Indian IT

"This way, I will have access to the best scientists in the world without having to produce them myself," says Mr Maria. | Indian businessmen have used IT to create new business models that enable them to provide services in a more cost-effective way. | He suggests the country's computer services industry can simply outsource research to foreign universities if the capability is not available locally. | This is not something that necessarily requires expensive technical research. | Innovation in India is as much due to entrepreneurialism as it is to IT skills, says Arun Maria, chairman of Boston Consulting Group in India.