Abstract:
The paper analyses the changing leadership in Computer and
Information Services (CIS). Leadership is measured in terms of export
shares. The leadership appears to have changed from United States of
America, United Kingdom and Germany to Ireland and subsequently to
India. India has been trying to maintain her leadership through
improvements in technological capabality and in that process has also
become a base for MNCs to set up software development centres. These
MNCs have been increasing their innovative activities in India as
revealed through increased patenting and domestic Indian enterprises
has followed although very slowly in improving their technological
capability. Two conclusions can be drawn. Leadership in CIS is basically
a function of the availability of highly trained software engineers. But
the sustainability of leadership depends whether the industry is
domestically or foreign owned.
