| | Caption: 10696-001 Kiran Karnik President, NASSCOM Kiran Karnik, took up the position of President NASSCOM in September 2001. As the chief executive of the apex body representing India’s IT software and service industry, he works very closely with the industry, the Indian Central & State governments to formulate policies and strategies for the advancement of this sector locally as well as internationally. One of his key functions is to build global brand equity for the Indian software and service Industry and aligning NASSCOM to be a more corporatized organization to fulfill the industry’s objectives. Prior to joining NASSCOM, Mr. Karnik was the Managing Director at Discovery Networks in India from 1995 - 2001. He spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 and Animal Planet ( a Discovery BBC joint venture) in 1999. Earlier, Mr. Karnik worked for over 20 years in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He held various positions related to the conception, planning and implementation of applications of space technology, focusing especially on the use of communications for development. He was deeply involved in the conception and, for many years, overseeing the Kheda Communications Project. This pioneering effort won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication. Karnik was a key member of the management team for the India USA Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE), the first every large scale use of satellite direct broadcasting (1975-76), which took education and development to remote parts of rural India. In 1998, Mr. Karnik was awarded the Frank Malina medal for Space Education by the International Astronautical Federation. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Karnik held the position as Director of the Development and Educational Communicational Unit. Photo: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph.com
Special Instructions:
Credits: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph. Source: Netphotograph.com
Date: 2004-01-17
City: "New Delhi" State: Delhi Country: India
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| | Caption: 10696-002 Kiran Karnik President, NASSCOM Kiran Karnik, took up the position of President NASSCOM in September 2001. As the chief executive of the apex body representing India’s IT software and service industry, he works very closely with the industry, the Indian Central & State governments to formulate policies and strategies for the advancement of this sector locally as well as internationally. One of his key functions is to build global brand equity for the Indian software and service Industry and aligning NASSCOM to be a more corporatized organization to fulfill the industry’s objectives. Prior to joining NASSCOM, Mr. Karnik was the Managing Director at Discovery Networks in India from 1995 - 2001. He spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 and Animal Planet ( a Discovery BBC joint venture) in 1999. Earlier, Mr. Karnik worked for over 20 years in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He held various positions related to the conception, planning and implementation of applications of space technology, focusing especially on the use of communications for development. He was deeply involved in the conception and, for many years, overseeing the Kheda Communications Project. This pioneering effort won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication. Karnik was a key member of the management team for the India USA Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE), the first every large scale use of satellite direct broadcasting (1975-76), which took education and development to remote parts of rural India. In 1998, Mr. Karnik was awarded the Frank Malina medal for Space Education by the International Astronautical Federation. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Karnik held the position as Director of the Development and Educational Communicational Unit. Photo: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph.com
Special Instructions:
Credits: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph. Source: Netphotograph.com
Date: 2004-01-17
City: "New Delhi" State: Delhi Country: India
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| | Caption: 10696-003 Kiran Karnik President, NASSCOM Kiran Karnik, took up the position of President NASSCOM in September 2001. As the chief executive of the apex body representing India’s IT software and service industry, he works very closely with the industry, the Indian Central & State governments to formulate policies and strategies for the advancement of this sector locally as well as internationally. One of his key functions is to build global brand equity for the Indian software and service Industry and aligning NASSCOM to be a more corporatized organization to fulfill the industry’s objectives. Prior to joining NASSCOM, Mr. Karnik was the Managing Director at Discovery Networks in India from 1995 - 2001. He spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel in South Asia in August 1995 and Animal Planet ( a Discovery BBC joint venture) in 1999. Earlier, Mr. Karnik worked for over 20 years in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He held various positions related to the conception, planning and implementation of applications of space technology, focusing especially on the use of communications for development. He was deeply involved in the conception and, for many years, overseeing the Kheda Communications Project. This pioneering effort won wide national and international acclaim, including the first UNESCO-IPDC Prize for rural Communication. Karnik was a key member of the management team for the India USA Satellite Instructional TV Experiment (SITE), the first every large scale use of satellite direct broadcasting (1975-76), which took education and development to remote parts of rural India. In 1998, Mr. Karnik was awarded the Frank Malina medal for Space Education by the International Astronautical Federation. From 1983 to 1991, Mr. Karnik held the position as Director of the Development and Educational Communicational Unit. Photo: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph.com
Special Instructions:
Credits: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph. Source: Netphotograph.com
Date: 2004-01-17
City: "New Delhi" State: Delhi Country: India
Copyright: Pablo Bartholomew/Netphotograph.com |
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