Happiness is an Indian IT worker

Nearly a third of Indian information technology workers are highly satisfied with their job-well above the average for other Indian workers, says a CyberMedia Dice-TNS survey of IT professionals.

70 pc of IT workers surveyed had been promoted in the last year.

60 pc of IT workers surveyed still kept their CVs posted on the internet even when satisfied with their jobs.

9 out of 10 Indian IT professionals say their ideal employer would be a foreign or Indian multinational software firm.

The Net spreads across Asia

Asia is witnessing explosive Internet growth as developing and less-developed countries log on to the revolution. Three and four-digit growth in several countries means the emergence of large markets in the continent.

Countries-Number of users(in millions)-Penetration(% of population)-Usage growth(2000-2007)

Bangladesh--4.7--0.3%--270.0%

China--137--10.4%--508.9%

India--40--3.5%--700.0%

Indonesia--18--8.0%--800.0%

Japan--86.3--67.1%--83.3%

Malaysia--13.5--47.8%--265.6%

Pakistan--12.0--7.2%--8861.9%

Philippines--7.8--9.0%--291.0%

(Figures are till March 10,2007)

Best e-governance State 2000

RANKING

Ranking of states on the perceived improvement in the delivery of government services through e-governance initiative

1. Kerala - 1
2. Delhi - 2
3. Gujarat - 3
4. Madhya Pradesh - 4
5. Goa - 5
6. Karnataka - 6
7. Maharashtra - 7
8. Tamil Nadu - 7
9. Chhattisgarh - 8
10. Andhra Pradesh - 8
11. Uttar Pradesh - 9
12. Uttaranchal - 10
13. Haryana - 11
14. West Bengal - 11
15. Punjab - 12
16. Orissa - 13
17. Rajasthan - 14