Kiran Karnik, President, Nasscom, announced in Bangalore that Nasscom would host the Indian IT and ITES Strategy Summit 2002 at Hyderabad. The two-day summit will begin on 11 June 2002. The summit would aim to provide a platform to address the key issues and challenges confronting the Indian IT software and services industry.
He informed that the two-day summit would be jointly inaugurated by Pramod Mahajan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Parliamentary Affairs and Chandra Babu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister in Hyderabad on 10 June 2002. Nasscom will also release its Nasscom-Mckinsey Report 2002 at the event, which will present key imperatives for the industry, government and Nasscom to achieve sustainable growth in the Indian IT and software service and ITES sectors.
Karnik while making the announcement said, "The events over the last one year have posed a considerable challenge for the Indian IT Industry and the Indian IT and the ITES Summit would thus focus on identifying opportunity areas across verticals, geographies and new technology areas and would recommend a roadmap for the Indian IT and ITES companies to realize their long term vision."
Arun Kumar, Chairman, Nasscom, informed that the two day summit besides focussing on identifying opportunities across various domains in the ITES sector would also be addressing some critical issues being faced by the industry such as human resource planning, infrastructure management and market access.
Cyber News Service