12Oct,2020
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Editorial
One of India’s premier B-Schools, MDI Gurgaon & The Open Group joined hand to conduct a first-of-its-kind convention on Enterprise Architecture. The conference was titled "Enterprise Architecture in the Digital Era”. It geared toward providing a platform for discussion on enterprise design models, best practices and case studies. Enterprise design could be a comparatively new discipline that specializes in an associate integrated and innovative approach that may change a company to align with the fact of business and deliver on its digitalization promise.
MDI Gurgaon, as a lead, has taken a step forward in this specific digital field to conduct such conference like Enterprise Architecture in India.
Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao, Chairman, Board of Governors, MDI Gurgaon, Dr. Pallab Saha, Chief Architect, The Open Group and Prof. (Dr.) Atmanand, Director (Additional Charge), MDI Gurgaon have graced the conference with their presence. Several members of the academia and the industry have also attended the conference which featured plenaries, interactive panel discussions, theme-based presentations, deep-dive tutorials, and networking opportunities.
Dr. Emandi Sankara Rao, Chairman, Board of Governors, MDI Gurgaon said, “MDI, Gurgaon as a torchbearer has taken a lead in this particular digital space and is the first to organize the conference on such a niche theme in India. This conference would position MDI Gurgaon as a thought leader in Research and practice on digital transformation and Enterprise Architecture.” addressing the audience.
On the topic of that specific conference, Dr. Pallab Saha, Chief Architect, The Open Group said, “We are delighted to see the response of academicians & researchers towards this new discipline. Over the years, there has been an industry-academia gap in the field of enterprise architecture which we are addressing at this conference.”
In addition to the conference, MDI Gurgaon has also launched books containing selected articles from the conference itself. Government frameworks and practices particularly in the area of India Enterprise Architecture (IndEA), the role of enterprise architecture in digital transformation, etc are the most covered parts in the book.
The Conference Chair and Editor of the book, Prof. Anjali Kaushik and Prof. Prageet Aeron said, “We are sure this book would be an excellent resource for the professionals working in information systems, Enterprise Architecture practice, emerging technologies, telecom, and other innovative ICT domains.”
