Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 – 12 April 2001) was the president of

NASSCOM The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) is an Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group, focused mainly on the technology industry of India. Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organis ...

between 1991 and 2001. In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.

Personal life

Mehta was born in

Umreth Umreth is a municipality (''nagar palika'') and administrative seat for Umreth Taluka in Anand district, Gujarat, India. As of 2001 it had a population of 32,191. Notable People * Dewang Mehta - Former President of NASSCOM The Nation ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

and studied at

Imperial College London Imperial College London (legally Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom. Its history began with Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria, who developed his vision for a cu ...

He died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

. The ''Dewang Mehta Foundation'' (DMFT) was created in 2002.

Recognitions

Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by

Computerworld ''Computerworld'' (abbreviated as CW) is an ongoing decades old professional publication which in 2014 "went digital." Its audience is information technology (IT) and business technology professionals, and is available via a publication website ...

for 3 consecutive years and ''"IT Man of the Year"'' in 2000. In the same year, the

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...

chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".

References

External links

Official website

Dewang Mehta Foundation
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