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India to gain billions in US computer investment

India will gain nearly $6-billion in information technology investment over the next few years from just three United States companies, according to a report on the Science and Development Network website, SciDev.Net.

But critics claim the computer world is drawing the country's scientific talent away from other areas of research.

Microsoft is to double its Indian workforce to 7 000 and increase research and development investment by $1.7-billion. Intel is putting in $1-billion, and Advanced Micro Devices will invest $3-billion.

According to the New Delhi-based National Association of Software and Service Companies, India is attracting this level of foreign investment because of low labour costs, a well-educated, English-speaking workforce and its location in a convenient time zone.

But some Indian leaders, according to an article in Science that is available via links on SciDev.Net, are accusing the boom of luring talent away from universities. Information technology entrants are tempted with salaries three times higher than those for entry-level scientists.

Others see this attitude as envy, and claim that such battles for talent, if they lead to a stronger economy, will benefit both commercial and basic research.

( www.mg.co.za)

 
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