To inspire Indian Tech professional to contribute back to community in terms of skills, knowledge and leadership to make a difference.
To be the voice of the IT Professional of Indian Origin in the area of continuing professional advancement, policy-making and all aspects of professional lives of its members.
To be an active networking forum for its members to contribute to each other’s professional advancement and to share interests in specific areas of technology.
To be an active resource that serves local and Indian origin communities across the globe with its skills and abilities.
Objectives
To bring together Indian origin professionals working in the fields of software and hardware.
To provide an ecosystem for entrepreneurship.
To conduct conferences, seminars and other educational programs to educate members of the latest developments and trends in the industry.
To offer mentorship and leadership development programs for the benefit of the members.
To advocate the issues related to the IT profession.
To interact with educators and policy makers to continuously improve IT related education.
To work with and contribute to qualifying not-for-profit organizations.
To provide mutual understanding and cooperation between this association and other associations in the United States and India.
Values
GITPRO members should share and practice a set of unique Indian values:
Pursuit of excellence in the IT profession.
Commitment to traditional Indian values : Dharma
Ownership of responsibility
Practice of highest ethics.
Honesty and Integrity
Duty towards the profession
Mutual respect towards fellow professionals
Duty to family and duty to humanity
Commitment to serve the community.
History
Indian Tech Professionals are spread all over the globe. They are acknowledged for their skills, and professionalism. However, they did not have an organization which can represent their interests and provide a global platform suitable to the global nature of the profession. Moreover, the Indian Tech professionals can make a larger impact on India and host countries.
Thus, the need was perceived and discussions to launch such global platform was discussed from 2008 by Khanderao and other professionals with others in many cities both in India and US. The thought process to start this platform started in late 2008- early 2009. The organization’s first public program was launched in USA, in the Silicon Valley, on 15th Aug 2009. Initially the organization was launched as Information Technology (IT) Professionals of Indian Origin (ITPIO). After expanded very soon to various cities and India, the organization was re-branded as Global Indian Technology Professionals Association(GITPRO).
