NASSCOM is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industries in India. NASSCOM is a global trade body with more than 1200 members, which include both Indian and multinational companies that have a presence in India. NASSCOM's member and associate member companies are broadly in the business of software development, software services, software products, consulting services, BPO services, e-commerce & web services, engineering services offshoring and animation and gaming. NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs over 2.24 million professionals.
NASSCOM was set up in 1988, at Mumbai to facilitate business and trade in software and services and to encourage advancement of research in software technology. It is a not-for-profit organization, registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860. Currently, NASSCOM is headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Pune.
Aims and Objectives
NASSCOM aims to drive the overall growth of the global offshoring market and maintain India’s leadership position, by taking up the role of a strategic advisor to the industry. NASSCOM’s varied strengths include advocacy on public policy, international trade development, research and market intelligence services, and access to an international network through 20 MoUs and linkages with 40 industry associations across the globe. This enables NASSCOM to advise members – both established and emerging companies to further their growth.
Other goals include accelerating trade development efforts, improving talent supply, strengthening local infrastructure, building partnerships and driving operational excellence. It also boosts the process of Innovation; IT workforce development and enhanced cyber security.
NASSCOM’s seven fold strategy towards achieving these objectives:
1. Strengthen the brand equity of India as a premier global sourcing destination
2. Partner with Government of India and State Governments in formulating IT policies and legislation. Partner with global stakeholders for promoting the industry in global markets
3. Strive for a thought leadership position and deliver world-class research and strategic inputs for the industry and its stakeholders
4. Expand the quantity and quality of the talent pool in India
5. Continuous engagement with all member companies and stakeholders to devise strategies to achieve shared aspirations for the industry and the country.
6. Encourage and facilitate members to uphold world class quality and service delivery standards
7. Aim to uphold Intellectual Property Rights
NASSCOM Assessment of Competence (NAC)
In line with this rationale the NASSCOM Assessment of Competence (NAC) is an Assessment and Certification framework to ensure a steady supply of quality professionals to meet the present and future requirements of the IT-BPO industry. NAC aims to create a robust and continuous pipeline of talent through a standard assessment and certification. It also helps to provide insights into the training and development needs of talent and helps, Governments and Universities develop customized talent development initiatives and programs. This framework is available for IT industry (NAC-Tech) and BPO (NAC).
NASSCOM Foundation(NF)
It was instituted with the aim to use information and communication technologies for development (ICT for D) and to catalyse the corporate social responsibility (CSR) arena within the Indian IT industry. Through the implementation of the diverse range of programmes NASSCOM Foundation is addressing its goal of taking information and communication tools to underserved communities across the country as well as channelising the immense potential of the IT industry towards socio-economic development of the nation.
