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[[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] created a presence for its research division, [[HP Labs]], in [[India]] in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|title=H-P Labs India inaugurated|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-25/india-business/27143597_1_speech-communication-interfaces-h-p-labs-india-environment-of-small-towns|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411041803/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-02-25/india-business/27143597_1_speech-communication-interfaces-h-p-labs-india-environment-of-small-towns|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 11, 2013|accessdate=27 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=Feb 25, 2002}}</ref> The mission for the new division was to create technology inspired by problems in countries such as India.

The first stated mission of the lab was
:<ref name="HPL India's 2002 Web page">{{cite web|title=HPL India's 2002 Webpage |url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |publisher=Internet WayBack Machine |accessdate=27 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020307044715/http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |archivedate=March 7, 2002 }}</ref> "to generate innovations targeted at the world's [[emerging economies]] by understanding relevant social, cultural, economic and technological drivers." The mission morphed over time as follows.
* In 2006, the mission statement read as:<ref>{{cite web|title=HPL India's 2006 Webpage |url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |publisher=Internet WayBack Machine |accessdate=27 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902140833/http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |archivedate=September 2, 2006 }}</ref> "HP Labs India is focused on creating new technologies for addressing the IT needs of the next billion customers for HP."
* In 2013, the mission statement read as:<ref name="HPL India's 2013 web page">{{cite web|title=HPL India's 2013 Webpage |url=http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |publisher=Internet WayBack Machine |accessdate=27 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115011003/http://www.hpl.hp.com/india/ |archivedate=January 15, 2013 }}</ref> "to create break-through innovations that enable HP to lead in the new wave of opportunities from rapidly growing economies."

== Technology demonstrators ==
The lab created concepts for simplifying computer and Internet interactions. Gesture KeyBoard (GKB)<ref>{{cite news|title=HP Labs India shows off tech goodies|url=http://news.cnet.com/HP-Labs-India-shows-off-tech-goodies/2100-1014_3-6058708.html|accessdate=27 March 2013|newspaper=CNET|date=April 6, 2006}}</ref> was an early attempt by the lab to create a pen-based local-language-interaction-support for PCs.

Since low-cost mobile phones without data-plan were being used in higher volume in India, the lab developed a solution that can enable mobile users with only voice and SMS services to access websites. The technology was called SiteOnMobile.<ref>{{cite news|title=From the Labs: Information Technology|url=http://www.technologyreview.in/computing/25950/page2/|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=MIT Technology Review India|date=August 2010}}</ref>

Another hypothesis generated about technology in the Indian market was that many people in India own high-end Television and smart mobile phones, especially with the advent of [[Google Android]] phones. A new technology hypothesis was created so that Internet access to a large number of households and small-or-medium enterprises could be realized using a TV-connected broad-band device. The technology that demonstrated the efficacy of the hypothesis was called HP set-top box<ref>{{cite news|title=HP India brings Internet TV for the masses|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-17/internet/30635005_1_app-world-app-developers-set-top|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319140736/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-17/internet/30635005_1_app-world-app-developers-set-top|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 19, 2012|accessdate=28 March 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=Jan 17, 2012}}</ref> and Vayu Internet Device (VIND).

The latest technology demonstrator was in the area of education called
VideoBook,<ref>{{cite news|title=HP Technology Scours the Internet for Video Related to Study Topics|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/260909/hp_technology_scours_the_internet_for_video_related_to_study_topics.html|accessdate=27 March 2013|newspaper=PCWorld|date=Aug 15, 2012}}</ref> which aimed to reduce the cognitive load on text-book learning by automatically augmenting text-book content with videos from the Web.

== Research Management ==
In 2002, research was organized into research areas as follows:
* [[Language technology]] such as speech communication interfaces for computers
* Low cost devices for [[Internet]]-access
* Communication concepts for small towns and rural areas in developing countries
* [[Socio-economic]] research
* New models for [[Human–computer interaction|human interactions]]

In 2013, research was organized into research projects as follows:
* Future school
* Crowd Cloud
* Smart Mobile Services
* Interaction Technologies

Although the technique for research management changed, the focus of research remained creation of technologies for emerging markets.

==References==
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[[Category:Hewlett-Packard]]
[[Category:Innovation in India]]
[[Category:Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies]]

Hewlett-Packard Labs in India - Revision history

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