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R. Chandrashekhar takes over as NASSCOM President

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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per a latest update, former Telecom Secretary R. Chandrashekhar has taken charge of President of  Nasscom . He succeeded Som Mittal who served as the President of Nasscom from 2007 to 2013. R. Chandrashekhar was the Chairman, Telecom Commission and Secretary of the Department of Telecom , till March last year. He held a variety of key assignments with many of them relating to the ICT sector, both at the Centre and State level. Prior to this, he had established the first Department of Information Technology in the country in the state of Andhra Pradesh and was Secretary of the Department from June 1997 to December 1999. R. Chandrashekhar expressed, "I feel privileged and look forward to  leading Nasscom in its next journey of achieving the vision and aspiration of US$300 billion revenues by 2020 . The opportunities are very vast at this particular juncture and exciting times lie ahead for the industry. Going forwa...

IAN partners with NASSCOM

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Indian Angel Network has given a special call to entrepreneurs building ventures in the SaaS, PaaS, Education and Skill Development space. Saurabh Srivastava, Co-Founder, Indian Angel Network & NASSCOM said, "The IAN-NASSCOM partnership is exemplary as it creates a unique platform: bringing young entrepreneurs from around the country to explore raising funds from Asia's largest angel group, comprising the who's who of successful Indian entrepreneurs, many of whom have built India's entrepreneurial software industry. The partnership now leverages IAN members' strategic thinking and global networks for young start up ventures." Som Mittal, President, NASSCOM said, "The vibrancy of technology start-ups in India will be further catalysed by the NASSCOM-IAN partnership. Our priority would be to create specific initiatives like the SaaS-PaaS focus segments, as well as enable a broader collaboration around mentorsh...