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National Association of Software and Service Companies
AbbreviationNASSCOM
Formation1 March 1988; 36 years ago (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 Management (BPM)
MembersOver 3,200 companies
Key people
Sindhu Gangadharan (Chairman)[1]
Rajesh Nambiar (President)[1]
Affiliations
Websitewww.nasscom.in

National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM[2]) 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.[3][4][5]

Events

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In 2013, NASSCOM initiated a program to promote 10,000 startups in India by 2023.[6] NASSCOM sponsors events that target startups in India.[7] 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;[8]
  • NASSCOM Engineering Summit;
  • Annual Information Security Summit, and[9]
  • NASSCOM Innotrek.[10]

NASSCOM organized the NASSCOM International SME Conclave in January 2019[11] and the FISITA World Automotive Congress in October 2018.[12]

Collaborations

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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 accelerator program. Additionally, NASSCOM has established multiple partnerships, including one with the Karnataka State Higher Education Council.[13]

Membership

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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, including domestic software and ITES companies, as well as multinationals operating within India.

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

Founders

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Among the founders of NASSCOM were Harish Mehta, Ashank Desai, Nandan Nilekani, KV Ramani, Saurabh Srivastava. These industry leaders, along with other key figures in the Indian IT industry, collaborated to form NASSCOM to promote and represent the interests of the software and services industry in India. Notably, NASSCOM has evolved over the years under the leadership of various industry professionals, and its operations have expanded to include IT and business process automation services.

The 2022 book The Maverick Effect by Harish Mehta covers the story of NASSCOM’s inception and how it shaped the Indian IT industry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Executive Council". NASSCOM. 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2023, November 28). National Association of Software and Services Companies. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Association-of-Software-and-Services-Companies
  3. ^ "India's tech industry set to reach $245 billion in FY23". 2 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Indian IT sector to touch $245 billion in FY23: Nasscom". The Times of India. 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Indian IT revenues grow fastest in a decade to $227 billion in pandemic-hit FY22". 15 February 2022.
  6. ^ Singh, Shelley (5 October 2016). "Why NASSCOM 10K Startups - backed by Google, Microsoft, IBM - has had mixed success in India". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Maharashtra to create incubation centre for startups near Mumbai with Nasscom". The Economic Times. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ Kurmanath, K. V. (7 December 2021). "Nasscom leadership forum, IT congress kick off in Hyderabad". The Hindu Businessline. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  9. ^ Basu, Somdatta (8 December 2018). "IIT KGP wins DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for Cyber Security Education at NASSCOM-DSCI - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Nasscom's InnoTrek picks 40 start-ups for programme at Silicon Valley". The Hindu Businessline. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Pullela Gopichand's masterclass: on scaling success from failure". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Startup Events This Week: NASSCOM's FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress And More - Inc42". DailyHunt. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ^ "T-AIM partners Nasscom to offer investor connect for startups". The Hindu. 21 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Nasscom appoints Rajesh Nambiar as chairperson". The Times of India. 5 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
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