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Tamil Nadu seeks 10,000 seats under India BPO Promotion Scheme
In a letter to Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Palaniswami said the scheme has been successful in Tamil Nadu, resulting in providing 7,705 seats in Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Chennai jurisdiction (including 7,605 seats in Tamil Nadu and 100 seats in the Union Territory of Puducherry) to the BPO industry in the region.
European firms, banks take outsourced jobs back home fearing data leaks amid Covid-19
Europe accounts for about 30% of India’s $150 billion o...
H-1B visa: Denial rates for IT services companies continue to remain high
There were six Indian companies among the top 25 employers, and onl...
Near-term disruption likely in IT sector; FY22 should be normal year: Citi report
COVID-19 has provided IT services companies with an opportunity to test work from home (WFH) concepts, and innovate on services as well as delivery. Clients have also adopted technology at a faster pace than earlier, to ensure business continuity and some of these shifts will likely stay in the post-COVID-19 world, given cost and efficiency benefits.
Indian IT leans on govt spends, managed services as deals slow
While short-term projects are getting stalled, the managed services segment, which fetches significant revenue for service providers, has still not been impacted by the outbreak.
India Inc goes slow on increments; super-specialized profiles can expect over 15% growth
According to TeamLease Jobs & Salaries Primer Report 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted the employment landscape, it has disrupted the way India Inc rewards its talent.
Facebook India chief appears before parliamentary panel; Opposition, BJP MPs allege bias
Some MPs from opposition parties cited IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to Facebook head Mark Zuckerberg and demanded that the government should bring a Bill to regulate social media sites.
Techgentsia Software Technologies to launch Vconsol in September
The multilingual, superior-quality video-conferencing app, hailed as the first of its kind in India with better audio-video than Zoom or Google Meet, will aim at the B2B market with focus on telemedicine and education, Joy Sebastian, CEO of the company, said in a statement issued by Infopark.
Hiring sentiment showing signs of recovery: TeamLease Employment Outlook for Apr-Sep
The hiring sentiment, which had sunk by 86% from the previous half-year, is showing signs of gradual improvement since unlock 1.0, the report stated. Until unlock 1.0 the hiring sentiment for the current half-year (H1-April-September) was as low as 11%, however, it has improved to 18%.
COVID-19 pulls down global sourcing market down by 5% in Q2: ISG Index
“In line with our prediction last quarter, the managed services market was off 16 percent as enterprises reined in operating expenses in the face of a pandemic-related slowdown in business activity,” said Steve Hall, partner and president of ISG. “As-a-service spending did a bit better than we expected"
Sivasankar had recommended Swapna Suresh's name for Space Park job, says committee
Suresh is the key accused in the attempt to smuggle in 30 kg of gold through diplomatic channelon July 5 and has been arrested along with two others involved in the case being probed by the Customs and National Investigation Agency.
India can create $500 billion value via Open Digital Ecosystems by 2030: Study
A study by Omidyar Network and the Boston Consulting Group says India can generate USD 500 billion through Open Digital Ecosystems (ODEs) which have gained prevalence as one solution to democratise data holding.
View: Why Facebook and other "platforms" must be made liable for their content
Social media “platforms”, which enable their users to publish their thoughts and emotions directly, have become the largest and most influential media companies on the planet. They now tightly oligopolise the digital advertising market that they have transformed through large-scale privacy invasion.
Shashi Tharoor asked to drop J&K 4G issue; BJP MPs ok with summons to Facebook
Dubey's letter came a day after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla issued an advisory to chairmen of all parliamentary panels asking them to strictly adhere to rules and regulations while conducting committee meetings.
Chandrababu Naidu seeks central probe into illegal phone tapping in Andhra Pradesh
Pointing out that even private individuals were using cutting-edge technologies and equipment to unlawfully tap the phones, Naidu told the Prime Minister that “If these nefarious activities were not put to an end, they would proliferate and emerge as a bigger threat to national security and sovereignty of the country as a whole.
