NASSCOM

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National Association of Software and Service Companies
AbbreviationNASSCOM
Formation1 March 1988;36 years ago (1988-03-01)
Type Non-governmental trade association
Purpose Policy advocacy
Headquarters Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India & New Delhi, Delhi, India
ServicesBusiness promotion, networking, policy reforms
Fields Information Technology (IT)
Business Process Management (BPM)
Members
Over 3,200 companies
Key people
Sindhu Gangadharan (Chairman) [1]
Rajesh Nambiar (President) [1]
Affiliations
Website www.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]

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Events

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

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

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, 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

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.

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