India next boom region for whiteboards?

Paul Milligan, 19 February 2009

Futuresouce Consulting has relased a report on the opportunities within the Indian education sector for suppliers of a-v and IT equipment. India has 4.9 millions classrooms across the country, so provides a significant opportunity for those who can penetrate the market.

With 4.9 million classrooms across the country, the Indian marketplace clearly provides a significant opportunity for suppliers of IT equipment. However, the market is extremely fragmented with huge disparities in the education system across the country.

Futuresource has been involved in tracking technologies in schools on a day-to-day basis for over seven years and has launched a series of four reports covering Brazil, Russia, India and China. The first report in the series, ‘India: The Future for Schools Technologies', provides an understanding of the key growth areas for schools technologies in India and shows how to operate within the country to maximise opportunities.

With a population expansion of 650 million forecast over the next 40 years, education is high up on the Indian government's agenda. The scale of opportunity in the Indian schools market is so large that it cannot be ignored, but the market know-how that is required matches the scale of the opportunity.

The report includes research on;:

The infrastructure of India
Indian education system overview
India in numbers (projectors, interactive whiteboards, population count, literacy levels, internet users, GDP and more)
Doing business in India
Private schools vs public schools
In-depth interviews with 100 headmasters
Schools Technology: drivers and barriers
The technology today
Future rollout of Technology
Analysis on India's six key cities and "Must have" States
Prioritising the opportunities for maximum returns

The 59-page India report can be purchased at £4,000 or the full BRICs series can be ordered for £12,000, with the Brazil, Russia and China reports delivered during 2009.