A Tête-à-tête on Acer India
In an exclusive interview, WS Mukund, managing director of Acer India, let us in on his perception of the Bangladeshi IT market and its relevance to Acer India. The interview, held at the office of Executive Technologies Limited, distributor of Acer in Bangladesh, provided an insight into the company's foresight, both globally and for the Bangladeshi market. According to Mukund, development in every field, be it agriculture, business, production or even state security, is becoming more and more dependent on the use of technology. Interestingly, to make a strong ground in technology, financial backup or muscle power is not much of a requirement. What is of utmost importance is education and training in various fields of information technology. And the benefits of this technology should be spread out to grass-root levels to ensure significant development. Such is also true for Bangladesh. If farmers could be equipped with the benefits of technology, revolutionary changes could be brought about in the Bangladeshi agriculture. The world economy could also benefit from Bangladeshi manpower skilled in the various fields of technology. To achieve this, however, it is necessary to provide wider access to this technology. Although getting everybody a computer may not be possible, to begin with, every village could be provided with at least one computer. Moreover, students should be provided with computers at cheaper cost. Mukund informed that at present, Acer has a world market share of 15.7 percent and the growth rate is 75 percent. This growth rate is more than 90 percent in different countries of Asia including Bangladesh and India. In other words, Acer has been able to earn the trust of computer users quite fast. In Bangladesh, Acer plans to increase sales and service centres. They are already providing faster post-sale services on Acer products. Acer has also introduced their laptops, desktop PCs and servers keeping in mind the affordability of the customers. Mukund emphasised that Bangladesh has a promising computer market as more and more Bangladeshis are interested in acquiring the latest technology. If the facilities of information technology could be extended to the rural population, with internet access, this could provide a significant contribution to Bangladesh's development.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments