IEEE India Office - Update
Harish Mysore
Director, India Operations
harish.mysore@ieee.org
IEEE R 10 Meet – Kolkata
4 March 2012
IEEE India Office
GIEEE registered as a Pvt.
Ltd. company in
Bangalore, India
Subsidiary of IEEE Inc. and
IEEE
Registered in Sep 2010;
operational in June 2011
IEEE Global Growth Strategy
Increase visibility of IEEE and its members in target geographic
areas
– Measured by perception studies, membership growth, media
inquiries, requests to participate in local issues affecting the
profession
Further local engagement of and collaboration with IEEE
Members, industry, government, academia and related
organizations
– Measured by increased number of participants (individuals and
organizations) and the depth of their engagement/collaboration in
activities
– Maximize IEEE influence and impact locally through valued
programs, products and services
– Measured by usage, participation, financial results, and
documented improvements in local conditions
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What We Do in India
Membership Activities
Section Volunteer Support
Student Activities Support
Educational Activities
Faculty Development
Program
Evaluating “Finishing Schools”
Museum Collaboration
TISP
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Standards Activities
Relationship building with BIS
SA CAG Outreach program
Standards Education
INDIC Standard
Publication Activities
Xplore® Client Services
Technical Activities
Chapter Volunteer Support
Distinguished Lecture Tours
Computer Society SWEBOK,
CSDA, CSDP and other
workforce readiness programs
Corporate Activities
Global Growth Strategy
Engage with government and
industry leaders
Business Development
Coordinate visits of IEEE
leaders
Humanitarian Activities
2011 India Highlights
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Office operational and completion of regulatory
requirements
Launched development of Faculty Training program pilot
Initiated promotion of CS SWEBOK, CSDA, CSDP
certification programs
Four signed MoUs – IIT-GN, IBM India, ACCS, DTU
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8 IEEE Leadership visits hosted in 7 months
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IEEE Presidents and Executive Staff
Leaders from Educational Activities, Sales and Marketing and Computer Society
Coordinated Distinguished Lecture tours
Provided support for IEEE Indicon 2011 and ANTS 2011
Limited local support for Sections, Chapters, GOLD, TISP
Developing SA Corporate Advisory Group Outreach Program
Also: Thanks to Sales and Marketing, AICTE requires ASPP in
4000 Colleges / universities for engineering programs
IEEE Membership in India
IEEE Members
IEEE Members
– India Council with 11 Sections
= 37,207 (year-end 2010)
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Bangalore Section
Bombay Section
Calcutta Section
Delhi Section
Gujarat Section
Hyderabad Section
Kerala Section
Kharagpur Section
Madras Section
Pune Section
Uttar Pradesh Section
IEEE-SA Members
Individual = 72 (year-end 2010)
Corporate = 3
* AIMT
* K7 Computing
* Net-O2 Technologies
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2012 Outcomes:
Lay Foundation to Support Rapid Growth
Professional staff of 1 grows to 7-8 in 2012
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By the end of 2012:
 Office operations stabilized
 Establish Section 25 not-for-profit corporate construct
 Faculty development program pilot delivered
 Skills Development and Training for Workforce Readiness
• Channel development for SWEBOK, CSDA, CSDP
implemented
• Finishing School opportunity assessment complete
 Standards outreach and education programs are
operational
 IEEE Software Development Team will be in place
interfacing effectively with IEEE IT in NJ
 Define longer-term IEEE business plan for India
 Start IEEE Software development center
Opportunities Abound in India
AICTE mandatory adoption of ASPP will enable
new IEEE opportunities:
 Increase IEL penetration
 New student branches/University Partnership Programs
Demand is increasing for high quality
international technical conferences as India
focuses on improving the quality of its research
Membership growth and retention
– Introduce local India membership benefit
programs
– Improve section and chapter programs
– Member engagement in humanitarian activities
Increasing involvement of Indian government
and industry in global standards development
Filling gaps in education and workforce
development while university education
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IEEE Challenges in India
India is ramping up for IEEE at a pace faster
than IEEE experienced in China
Load balancing IEEE investment in India to
maximize influence and impact in India
• Developing government relations is complex
and requires a long-term commitment
(Standards and Education can lead)
• Increasing IEEE visibility in India requires a
unified local public relations program in the
spirit of one IEEE
• Increased local support for MGA necessary to
grow and sustain membership growth,
retention and engagement
• Establishing a local ecosystem for IEEE
conferences and events could support more
rapid local growth and ensure quality control
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Summary
As India builds modern
infrastructure, improves
education and research,
and evolves into a global
innovation destination,
immense opportunities
for IEEE in India will
present themselves…
In fact, they already are.
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Ano Bhadraaha Kritao Yantu Vishvataha –
”let noble thoughts come to us from
all directions” – Rig Veda