The second day of Edutech Expo brought in top industry speakers including Rohit Aggarwal, CEO, Techtribe; Ajay Jain, technical account manager, Wind River India. On the other hand, from the academia side, the expo witnessed speakers from institutes like Centre for Career Development, EIILM University, Dream Zone and Kangaroo.
Addressing the students, Bhattacharya said, “The Indian PC industry has been growing voluptuously over the last couple of years. Last year, there were 7.5 million PCs sold in India, and each PC consumes 200 watt power. This actually means that the PC industry in India needs power equivalent to three nuclear plants. This is definitely not a sustainable model with PCs expecting to grow even more in the coming years. I feel that there is an immense need for the manufacturers to make PCs that consumes less power.”
Rohit Aggarwal urged students to be more proactive than reactive when they are in their colleges. Developing habits like being on time for a meeting goes a long way in enhancing a person’s outlook towards life. “I feel that students need to understand the benefits of interacting more with people around, as it enables them to open up and also gives them an opportunity to learn more,” added Aggarwal.
Ajay Jain from Wind River India spoke about the opportunities that are available in the embedded space. He also made the students understand what exactly embedded means and how it is going to be the next big thing in the Indian market.
The Indian semiconductor and embedded design services market is expected to cross $7.37 billion in 2008. The domestic semiconductor and embedded design services industry is all set to enter a new phase Ver 2.0, following on from where Ver 1.0 left off. To achieve this next phase of growth, the industry needs to focus on availability of quality manpower, higher productivity and more value creation, reveals the findings of the recently launched report by the India Semiconductor Association (ISA) and IDC India. |
