The DQ Awards Panel 2002

As in the last nine years, the winners of this year’s DQ Awards were se

lected by a distinguished panel, chaired this time around by Union minister for

IT and Telecom Pramod Mahajan. The panel included HDFC’s head of IT CN Ram,

Mphasis BFL founder and CEO Jerry Rao, Wipro Infotech president Suresh Vaswani,

IBM India CEO Abraham Thomas, Samtel chairman Satish Kaura, Microsoft India head

Rajiv Nair, Nasscom president Kiran Karnik, Cyber Media managing director

Pradeep Gupta and Cyber Publications’ editor-in-chief Shyam Malhotra.

The first round of deliberations on nominations for the DQ Awards was done

through e-mail. Next, the panel met at Hotel Taj Palace in New Delhi. At the Taj,

the final list was discussed, using supporting data provided by the DQ research

team. After the first elimination round, discussions were held, and five of the

total 14 names were shortlisted as contenders for the IT Man of the Year Award.

The next round of discussions dwelt on the achievements of each contender–their

track record in the last 12 months, contributions to the company stakeholders

and to society. This round saw three left in the fray. After much discussion and

deliberation, the panel unanimously named Sunil Bharti Mittal as IT Man of the

Year 2002.

Selection Parameters for Nominations The nominee should have been associated with the IT industry for a reasonable period of time The nominee should have been the head of an organization or the leader of an organization The nominee should have contributed directly or indirectly to the general growth and development of the Indian IT industry The nominee should have ensured beneficial growth of his or her organization The nominee should be regarded for the highest standards of ethics and responsible conduct If the nominee has already been awarded IT Man of the Year, the nominee cannot be considered for the award for the next three years

For the Lifetime Achievement Award, the panel unanimously zeroed in on Sam

Pitroda. And the panel was in perfect sync while awarding the ‘Pathbreaker

Award’ to Raman Roy–for spearheading the IT-enabled services movement in the

country.

Dq ‘IT Man of the Year’ Gallery 1993 N Vittal 1994 Ashok Soota 1995 Shiv Nadar 1996 Narayana N R Murth 1997 Dewang Mehta 1998 R S Pawar 1999 Azim H Premji 2000 B Ramalinga Raju 2001 Pramod Mahajan

Lifetime Contribution 1995 F C Kolhi 1996 N Seshagiri 1997 Prof V Rajaraman 1998 Prof H N Mahabala 1999 Major Gen A Balasubrahmaian 2000 DR S Ramani 2001 Dewang Mehta