In the midst of a sluggish growth and fears of a recession in the US, National Association for Software and Services Companies has chalked out 6 areas of emphasis in the financial year 2009. Nasscom said Indian IT sector would achieve the $60 bn target in the next 2 years. Thrust areas for the industry include: community, collaboration, societal development, inclusivity, green IT, education and skill-building. Nasscom said US slowdown will not have any long term impact.
India's information technology industry is estimated to cross Rs 1 lakh crore in 2004-05 and employ over 10 lakh knowledge professionals, according to Nasscom.
Indian IT industry could touch a total revenue of $15.5 billion in 2004 against $12 billion last year, according to National Association for Software and Service Companies.