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{{short description|Indian trade association of Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies}}
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| formation = {{start date and age|1988|03|01|df=y}}
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| type = [[Non-governmental organization|Non-governmental]] [[trade association]]
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| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
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The '''National Association of Software and Service Companies''' ('''NASSCOM''') is an Indian [[Non-governmental organization|non-governmental]] [[trade association]] and [[advocacy group]] focused mainly on [[Information Technology]] (IT) and [[Business Process Outsourcing]] (BPO) industry.<ref name=nasscom-vision /> Established in 1988, NASSCOM is a non-profit organisation.<ref name=nasscom-vision>{{cite web|url=http://www.nasscom.in/vision-and-mission|title=Vision and Mission|publisher=NASSCOM|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

NASSCOM initiated a program called '10,000 Startups' in 2013. The purpose of 10000 Startup is to support and impact 10,000 startups in India by 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/why-nasscom-10k-startups-backed-by-google-microsoft-ibm-has-had-mixed-success-in-india/articleshow/54665247.cms|title=Why Nasscom 10K Startups - backed by Google, Microsoft, IBM - has had mixed success in India|last=Singh|first=Shelley|date=5 October 2016|work=The Economic Times|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> NASSCOM carries out a number of events annually, targeting startups in the Indian ecosystem so as to nurture them and help them develop into bigger organisations.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maharashtra to create incubation centre for startups near Mumbai with Nasscom|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/maharashtra-to-create-incubation-centre-for-startups-near-mumbai-with-nasscom/articleshow/81126990.cms|access-date=2021-05-14}}</ref>

==Events==
NASSCOM organises the Indian Leadership Forum. It gives a platform to the developing companies to network and present their product. NASSCOM hosts National, International, Regional, and Flagship events. Events include:
* NASSCOM Product Conclave
* NASSCOM Emerge 50
* Global In-house Centers Summit
* Big Data Analytics Summit
* Diversity & Inclusion Summit
* HR Summit
* Nasscom Leadership Forum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/nasscom-leadership-forum-it-congress-kick-off-in-hyderabad/article22794691.ece|title=Nasscom leadership forum, IT congress kick off in Hyderabad|last=Kurmanath|first=K. V.|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>
* NASSCOM Engineering Summit
* Annual Information Security Summit<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/iit-kgp-wins-dsci-excellence-award-2018-for-cyber-security-education-at-nasscom-dsci/articleshow/66997491.cms|title=IIT KGP wins DSCI Excellence Award 2018 for Cyber Security Education at NASSCOM-DSCI - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>
* NASSCOM Innotrek<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/innotrek-2018-40-tech-start-ups-go-to-silicon-valley/article23687589.ece|title=Nasscom's InnoTrek picks 40 start-ups for programme at Silicon Valley|last=Bureau|first=Our|website=@businessline|language=en|access-date=13 February 2019}}</ref>

NASSCOM also hosted 'Nasscom International SME Conclave 2019' in January 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sport/badminton-ace-pullela-gopichand-s-masterclass-on-scaling-success-from-failure/cid/1681639|title=Pullela Gopichand's masterclass: on scaling success from failure|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> and 'FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress' in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/inc42-epaper-inc/startup+events+this+week+nasscom+s+fisita+2018+world+automotive+congress+and+more-newsid-98224252|title=Startup Events This Week: NASSCOM's FISITA 2018 World Automotive Congress And More - Inc42|website=DailyHunt|language=en|access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

==Membership==

Members of NASSCOM are Indian Co [[software development]], software services, IT-enabled/BPO services. NASSCOM's role has primarily been to make sure that service quality and enforcement of [[Intellectual property rights|Intellectual Property Rights]] have been properly implemented in the Indian software and BPO industry. As of June 2007, more than 1,110 information technology companies in India were members of NASSCOM, which included domestic software/ITES companies along with multinationals operating within India.

==Prominent people==
Employees and members of executive council of NASSCOM include:<ref name="executive council" />
*[[UB Pravin Rao]] – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2020–2021<ref>{{cite web|title=UB Pravin Rao is Nasscom chairman|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/nasscom-appoints-infosys-pravin-rao-as-chairman/articleshow/75008184.cms?from=mdr}}</ref>
*[[Keshav R. Murugesh]] - Chairman of NASSCOM, 2019–2020
*[[Rishad Premji]] – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2018–2019<ref name="executive council" />
*Raman Roy - Chairman of NASSCOM, 2017–2018
*[[C. P. Gurnani]] – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2016–2017
*[[B. V. R. Mohan Reddy|B V R Mohan Reddy]] – Chairman of NASSCOM, 2015–2016
*[[Debjani Ghosh]] - President of NASSCOM, 2018–present<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nasscom.in/about-us/Our-People|title=Our People|date=10 October 2016|work=NASSCOM|access-date=11 April 2018|language=en}}</ref>
*[[R. Chandrasekhar|R Chandrasekhar]] – President of NASSCOM for 2013 – 2018 <ref>{{cite web|title=R Chandrashekhar is Nasscom chief|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech-news/R-Chandrashekhar-is-Nasscom-chief/articleshow/28453780.cms |work=The Times of India | date=6 January 2014 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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