Sumit Singh, VP & CIO, Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd.   

“India, with its numerous challenges and limited means, is blessed with a vast talent pool. There is hardly a technology company that does not have some form of presence in the country. Many have large development centre or technical team in India involved in some real innovative work. Many individuals have gone all over the world, made name for themselves and achieved great technical success. Further, India has become a big hub for Start Ups and Innovation Centre now and is second only to the Silicon Valley. What this means is that the general awareness of latest technology advancement is well known within Indian organizations and the IT professionals. With regards to fast adoption, most Indian companies, in my opinion and quite rightly so, have shied away from the bleeding edge technology instead opting for maturation of the offering, allowing all kinks to settle down and for the price point to entry becoming more acceptable. This value for money is essential for a very competitive and open environment and a non-bleeding edge technology hardly leaves the entity competitively lagging behind their peers, domestic or international. It also further allows reduced risks that early adopters take. The pace of change in the technology solutions along with associated products has also grown hence making a patient choice quite an important factor,” opines Sumit Singh, VP & CIO, Wockhardt Hospitals Ltd.