Tata  Steel  was  declared  the  Best   IT User in the manufacturing process category  at  the  maiden   competitions   of  NASSCOM-Economic Times IT User Awards.  The   prestigious   award was given to Tata Steel for its pioneering role   in  the  use   of  IT in industry. It has implemented state-of-the-art systems   supporting business operations through the use of ERP such as SAP, Baan as well as other custom built applications.

Tata  Steel  has  an  IT  process  which  is   an ISO-9000 certified. The IT department  aims to make Tata Steel an agile, informed, knowledge based and connected  company  in  the  forefront   of e-transformation. Tata Steel has significantly  expanded  the   reach and range of its communications through the  innovative  use   of communications technology, Intranet and Internet . Recent   web-based   applications  such  as  e-procurement   have  further reinforced  Tata  Steel's  commitment to keep abreast of changing global IT environment. Tata Steel has also been given the BS7799 certification for IT security.

The  award was received by Mr. Varun Jha, CIO, Tata Steel in a function held at   Mumbai  on July 29, 2003 where Dr Bimal Jalan, Governor of Reserve Bank of   India was the chief guest and Mr. Mukesh Ambani was the guest of honour. Other    dignitaries  present  on  the occasion were Mr Som Mittal, Chairman, Nasscom,  Mr. Kiran  Karnik,  President,  Nasscom and Mr. Mahendra Swarup of Economic  Times.  Awards  were  announced   in  10   categories  representing different  sectors such as banking, retail, telecom, education, government, etc. and more than 100 companies applied for these awards.

The  assessment  for  the  awards was done by IMRB and their evaluation was further  reviewed by a jury headed by Mr. FC Kohli and consisting of eminent personalities in the field of IT, viz. Mr S Mittal, Chairman of Nasscom, Mr. Rajiv   Kaul,  MD,  Microsoft  India,  Mr.  K   Karnik, Mr. Mahendra Swarup of Economic Times  and  Dr RR Sirohi Director, IIT Delhi. NASSCOM had engaged the  services  of  IMRB - an Independent Research organization to study and collect  data  on  the   user   industry  in  India. Post the data collection process,   the   award  is being assessed on the basis of P-cube I-cube model i.e.  IT   readiness,  IT  infrastructure,  people,   Policy,  Process   &  IT competence and benefits.

NASSCOM's  key motive behind "India: IT User Awards" is to promote IT usage among  organisations  in  the  country  and stems from its belief that more efficient  usage  of information technology would boost the domestic demand for  the  Indian  IT  industry  in  general   and   software  and services in particular. The awards seek to highlight the best practices in the domestic industry  and  aims to recognise the organisations that are making the most efficient use of Information Technology in India.

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