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Monday, Feb 23, 2004
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Industry & Economy
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Science & Technology `India should focus on nanotechnology' Our Bureau
Bangalore , Feb. 22 THE country could be a leader in the new technology areas such as nano materials, biotechnology and energy technologies, said venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, Mr Vinod Khosla, here on Sunday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an open house with employees of Centrata and MetricStream, Mr Khosla who is the general partner of Kleiner, Perkins Caufield & Byers, said India had largely started as a follower in the IT sector. "If we start serious research in areas like nanotechnology, biotechnology, we can start as a leader," he said. Commending the Government for doing a "fabulous job" in setting up and encouraging various R&D institutes which had led to development of lot of talent, Mr Khosla suggested that these institutes could be expanded further. As part of his India visit, Mr Khosla has been visiting various research institutes in the country. "Indian companies should take a global view and see that in which part we are competitive," he said. Earlier, speaking at the open house, Mr Khosla said although a lot of IT related work was being done from India, none of the Indians had set up a product company with unique model.
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