Atul Chitnis

Blogger, Business leader, Change Agent, Consultant, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Foodie, Idea generator, Musician, Technologist

Arguably one of India's best known technologists, Atul has been at the forefront of India's technology evolution since the 1980s, predicting and driving new technology waves such as datacommunication, networking, the Internet, wireless and mobile computing, and Open Source, among others. His focus areas include mobile and hand-held computing, wireless data networks, Linux and Open Source Software, virtual communities, technology convergence (including Voice over IP and entertainment oriented technologies such as Internet Radio), and the identification and understanding of future technologies. In recent times, his focus has been on "The Next Billion Users" - dealing with the development of solutions for people who will not be using computers that bind them to a location, but devices that are part of their lifestyle, such as tablets, mobile phones and other non-PC devices. He is also very interested in raising interest in technology and innovation among young people in India. He uses the concept of Free & Open Source Software (FOSS) to help people achieve a deeper understanding of technology. Atul is a well known public speaker and writer, known for his ability to "humanize technology".

Technology, gadgets, people, music, reading, science fiction, discovery, mobile technologies, open source software, writing, startups, mentoring, listening

The Next Billion Users A concept that deals with the development of solutions for people who will not be using computers that bind them to a location, but devices that are part of their lifestyle, such as tablets, mobile devices such as smartphones, and other non-PC devices. Solutions that address this space need to be designed with a radically different approach, keeping in mind that users of such solutions will not think of these devices as computers, just like they wouldn't think of a wrist watch as a "portable time computer".

entertainment technologies, Mobile Technologies, Open source software

Music (playing guitar, singing), writing, public speaking, mobile application usage & design, brainstorming. I am a complete gadget freak - you won't believe what you will find in my bags/pockets :)