According to a Nasscom report, India currently has over 1,580 Global Capability Centers (GCCs). More than 16 lakh people work in these. NASSCOM expects the number of GCCs in India to increase to 2,000 by 202627. Both EY and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) estimate that by 2030 the number of working people in the GCC will increase to 4.5 million.

We used to say, “The walls have ears”. Today, all our devices do. Data collection is so robust that sometimes, even a thought in the mind, seems to pop up on our screens the moment we think about it. What may feel uncanny to the normal user reaps huge monetary bene- fits for companies that thrive, deal, and trade in this data.

Data Security Council of India (DSCI) in a pioneering partnership with SISA launched a cyber safety awareness program, known as Cyber for YOUth for school students across Karnataka. The program aspires to elevate the cyber awareness quotient within the educational ecosystem, reaching both students and school administrations.

The university has been awarded by ASSOCHAM for Best University Campus in 2014 and has recently been featured among the top universities in the world in the impact Rankings 2023 under sustainable development goals (clean water and sanitation (201300), affordable and clean energy (401600) and climate action (401600)).

The Union Home Minister while addressing the inaugural session of the G20 Conference on Crime & Security on the theme of NFTs, AI and the Metaverse , highlighted the need for cooperation to build cyberresilience in an increasingly connected world.

Apex industry body ASSOCHAM in collaboration with myATITHI.global, a tourism community platform supporting MSMEs in tourism is thrilled to announce the upcoming conference ‘UP Darshan – Enterprising charm of Tourism and Hospitality in India,’ a prestigious tourism conference aimed at showcasing Uttar Pradesh’s potential as a pioneer in promoting sustainable tourism.

India will be home to around 320 new global capability centres (GCCs) by the fiscal year ending 2025 while the market will jump 33% to $60 billion in the same period, according to a report released by NASSCOM and research firm Zinnov last month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi s address from the ramparts of Red Fort on 77th Independence Day of India would further the national resolve to become a developed country by 2047 while the country is marching fast to be amongst the third largest economy of the world, ASSOCHAM Secretary General Deepak Sood said.

From what it s understood, the meeting deliberated on the need for a push to the AT ecosystem. The three proposed hubs are together likely to support 150 start ups over five years, which should enable innovation as well as manufacturing of assistive devices.

The IT industry stands as a rapidly expanding domain within the Indian economy. In the year 2022, this industry business process management (ITBPM) made a significant contribution of 7.4 per cent to India s GDP, according to IT industry body NASSCOM.

These guidelines were finalised after an elaborate discussion with representatives of Amazon, Flipkart, Google, Meta, Ola Cabs, Swiggy, Zomato , Ship Rocket, GoMMT, and Nasscom, who were members of the Task Force The entire industry is on board on this issue, the official added.

The government on Wednesday approved a Rs 14,903 crore outlay for expansion of Digital India programme to boost digital initiatives in skilling, cyber security, highperformance computing and simplifying technology for the masses.