Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Pitroda gets prestigious industry leader award
Sam Pitroda, chairman of India's Knowledge Commission, has been given a prestigious industry leader award for public welfare service by Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a leading professional association for the advancement of technology. The award, "for exceptional contribution in developing indigenous system and telecommunications infrastructure in India", was presented to the noted technocrat by Nim Cheung, the president of the IEEE Communications Society, at an event on November 27.
Credited with having laid the foundation for and ushered India's technology and telecommunications revolution in the 1980s, Pitroda accepted the award "on behalf of thousands and thousands of Indian engineers and scientists who have worked hard for the benefit of all the professionals".
A leading campaigner to help bridge the digital divide, Pitroda headed six technology missions related to telecommunications, water, literacy, immunization, dairy and oilseeds during his tenure as advisor to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in the 1980s. He was also the founder and first chairman of India's Telecom Commission.
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Article taken from the issue: 5 Dec, 2007
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