Template:Cleanup translation 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
- ↑ How Nasscom made the software sector a superpower. Business Standard(10 February 2010).
- ↑ Dewang Mehta (1991-2001). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Nasscom chief Dewang Mehta found dead in Sídney(12 April 2001). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Indian software lobbyist dead. BBC News(12 April 2001).
- ↑ Dewang Mehta, Omar Abdullah are 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow'(3 November 2000). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ↑ Dewang Mehta award for AITS. The Hindu(21 December 2015).
External links
- Official website
- Dewang Mehta Foundation
- Dewang Mehta: A mission interrupted, Thiagarajan, Krishnan. The Hindu(15 April 2001).