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Nasscom hails ten-month delay in implementing Trump's H-1B allotment rule

Dept of Homeland Security will now push date of the rule March 9 to December 31, will review it as a whole for potential changes or for rescinding it

Holistic plan needed to spur domestic funding for startups: Nasscom

Startup ecosystem will fuel innovation for India and help create sustainable jobs, and a holistic plan needs to be worked out to spur domestic funding for startups, a top Nasscom official

India's tech industry hails Joe Biden's stand on immigration, H-1B rules

Trump admin had placed several curbs and made unfavourable changes to the H-1B visa rules. Biden has either withdrawn or frozen some of these provisions

Tech played critical role in booming India-US bilateral trade: Nasscom

The Indian tech industry makes significant contributions to the US economy and workforce

India added 1,600 tech start-up, 12 unicorns in 2020: Nasscom report

Depending on headwinds, 2021 promises to be a positive year for Indian tech start-ups - marching steadily towards a trillion-dollar digital economy goal

Gig economy takes centre stage as tech boosts opportunities for workers

According to a Nasscom report, it will emerge a pioneer in this new workforce model over the next 2-5 years

Start-ups emerge out of Covid shadow, expand runway: Nasscom survey

The study finds 43% enterprises have enough cash to sustain for over six months as compared to 8% in May; most expect to hit pre-Covid level over next six months

Microsoft, NASSCOM aim to skill 30,000 Telangana youths in AI by 2021

The initiative, which aims at skilling one million youths in AI by 2021, was launched on Thursday

Indian IT industry looks forward to working together with new US admin

Nasscom on Sunday welcomed Joe Biden's win in the US Presidential election, and said the Indian IT industry looks forward to working with the new administration

Voda Idea, Nasscom Foundation launch app-based solution for women safety

Developed under the ''Connecting for Good program'', MyAmbar app aims to help women understand and raise their voice against violence

BS READS: SAAS success for firms as business jumps on the digital bandwagon

Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth

NASSCOM FutureSkills, DeakinCo partner to offer courses for IT-BPM industry

NASSCOM FutureSkills and DeakinCo, the corporate division of Deakin University, announced their partnership to offer free courses in communication for skilling, reskilling and upskilling programmes

IT firms likely to send more work to India as US proposes H-1B visa changes

Indian companies may step up US hiring after Trump administration's proposal to make changes in visa rules.

India public cloud market to reach Rs 63,000 crore by FY25: Nasscom

India's public cloud market stood at Rs 17,000 crore in FY2020 and is expected to grow at about 30 per cent CAGR to reach Rs 63,000 crore by FY2025, a report by industry body Nasscom said

Nasscom submits feedback on non-personal data draft report, identifies gaps

The body said mandating data sharing could reduce incentives to invest in the collection and processing of data

India gears up to grab a share of the AI market backed by govt support

However, many of the country's achievements in this space, such as development of the world's first neuromorphic chip that emulates the neurons and synapses in the brains, aren't well publicised

Data & AI have potential to add $500 billion to economy by 2025: Nasscom

This segment could account for 10 per cent of the country's GDP by 2025, according to the industry body

Data, AI can add $500 bn to India's GDP, need to be leveraged: Nasscom

Nearly 45 per cent of this value is likely to be delivered by 3 sectors - consumer goods and retail, agriculture, and banking and insurance, the report said

Niti Aayog partners Nasscom to launch AI-based module for school students

This module is the next step in bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to Indian classrooms and is a successor to the AI base module launched in February this year, an official statement said

Nasscom welcomes H1B, L1 visa relaxations; remains 'cautiously optimistic'

"We believe this is a step in the right direction and encourages the implementing agencies to ensure that US businesses' access to critical talent is not hampered," Nasscom said