In the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, information technology is called golden phoenix. It is precisely because of the popularization and development of information technology that India, a big country with a weak industrial base and many indicators of social and economic development below the national average, has undergone earth-shaking changes in just a few years.
The changes in Andhra Pradesh are mainly attributed to Chandrabab Naidu, the chief minister of the state, who is famous for promoting information technology throughout India. Since he led Andhra Pradesh from 65438 to 0996, the state government has made a series of strategic decisions to vigorously develop the information technology industry and popularize information technology education.
At Naidu's initiative, various government departments in Andhra Pradesh have established information technology centers. The reporter has been to Naidu's office. Although this office is less than 20 square meters, the most attractive thing is the large plane and ultra-thin computer workstation on his desk. The latest economic development indicators of countries around the world published by The Economist magazine are being displayed on the screen. Through the computer workstation, Naidu not only understands the development trend of information technology at home and abroad, but also guides the work of various departments of the state government.
In order to attract domestic and foreign investment, Naidu established the Software Science Park in Hyderabad, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. 1997, a high-tech city dedicated to the development of information technology was completed in Hyderabad. Then, with the support of many well-known information technology companies at home and abroad, the Indian Institute of Information Technology was established in Hyderabad to train information technology talents. The number of engineering colleges in Andhra Pradesh has also increased from 32 in 1995 to 102 now.
In order to learn from the experience and lessons of other countries in developing information technology industry, Naidu specially invited information technology giants such as Bill Gates to Hyderabad to consult their opinions on the development of information technology in Andhra Pradesh. He also visited some famous high-tech parks in the world, attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, and exchanged views with economic leaders of various countries.
In five years, Hyderabad Software Science and Technology Park has attracted dozens of famous information technology companies in India and abroad. Hyderabad has become the third most developed information technology city in India after Bangalore and Madras. In 1994- 1995, the export of computer software in Andhra Pradesh was only 220 million rupees (1 US$ 43 rupees), and it increased sharply to 5.73 billion rupees in 1998- 1999, which was five years ago. In the best business state published by India's famous business magazine Business Today this year, Andhra Pradesh ranks third among 24 Indian states, while in 1995, Andhra Pradesh ranks only 22nd.
Some economic analysts believe that the development of information technology industry in Andhra Pradesh is a microcosm of the development of information technology industry in India in the past 10 years. It also sets a good example for developing countries to develop high technology.