Archive for the ‘In Focus’
The NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2009: Great Expectations
NASSCOM Newsline spoke exclusively to speakers, analysts and country delegations and invited them to sharetheir views on what they expect from this year’s edition of the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum; what are the trends driving the global IT-BPO industry, and what are the new business opportunities they believe will emerge for [...]
Proud to be ‘Green’
Indian IT-BPO companies are walking the talk on Green IT, with initiatives that are going beyond lip service and leading to a paradigm shift in the way they do business.
Green IT by all Green IT by all accounts is no longer just a buzzword for the Indian IT-BPO industry. With environmental concerns ranking [...]
Gender Inclusivity and Diversity in the Indian IT-BPO Industry
Building on women power
The Indian IT-BPO industry, a knowledge-based sector, has always attempted to include a larger number of women in its workforce. Companies in the sector have remained fairly gender neutral, creating flexibility in their policies to accommodate the special needs of women professionals.
Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM believes that – “Indian companies no [...]
From the Chairman’s Desk
Building on women power
The Indian IT-BPO industry, a knowledge-based sector, has always attempted to include a larger number of women in its workforce. Companies in the sector have remained fairly gender neutral, creating flexibility in their policies to accommodate the special needs of women professionals.
Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM believes that – “Indian companies no [...]
The Importance of Talent and Skill Building in the Indian IT-BPO
Findings of the NASSCOM-McKinsey Report 2005 indicate that, while more than three million students graduate from Indian colleges and the nation produces 500,000 engineers annually, only a very small percentage are directly employable by the industry. Only around 25 per cent of technical graduates and 10-15 per cent of general graduates are estimated to be [...]
M&As: Small can be Powerful
Whether it is to add powerful complementary products and IP to their existing portfolios, to increase their list of blue chip customers, enhance their referrals in Europe and the Americas or improve their standing in the global markets — Indian IT-BPO companies are going for mergers and acquisitions, and taking the [...]
The Domestic BPO Market in India: Scoring A Home Run!
The Indian domestic market has undergone a transformation over the past decade—rising from the periphery to emerge as a viable, high potential opport unity for the country’s IT-BPO sector. From a situation where the domestic business did not figure on the industry’s agenda, to now, when companies are evolving strategies targeted at building a presence [...]
