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Animation woes!
Apropos the article ‘Can animation etch India’s image? [Express Computer, May 19]. It provided a great insight about the animation market. But I just wanted to draw your attention to certain stark facts, which are ignored by the IT industry & Nasscom.

1. There are no jobs available in this field. Studios want people with years of experience on their side. But without any opportunities, how is it possible to get a decent paying job?

2. HR guys talk big. But the fact is most HR guys don’t even know whom they should be recruiting. They hire a person on the basis of the degrees he has, instead of assessing his skill-sets.

3. Also, Nasscom feeds distorted facts, which may look good in PowerPoint presentations they make to companies in the West. But there is no reference to the scores without jobs. Nasscom predicts huge employment opportunities but avoids ground
realities.

— Dhara Kothari
Via e-mail

IT and biology
This is with reference to the article ‘The powerful world of bioinformatics’ [Express Computer, June 9]. The article has tried to provide an insight into the future of bioinformatics. But though most of what the article says is common knowledge, the part on the evolution of DNA supercomputers was interesting. Maybe Express Computer could further explore this area and provide us with more details on what’s happening on this front.

— Senthil Kalantri
Mumbai

Love your neighbours
After exploiting markets in the US and Europe, India Inc. now seems to have started exploring opportunities in neighbouring countries. CII has joined hands with Myanmar to set up a task force to facilitate information and communication business in that country. This move is also expected to improve India’s trade deficit with Myanmar. Meanwhile, Tata-owned VSNL has already received approval to form a public limited company in Sri Lanka. Will our other not-so-friendly neighbours see the benefits of joining hands with India to meet their IT and communication needs.

— Aditya Kumar
Delhi

Generous West
More and more multinationals seem to be investing huge amounts in India. In the past couple of weeks renowned companies like PeopleSoft, Prudential and DSP Merrill Lynch have announced plans to invest more than $20-25 million over the next few years. Is this portending the good times to come for the Indian IT industry? After the dismal results announced by the likes of Infosys and Wipro we do need good news of this kind to boost morale.

— Vijay Rathod
Delhi

Hardware sees light
The Indian government finally seems to be making some concrete efforts to catch up with China in the global computer and electronics hardware manufacturing sector. The draft of the national hardware policy framework, which has been modelled on the policies adopted by China and Korea promises zero customs duty on all raw material and capital goods. The policy also promises tax concessions and higher depreciation on hardware equipment to boost domestic demand. These initiatives will go a long way in bringing us on par with the other manufacturing giants.

— Sunil Sengupta
Mumbai