Youth in India and China are reshaping corporate IT: Study

Companies and organisations in India and China stand to capture a global competitive advantage on the strength of young workers and students, who are the world's most intensive users of corporate information technology, said a study. The research is based on a survey of over 5,000 students and young workers (between 14 and 27 years) in 13 countries around the world.As per the research, the technology practices of new hires and students from the 'Millennial' (Generation Y) in India and China, have leapfrogged their counterparts elsewhere especially in much of Western Europe, where many Millennials feel that technology consumes too much time.Millennials in the Americas (Brazil, Canada, and the United States) and Asia-Pacific (Japan and Australia), meanwhile, have positive perceptions of technology, but not at the same level as young people in China and India, a study conducted by the global IT major Accenture.Gary Curtis, Accenture's chief technology strategist said, "The demographic shift from the baby boom generation to the Millennials can be either frightening or exhilarating, maybe a bit of both, but it can’t be ignored.