NASSCOM

National Association for Software and Services
Abbreviation NASSCOM
Formation 1 March 1988 (1988-03-01)
Type Non-profit organisation
Purpose Trade association
Headquarters International Youth Centre, Teen Murti Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, Delhi, India
Region
India
Methods Policy advocacy
Events and conferences
International affiliations
Skills development
Fields Information Technology (IT)
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Membership
2300+
Chairman
 Raman Roy
Vice Chairman
 Rishad Premji
President
 R Chandrasekhar
Affiliations
Slogan Transform Business, Transform India
Mission Sustainable industry growth
Harness technology to benefit society[1]
Website nasscom.in

The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) is a trade association of Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry.[1] Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organisation.

NASSCOM is a global trade body with over 2000 members, of which over 250 are companies from the China, EU, Japan, US and UK. NASSCOM's member companies are in the business of software development, software services, software products, IT-enabled/BPO services and E-Commerce.

NASSCOM facilitates business and trade in software and services and encourages the advancement of research in software technology. It is registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860.

NASSCOM is headquartered in New Delhi, India, with regional offices in the cities of Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune and Thiruvananthapuram.

Events

NASSCOM organises the India Leadership Forum. It gives a platform to the developing companies to network and present their product. Some of the notable events:

Awards

Nasscom Emerge 50[2] is an annual Indian awards ceremony honoring most promising and innovative startups in software & technology domains. The startups chosen are broadly around some new product ideas and are some of the most exciting solutions of their times. The awards first presented in 2009 are overseen by NASSCOM.[3]

The winners are chosen after a yearlong scrutiny process by a panel of eminent jury. Every year the top 10 startups are given the collective title of The League of 10.

Membership

Members of NASSCOM are Indian Co software development, software services, IT-enabled/BPO services. NASSCOM role has primarily been to make sure that service quality and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights have been properly implemented in the Indian software and BPO industry. As of June 2007, more than 1,110 information technology companies in India were members of NASSCOM, which included domestic software/ITES companies along with multinationals operating within India. NASSCOM has a Mentorship Programme for the mid-sized companies. This is a six-month engagement, which will help the organisation to develop a better assessment of their strengths and weaknesses.

Prominent people

Employees and members of executive council of NASSCOM include:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Vision and Mission". NASSCOM. Retrieved 2012-01-13.
  2. ↑ "NASSCOM Product".
  3. ↑ http://emerge.nasscom.in/
  4. ↑ "Executive Council".
  5. ↑ "R Chandrashekhar is Nasscom chief".
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