About Us



CITNE
ISB
Hyderabad



CITNE

The Centre for Information Technology & the Networked Economy (CITNE), launched in July 2006 is the youngest of ISB’s Centre of Excellence. Its mission is to encourage innovative thinking in maximizing the benefit of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to business and society. It fosters ICT centric inter-disciplinary research that:

  • develops global best practices and enhances the competitiveness of the Indian IT industry

  •  focuses on how ICT can help towards economic development

CITNE promotes analytical, empirical and field experiment oriented partnerships between researchers and industry. We provide a platform for meaningful collaboration between the global Information Systems (IS) research community and the burgeoning, global-scoped Indian IT industry. CITNE is working on developing specific educational programmes that are designed to bridge the expected talent gap in creating a pool of globally competent knowledge workers to meet the projected demand

CITNE’s Activities

  • Engage in rigorous and relevant research that will lead to a better understanding of how computing and networking technologies interact and create value for business and society.

  • Organise the International Symposium on Information Systems (ISIS), an annual research conference bringing leading academics and practitioners together.

  • Organise and annual CIO and functional head targeted executive education forum at the ISB, where top CIOs, technology strategists, and academic researchers congregate to understand how to gain strategic differentiation from their IT spends.

  • Provide funding to affiliated faculty members who propose cutting-edge research related to innovative use of IT in enhancing global competitiveness and economic development.

  • Maintain a repository of active research undertaken by its members through its working paper series.

  • Attract leading researchers from across the globe to present and exchange their ideas relating to innovative use of IT through its seminar series.

  • Working on developing specific educational programs that are designed to bridge the expected talent gap in creating a pool of globally competent knowledge workers to meet the projected demand.
     

ISB

ISB is a leading business school located in the city of Hyderabad in south India. The School is the dream of some of the best minds from the corporate and academic world. Their aspiration in creating the ISB is to establish an internationally top-ranked, research-driven, independent management institution that grooms future leaders for India and the world. The ISB is born of a partnership that is unheard of in the launch of any institution ever. The founders are eminent business leaders, entrepreneurs and academicians from around the world. We have formed academic associations with three of the worlds leading business schools - Kellogg School of Management, The Wharton School, and London Business School. The Governing Board of the school consists of heads of Fortune 500 companies, extremely successful entrepreneurs and leading academicians.

The ISB campus lies on a beautiful virgin site with large boulders, open fields and clusters of large trees. The architects have tried to merge ISB facilities with the existing rock formations and the tree canopies. The greenery on the campus not only helps the campus community unwind, but also fights pollution and attracts birds to colonize. Ecological balance is maintained on the campus by a large artificial lake which collects rainwater from the roadways, parking lots and rooftops. ISB has a world class campus comprising academic centers, housing, dining and entertainment facilities. The campus is fully wired and equipped with state of the art technology.


Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and the fifth largest city of India. While AP is known as the most IT savvy state in India, Hyderabad is emerging as a major center for IT exports. It’s share in Indian IT exports is about 12%. The city is galloping towards its dream of becoming the Silicon Valley of India. Today, it is home to many international companies and global IT majors including Microsoft, CA, Oracle, IBM, Dell, Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Satyam and others. Apart from IT, Hyderabad is also emerging as a leader in the pharma, insurance and tourism sectors. In addition, it also houses the state ministries, defense undertakings and research and development organizations.

The city has become a constant fixture of the itinerary of global leaders and business delegates, and has played host to distinguished personalities such as George W Bush, Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Tony Blair.

The city's cosmopolitan way of life that envelops in its wake, the ancient and the contemporary, upcoming and thriving discothèques, pubs, theme villages, snow park and Go-Karting is sure to leave everyone charmed.

Hyderabad has an international airport with direct flights from major international carriers to many destinations around the globe. During the early part of July the average daytime temperature is approximately 35 degrees Centigrade, with frequent monsoon showers.

 


 

Copyright © 2008 Indian School of Business