The Bill says that the central government, in consultation with the Data Protection Authority, can direct any data fiduciary or data processor to provide non-personal data to enable better targeting of delivery of services. The government can also ask data processors to provide data for formulation of evidence-based policies for its own use.
The new rules are aimed at providing a strong impetus to the industry and positioning India as one of the most competitive IT jurisdictions in the world.
At the end of June, 2016, TCS had a total headcount of 3.62 lakh.
The report is based on a joint survey by Nasscom and the PricewaterhouseCoopers.
More than 150 Indian Army officers along with their families today crossed the Line of Actual Control at Bum La in Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh to join the Chinese Army in celebrating its 60th National Day.
Such partnership will not only give the company an opportunity to showcase its expertise in new technology areas, they will also help in boosting its brand image with clients and employees
IT services provider Satyam Computer Services Limited is setting up a 15-acre campus at Cyber Jaya, the IT hub of Malaysia, which is expected to be operational by this year end, said Prasenjit Kundu, head (global solutions centre in Malaysia), Satyam.
Sources said the Indian delegation was warmly greeted by senior officials of the Chinese Army before the talks began.
Companies will be offered incentives for employing more women.
By 2022, the entire job landscape would undergo drastic change.
Global business process management solutions provider Staffware Plc launched its Indian operations on Thursday and received a BPM contract from HDFC Bank Ltd.
Berger International Ltd, the overseas subsidiary of Asian Paints, is to divest its 84.2 per cent stake in its Malta group company -- Berger Paints (Malta) Ltd (BPM) -- for around Singapore dollar 1.8 million [Rs 4.7 crore (Rs 47 million)].
Sector added only 200,000 employees in FY16, down from 230,000 in FY15
Indian firms selling SAAS products have got a bonanza as companies meet, manage and sell remotely. The top five firms - Zoho, Freshworks HighRadius, Druva, and Icertis - account for 33 per cent of the market share. Chennai, India's SAAS centre, alone generates $1 billion in annual revenue. Yuvraj Malik explains how these companies are planning their next phase of growth.
Official sources said Tuesday's incident at Pangong and ways to maintain peace and tranquility along the Sino-India border in Ladakh were discussed at length at the border personnel meeting.
Nasscom president said moving from single to multiple points could be a challenge from the point of view of ease of doing business
'In India, the impact will be less than 1% of employee headcount.'
The border personal meeting was marked by saluting the national flags by both the delegations members.
"Our worry is that a small mistake, an accidental exchange of fire at night, might lead to an unintended escalation," a senior officer confessed
NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand
'Leaders of the two nations have reportedly agreed to set up a hotline between their respective military headquarters,' state-run Global Times daily reported on Wednesday.
Rs 1,000 crore for promotion of start ups.
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Nasscom said growth for the current financial year (2016-17) was expected to be 8.6%
The delegations were led by Brigadier JKS Virk from the Indian side and Senior Colonel Chen Zheng Shan from the Chinese side
Seven students were made international offers.
Chambers said Internet will facilitate 3-5 times the economic impact at a much faster pace
'We are training people to learn AI, machine learning, robotics; it is just new programmes that teach them new things and the raw material, the people, are eager to learn.'
Minacs will be integrated it into SYNNEX's BPO business, Concentrix.
Europe is the second largest market for Indian IT-BPM industry.
Adapting to an inevitable digital intervention is India's only hope at beating a long-standing job crisis. To do so, focus on quality education and better skill development is fundamental, says Dr Yogesh Kumar Bhatt.
Technology market research firm Tech Market View said the contract, which is one of Wipro's largest deals group-wide, signals the growing influence of offshore-centric IT-BPO players in large scale UK outsourcing market.
The $108 billion Indian IT-ITeS industry is also witnessing the rise of tier II and III cities like Kochi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata as product hubs.
First acquisition under Sikka's plan of buying technologies for tomorrow
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
India's IT/BPO story isn't over yet, believes Ganesh Natarajan.
The industry employs about 10 million workforce.
Amid a spate of incursions by China in Ladakh, its troops are also resorting to tactics like preventing the Indian army from patrolling posts in this sector along the border, which is well within India's territory.
'The Himalayan people may not represent a large or politically influential section of the population, but India's security depends on them.' 'Let us hope Sikkim remains a beacon of stability,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to the picturesque north eastern state.
The information technology sector, India's largest private-sector employer with 3.1 million direct jobs, will witness muted hiring activity this year.
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