Archive for the ‘NASSCOM Spotlight’
Innovation
India Innovation Fund Achieves Its First Closing
Innovation is expected to emerge as the key driver in the growth of the IT-BPO industry in India as it moves into the next phase of its evolution. It is widely accepted today, that the traditional advantages of cost, currency and labour arbitrage, coupled [...]
A Matter of Identity
The UIDAI has been established with the aim of providing every Indian citizen with a unique identification number system. Here’s a look at what is in the offing
The issue of identity has been plaguing India for the past few years. The country, despite previous efforts, has not been very successful in [...]
India’s Animation and Gaming Industry
A Matter Of Creativity And Experience
As part of its Roundtable Series, NASSCOM recently brought together industry stalwarts from the Animation and Gaming Industry for a discussion on the sector. Here is a gist of what emerged from the deliberations.
By all accounts, India’s Animation and Gaming industry is on a growth path. From [...]
Bill Gates’ address Indian IT-BPO Industry CEOs at Special Meet
Talks about “Transforming India through Technology”
Bill Gates, co-founder and Chairman Microsoft Corporation was in New Delhi recently, and took time out to meet up with IT-BPO industry CEOs. NASSCOM had organised a special ‘CEO Forum’ with Gates on July 24, with the theme of “Transforming India through Technology.
” Addressing [...]
Industry Expectations from the New Government
Now that the new government is firmly in the saddle, NASSCOM and its member companies are also ready with a ‘wish list’ that they want the country’s policymakers to pay attention to.
The industry, in fact, appears optimistic about the UPA Government returning to power and promising much needed [...]
Non-Urban BPO: An Emerging Paradigm
Much has been said about the business opportunities being offered to Indian IT-BPO players by the country’s vast domestic market. A White Paper created by NASSCOM indicates that a significant ‘hidden’ opportunity exists for outsourcing service providers in India and that even tier 2 and 3 cities and townships within [...]
NASSCOM spearheads IT-BPO Industry Delegation to the US
Shares concerns with US stakeholders about protectionist measures and their repercussions and emphasises the need for continued collaboration between both countries.
The global economy has witnessed severe contraction, with all economies, including emerging ones, getting impacted by the downturn. Growth of the world economy has been slowing [...]
Placing Ethics at the Forefront
NASSCOM sets up Corporate Governance and Ethics Committee, headed by N R Narayana Murthy, to reiterate the industry’s commitment to ensuring integrity in business.
The recent revelations about Satyam Computers, a leading member of the Indian software and services community, created consternation within the industry, causing the sector to revisit the [...]
NASSCOM Foundation’s Knowledge Network takes Digital Revolution to Rural India
ICT for rural development
“It is not important for everybody to sit on a computer and tap the keyboard; what is important is to bring the benefit of information technology to the common people of the country.” This was Dewang Mehta’s vision, which is now a reality through NASSCOM Foundation (NF).
NKN has been impacting lives across [...]
Embedded Systems: The New Frontier
The recently published NASSCOM-BCG innovation report has recommended that there is a need to nurture an ecosystem that catalyses innovation in the Indian IT industry.
The study recommends the formation of industry clusters and Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which can serve as thematic platforms that encourage ideas and experience sharing on emerging fundamental and applied technologies. [...]
NASSCOM’s Engineering Services Forum
The NASSCOM Engineering Services (ES) Forum is a “special-interest-group,” comprising industry experts from member companies representing the engineering domain. The vision of this Forum is to bring together Indian IT and related business services sectors to exploit the potential for Engineering Service Outsourcing (ESO) and develop a coordinated strategy to [...]
