NASSCOM

The National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) is an Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group that primarily serves the Indian technology industry. Founded in 1988, NASSCOM operates as a nonprofit organization and serves as a key entity within the Indian technology sector.[2][3][4]

National Association of Software and Service Companies
AbbreviationNASSCOM
Formation1 March 1988 (1988-03-01)
TypeNon-governmental trade association
PurposePolicy advocacy
HeadquartersNoida, Uttar Pradesh, India & New Delhi, Delhi, India
ServicesBusiness promotion, networking, policy reforms
FieldsInformation Technology (IT)
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Members
Over 2,800 companies
Key people
Anant Maheshwari (Chairman)[1]
Debjani Ghosh (President)[1]
Affiliations
Websitewww.nasscom.in

Events

In 2013, NASSCOM initiated a program to promote 10,000 startups in India by 2023.[5] NASSCOM sponsors events that target startups in India.[6] Events include:

  • NASSCOM Product Conclave
  • NASSCOM Emerge 50
  • Global In-house Centers Summit
  • Big Data Analytics Summit
  • Diversity & Inclusion Summit
  • HR Summit
  • Nasscom Leadership Forum[7]
  • NASSCOM Engineering Summit
  • Annual Information Security Summit[8]
  • NASSCOM Innotrek[9]

NASSCOM organized the Nasscom International SME Conclave 2019 in January 2019[10] and the 'FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress' in October 2018.[11]

Membership

NASSCOM's membership includes organizations engaged in software development, software services, and IT-enabled or BPO services. The organization's core focus has been on ensuring high service quality standards and upholding intellectual property rights within the Indian software and BPO industries. As of June 2007, more than 1,100 information technology companies in India were members of NASSCOM, which included domestic software and ITES companies, along with multinationals operating within India.

Employees and members of the executive council of NASSCOM include:[1]

  • B V R Mohan Reddy – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2015–2016
  • C. P. Gurnani – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2016–2017
  • Raman Roy – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2017–2018
  • Rishad Premji – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2018–2019[1]
  • Keshav R. Murugesh – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2019–2020
  • UB Pravin Rao – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2020-2021[12]
  • Rekha M Menon – Chairperson of NASSCOM, 2021-2022[13]
  • Krishnan Ramanujam - Chairperson of NASSCOM , 2022-2023[14]
  • R. Chandrasekhar – President of NASSCOM for 2013–2018[15]
  • Debjani Ghosh – President of NASSCOM, 2018–present[16]
  • Anant Maheshwari - Chairperson of NASSCOM , 2023-Present[17]

Collaborations

The Telangana AI Mission (T-AIM) collaborated with NASSCOM to implement the Investor Connect program, benefiting 30 startups in India as part of the revv up initiative. Additionally, NASSCOM has established partnerships, including one with the Karnataka State Higher Education Council.[18]

See also

References
  1. "Executive Council". NASSCOM. 27 September 2016.
  2. "India's tech industry set to reach $245 billion in FY23".
  3. "Indian IT sector to touch $245 billion in FY23: Nasscom".
  4. "In its yearly strategic review for FY22, Nasscom said the industry added 4.5 lakh new jobs to take the overall direct employees to 50 lakh people. Over 44 per cent of the new hires were women, and their overall share is now 18 lakh". 15 February 2022.
  5. Singh, Shelley (5 October 2016). "Why Nasscom 10K Startups - backed by Google, Microsoft, IBM - has had mixed success in India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. "Maharashtra to create incubation centre for startups near Mumbai with Nasscom". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. Kurmanath, K. V. (19 February 2018). "Nasscom leadership forum, IT congress kick off in Hyderabad". @businessline. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. "IIT KGP wins DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for Cyber Security Education at NASSCOM-DSCI - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. "Nasscom's InnoTrek picks 40 start-ups for programme at Silicon Valley". @businessline. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  10. "Pullela Gopichand's masterclass: on scaling success from failure". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. "Startup Events This Week: NASSCOM's FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress And More - Inc42". DailyHunt. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. "UB Pravin Rao is Nasscom chairman". The Economic Times.
  13. "Rekha Menon Appointed As Chairperson Of NASSCOM". NASSCOM. 22 April 2021.
  14. "NASSCOM Appoints Krishnan Ramanujam As Chairperson For 2022–2023" (PDF). nasscom.in (Press release). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  15. "R Chandrashekhar is Nasscom chief". The Times of India. 6 January 2014.
  16. "Our People". NASSCOM. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  17. "Nasscom appoints Microsoft India President Anant Maheshwari as Chairperson". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  18. "T-AIM partners Nasscom to offer investor connect for startups". The Hindu. 21 October 2021.
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