Intel is one of the biggest contributors to open source technology, which also makes the company one of the biggest recruiters of open source professionals. The company has a lot of initiatives involving developers. So anyone with the 'right' skill-set ca
Spoke to to understand the company's recruitment strategy with respect to open source developers. Excerpts…
Diksha P Gupta Open Source For You Narendra Bhandari, director, Intel Software and Services Group, Intel South Asia, QIs
this one of the reasons why Intel is eyeing the Indian market for open source technology? If you’ve observed our behaviourI we have almost FonWLnuousOy LnYHsWHd Ln ,ndLD oYHr WhH ODsW fiYH Wo sHYHn years and worked with companies to build solutions for multiple platforms. te have been working with the developersI because the devices are growing in the market and the availability of broadband is also continuously growing. lur fundamental approach is to drive digital literacy in every home in the countryI if possible. That will happen through devices and connectivityI amongst other things. The way Intel wants to address this is by getting more and more relevant applications. That will drive technology usage and digital literacyI and attract more users. Look at it in this way—a couple of years backI one could not think of booking air tickets sitting in the remotest parts of the countryI but it is possible now. To answer your question about why we continuously work with the developersI my answer would be: to drive digital literacy and that will mostly come through applications. And applications come from developers. If you look at the entire eco-systemI our role will be to continuously investI incentivise and educate developers to build more applications relevant for our lives. So developers play a key role in bringing about digital literacy. QSince
Intel’s thrust is on open source technology, do you think that there has been a surge in the demand for open source professionals in the past few years, particularly in the Indian market?