hyderabad profit a leading american publication has profiled the achievements of chief minister n chandrababu naidu in information technology and described him as an emerging it force to be reckoned with the magazine in its latest issue dated august 2001 had identified seven persons in different walks of life for doing wonders around the world in the preface to the article the magazine says we call them hidden talents they hail from around the world their common thread a passion for technology for how its shapes our lives and how we can enhance its usefulness they have predicted change before it happened celebrated egovernance when hardly anyone knew it existed referring to naidu the article says that bill clinton had visited hyderabad to observe the amazing experiment in egovernance that has revolutionised the way andhra pradeshs citizens interact with their state and he was there to meet the mastermind behind this innovation chandrababu naidu the magazine praising naidu observed that he had developed an information technology policy and made an impressive effort to attract both multinational and indian technology companies to invest in the statenaidu is particularly pleased with the ripple effect the wiring of his government is having on its citizens the journal said others who figure in the magazine include michael l dertouzos director of the laboratory for computer science at mit hay ying executive vice president and chief financial officer asiainfor holdings beijing china roberto romulo chairman easean task force republic of the philippines