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like never before. Massive surge
in mass rapid transit systems
(MRTS), smart and connected
devices, smart cities are having
a positive effect on the quality of
living across the world.
“
We build
intelligent
solutions for
data-driven
businesses
to enhance
their
productivity
and
customer
experience.”
Datamatics engineering
solutions help organizations to
develop smart and connected
devices across various
touchpoints of human life.
Whether it is an end-to-end
automated fare collection system
for MRTS; or solutions which
are the foundation of a smart
city like smart ticketing, smart
toll collection, smart parking; or
IoT powered smart devices used
in day-to-day life; Datamatics
helps its customers with
next-generation engineering
solutions.
BIG DATA &
ANALYTICS
Datamatics helps build
intelligent solutions for data-
driven businesses. Datamatics
offers data management,
business intelligence, data
visualization, advanced analytics
and artificial intelligence
solutions with the ‘Intelligence-
First’ principle at the core and
advocates true ‘Data Democracy’.
The Leader of the Firm
Dr. Lalit S. Kanodia |
Founder and Chairman
Dr. Kanodia is one of the
pioneers in the Indian Software
and Offshore Services Industry.
He founded Datamatics in
1975, before which he was
instrumental in setting up of
Tata Consultancy Services in
1967.
As Chief Mentor at Datamatics,
Dr. Kanodia drives all innovation,
new product development,
and quality initiatives. His
inspirational leadership has led
Datamatics to be conferred with
various awards over the years,
including the Most Innovative
Software Product Award, the
International Asia Pacific
Quality Award and is ranked
among the top 50 best-managed
outsourcing vendors by ‘The
Black Book of Outsourcing’.
He is the President of the
IMC chamber of commerce &
industry and the Indo American
Chamber of Commerce (IACC).
In the past, he has held several
eminent positions with various
industry associations, which
include Executive Member of
NASSCOM, the apex body of
the IT-BPO industry in India;
President of the Management
Consultant’s Association of India
and Chairman (Western Region)
of the Electronics & Computer
Software. Dr. Kanodia has also
been on the Board of Directors
of several large conglomerates.
He was also the Honorary Consul
General of Chile in Mumbai,
India by the Government of Chile
(2002 – 2014). Dr. Kanodia is
currently on the Executive Board
of MIT (Europe, Asia, and Africa).
After obtaining a degree in
engineering from India’s premier
technology institute, IIT, Bombay,
Dr. Kanodia completed his
Doctorate in Management and
post-graduation in Computer
Science from MIT (USA).
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