NASSCOM collaborates with Investment NSW to bring forth the business & investment for Indian Technology SMEs in Australia
National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) in partnership with Investment NSW, New South Wales Government’s economic development & investment attraction agency, is organizing a series of tailor-made roadshows for Indian Technology companies to highlight business & investment opportunities that exist in Australia. The roadshows, starting from Delhi, will position New South Wales as a gateway for the serving the broader Australian market and bring forth some of its unique offerings in terms of market size, location advantage, technology & innovation quotient and availability of skilled workforce. The six cities road shows, aimed primarily towards the Indian Technology SMEs, will help raise awareness on how to successfully establish and grow ones business while engaging with key stakeholders and leveraging the local eco-system.
US & UK continue to be two of the largest markets for Indian IT industry. As a part of the shared goal with Govt of India, NASSCOM is focussing heavily on creating suitable platforms to explore opportunities in “High potential but Under-penetrated markets”. The inaugural session held in Delhi was attended by H.E Barry O’Farrell AO along with industry members.
Meanwhile, there is momentum in the Australia-India strategic partnership with the recently signed Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement in April 2022. The agreement is expected to strengthen the relation between the two countries by creating newer opportunities for workers and businesses.
Investment NSW Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner Vish Padmanabhan said, “NSW and its capital Sydney, are considered the hub of financial technology in Australia. Investment NSW is here to help not only NSW businesses with market entry into India but also facilitate opportunities for Indian businesses in NSW, Australia. Partnering up with NASSCOM for these roadshows will hopefully encourage aspiring tech entrepreneurs in both countries to take the leap into another exciting market. NSW is an excellent test bed for large-scale and rapid testing of products and platforms. Sydney in NSW, with its highly developed world-class technology hub offers an ideal launchpad for international companies.
“Australia is not only an early adopter of technology but also home to some of the world’s largest and most innovative corporations. India tech players have been investing hugely in acquiring newer capabilities both organically and inorganically and more so after the pandemic. India’s innovative capabilities, digital talent, scale and Australian cutting edge technologies can together solve some of the most complex global issues. The roadshows are intended to create a well-structured informative platform for Indian technology SMEs that are interested in serving the Australian market and forming critical partnerships.” said Shivendra Singh, Vice President & Head Global Trade, NASSCOM.
About NASSCOM
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM®) is the premier trade body and chamber of commerce of the Tech industry in India and comprises over 3000-member companies. Our membership spans across the entire spectrum of the industry from startups to multinationals and from products to services, Global Capability Centres to Engineering firms. Guided by India’s vision to become a leading digital economy globally, NASSCOM focuses on accelerating the pace of transformation of the industry to emerge as the preferred enablers for global digital transformation. Our strategic imperatives are to reskill and upskill India’s IT workforce to ensure that talent is future-ready in terms of new-age skills, strengthen the innovation quotient across industry verticals, create new market opportunities – both international and domestic, drive policy advocacy to advance innovation and ease of doing business, and build the industry narrative with focus on Talent, Trust and Innovation. And, in everything we do, we will continue to champion the need for diversity and equal opportunity.
