About the author

George Eby Mathew is an electrical and electronics engineer by training. Since 1992, he has tracked globalisation, innovation and the emergence of India's technology industries and has authored over 300 related articles, including advisory notes and book chapters as a journalist, analyst and researcher.

As a former journalist with Indian Express, George reported on the emergence of the liberalising Indian economy in the early 1990s. George is currently a Business Consultant with Infosys Australia based in Sydney. Prior to this, he was Head of IT Management Research at Infosys' centre for innovation and R&D at SETLabs (Software Engineering & Technology Laboratory). He was also an analyst for Gartner. More details are at http://www.georgeebymathew.com. Photo Credit: Christlphoto.com.au.