苏醒的巨象 以往,提起印度,就联想到贫穷、饥饿、烂陋的棚屋和褴褛的乞丐。如今,在这个阴暗、官僚、种性制(一种把人划分为尊贵和卑贱的传统制度)的多民族大国中,孕育着一股新的科技潜流。印度正在以软件业为核心,闯入21世纪的大国之列。 从1991年开始,印度软件产业每年以50％的速度成长,去年总产值达到83亿美元。预计到2008年, The giant image of the revival In the past, when it came to India, it was thought of poverty, hunger, rotten huts and squats. Nowadays, in this dark, multi-ethnic country, a bureaucratic system and a system of sexuality (a traditional system that classifies human beings as noble and vile), a new wave of technology is bred. India is now centering on the software industry and has entered the ranks of major countries in the 21st century. Since 1991, India’s software industry has grown at a rate of 50% annually, and last year’s total output value reached US$8.3 billion. It is expected that by 2008,