for Pete’s coffee. He eventually gave in, but gave April and I tea instead. We still believe that since the deal was not fully met and the drink was different from the original bargain we should not pay the rupees, Pete however disagrees. Portions of the agreement have been edited for content.
Later in the evening we had a panel discussion with the students from XIME. Personally, I felt this to be the most beneficial portion of the entire trip. We were able to compare ideals and views of the two cultures. The discussion was to be about how the two countries could benefit each other and what we would expect the next ten years to turn into. Our group decided to do an S.W.O.T analysis (Yes, even though we were not told do…we are kind of nerdy like that). I will give just a few points seeing as how this is a long blog already.
-Strength- The countries are both democratic and are so similar it makes sense. It will benefit both in the long run. If we allow India to manufacture for less the United States can come in with their specialty of sales. Weakness- The infrastructure of India, the loss of particular jobs, terrorism and more. Opportunities- We felt the greatest opportunity was the expansion of both economies. Threats- some of the threats included other countries, India’s location and both countries terrorism. This is only a few examples of each. Our group all went up together when presenting. I announced that if we are supposed to be talking about the countries working together it should start here so we all presenting. Scott and I were in the same group. Every group did very well.