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Open source software policy will empower society: Wipro
Bengaluru, April 17
The Indian government's
policy on open source software would open up huge opportunities to
participate in its drive to adopt it for extensive use, a top official
of IT bellwether Wipro Ltd said on Friday.
"The government's
policy on open source adoption is a critical step towards building a
digitally empowered society. The initiative will usher in efficiency,
transparency and reliability in the country's technology infrastructure
and create jobs," Wipro chief executive T.K. Kurien said in a statement
here.
The increasing pace of adoption of open source software and
methodologies led by advancements in analytics, cloud computing and the
Internet of Things (IoT) have catapulted open source into a core
technology asset for enterprises worldwide.
"We have identified
open source as a core technology initiative and our investments in
building a large cadre of skilled personnel is reaping dividends as
reflected by the increasing customer interest," Kurien asserted.
The
global software major's open source practice offers consulting services
to clients, including government agencies looking to adopt open source
in their technology landscape.
"Our services encompass developing
and implementing open source policies and processes, advisory and
strategy consulting, roadmap development, integration, community
engagement, legacy migration, governance, risk mitigation and support,"
Kurien added.
The IT outsourcing major also helps customers build
open source platforms on applications, big data, infrastructure, IoT,
hardware and testing.
In the product engineering space,
reusable/licensable IP blocks will help shrink product development
timelines for various market segments.