India has a significant stake in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution and the best part is that the government is very open to partnering with the industry, not only for the advancement of AI technology in a responsible manner but also how skills can be scaled up in this space, Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India/South Asia, said on Sunday.
Nitin Seth, a veteran technology leader who once served as the chief operating officer of Indian homegrown ecommerce giant Flipkart, chairperson of NASSCOM’s GCC Council and chairperson of the NASSCOM Regional Council (NRC) in Haryana, is currently the co-founder and CEO of Incedo Inc. He says Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved to be a real leader who understands technology very well, but at the same time also believes the Indian government to leave the private parties of the IT sector alone and let them function the way they have until now.
India currently ranks first in terms of AI skill penetration and AI talent concentration and fifth in AI scientific publications, a National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) report said on Friday.
The Satyam scam, which had rocked the country’s corporate world 13 years back in 2009, forcing the government to constitute a six-member board to look after its affairs, was revisited by some of the eminent names from the world of governance, finance and technology on Wednesday.
Indian-Americans are a “secret weapon for economic growth”, Congressman Jim Himes said showering praises on the thriving community, which is the highest-earning ethnic group in the US.
“Political engagement, philanthropy, and entrepreneurship are the pillars of Indiaspora,” Rangaswami said. There was the political acumen of Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna to go with the business wisdom of Zscaler’s Chaudhry
iNDICA NEWS BUREAU- In a move that could help Indian IT professionals and those working in the healthcare sector, the Trump Administration has announced certain exemptions in H-1B and L-1 travel ban for those continuing employment with the same employer. On 12th August 2020, the U.S. Department of State (DoS) issued guidance on “National Interest […]
The Indian IT industry’s apex body Nasscom Wednesday announced the virtual launch of its Launchpad in New Jersey that will provide a platform for member companies to explore opportunities to do business in New Jersey and the greater New York area.
IANS Internet of Things (IoT) patents in India have grown six-fold over the last five years and more than 80 percent of these patents were related to applications pertaining to Industry 4.0, with the healthcare and automobile industries leading the way, a Nasscom report said Friday. Nasscom is the Indian IT industry’s apex body. Nearly […]
indica News Bureau- IT services industry body NASSCOM has appointed UB Pravin Rao, chief operating officer, Infosys, as the chairman for the current financial year. The National Association of Software and Services Companies announced Rao, who was previously vice- chairman of NASSCOM, would succeed Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO, WNS Global Services. Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit association of IT […]
IANS- India added over 1,300 start-ups, including 7 unicorns in 2019, making the country the third biggest start-up ecosystem in the world behind China and the US, according to a new report from industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom). The total funding received by start-ups in 2019 stood at $4.4 […]
indica News Bureau- NASSCOM, or the National Association of Software and Services Companies, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Monday with VentureLink@NJIT and Choose New Jersey to promote trade through innovation, investments and technology partnerships. NASSCOM is India’s premier trade body and the chamber of commerce for the information technology industry and comprises over 2,800 […]
indica News Bureau The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) said in a statement earlier this week that it believes the proposal by India’s Inter-Ministerial Committee of the Government to ban all cryptocurrencies except digital Rupee backed by the government is counterproductive and the industry group is calling for the government to work […]
indica News Bureau- India’s top diplomat proclaimed to a Washington audience Tuesday the value of the Indian IT industry to the competitiveness of the global operations American companies in a process that has created thousands of jobs in the two countries. “The Indian IT industry has been an important stakeholder in promoting and […]
Ritu Jha- “Any budget that publicly aspires to double the size of the India economy over the next five years is welcome and puts the onus on the government to try and deliver,” said B.J Arun, TiE Silicon Valley president reacting to India’s Union 2019-2020 budget. Presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the budget has […]
indica News Bureau- The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian IT industry’s apex body announced the appointment of Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO of WNS Global Services as its Chairman for 2019-20. Murugesh succeeded Wipro board member and Chief Strategy Officer Rishad Premji, who was the apex body’s Chairman for fiscal 2018-19. […]
IANS- Industry body Nasscom on Wednesday released the findings of a survey of 100 Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of information technology companies showcasing “cautious optimism” due to global economic uncertainties like trade wars, Brexit and currency fluctuations. “As per the survey, global economic uncertainties are leading to a cautionary outlook among CEOs, but they […]
indica News Bureau – The new H1-B rule proposed by the Trump administration – a worrying development for Indians who typically garner more than 60 per cent of these visas – is likely unlawful and would be more costly for the employers, a top immigration attorney has said. According to Vic Goel, Managing Partner […]
