Dewang Mehta
Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 - 12 April 2001) was the president of NASSCOM between 1991 and 2001.[1][2]
Mehta was born in Gujarat and studied at Imperial College London[3] In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.[3]
Mehta died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to Sydney.[3][4]
Recognitions
Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by Computerworld Magazine in 3 consecutive years[3] In October 2000 the World Economic Forum chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".[5][4]
Since his death, a foundation has been created in his name.[6]
References
- ^ D'Monte, Leslie; Shindi, Shivani (10 February 2010). "How Nasscom made the software sector a superpower". Business Standard. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Dewang Mehta (1991-2001)". Nasscom. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Nasscom chief Dewang Mehta found dead in Sídney". Rediff.com. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian software lobbyist dead". BBC News. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Dewang Mehta, Omar Abdullah are 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow'". rediff.com. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Reddy, R Ravikanth (21 December 2015). "Dewang Mehta award for AITS". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Dewang Mehta Foundation
- Thiagarajan, Krishnan (15 April 2001). "Dewang Mehta: A mission interrupted". Business Line. The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.