This year’s NASSCOM was noticeably more exciting than previous years - there was without a doubt, a much bigger buzz, taking us away from the heady double digit growth days to a more reflective, but nonetheless optimistic view of business models of the future.
This year focused more on re-defining the industry, looking at non-linear growth [...]

In an early session we heard McKinsey outline their view of long-term mega-trends.  These ranged from the impact of differing world demographics and economies that point towards eventual convergence between the GDPs of Asia and Europe in some 15 years time; the concomitant pressure on commodities and natural resources especially water as consumption rapidly grows; [...]

Dr Mukesh Aghi, CEO of Steria in India, knows the market for IT services in India is growing fast. In the past year, spending on IT services in India has grown by over 16% and the government has announced plans to spend over $600bn on technology projects. That’s an immense opportunity.
And it’s no surprise. Even [...]

One of the things I noticed about India a long time ago was this fanatic love of classic hard rock. I know Indian men with an undying love for Jethro Tull and Pink Floyd and I know that every time I walk past the Underground pub in Bangalore, there will be .Net developers standing on [...]

If you work for Steria then you don’t need any introduction to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) ethic that pervades the organisation. If you don’t work at Steria, then this short video featuring the India head of CSR, Gayathri Mohan, will explain all.
Today, at the NASSCOM conference in Mumbai, Steria was awarded the NASSCOM Social [...]

On Tuesday to Thursday this week the NASSCOM annual conference takes place in Mumbai, India. With over 20 countries being represented at the event, it’s now one of the largest and most important technology and hi-tech service events in the world. And Steria is there as one of the platinum supporters of the event.
If you [...]

I’m here in Mumbai at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum. The NASSCOM event is very exciting because you see so many people from the industry all together in one place. There is a slightly different atmosphere to last year though. I can feel the same energy as before, but the content of the talks are [...]

I managed to speak to Andrew Kemp, Director of Group Planning and Analysis at BT, just after he had been speaking on stage at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum in Mumbai.
Andrew had been talking about the management of risk, so I asked him how it works in the real world. He said: “We absolutely work [...]

It’s the eve of the NASSCOM International Leadership Forum in India. Over the next few days, this blog will be packed full of new content about what is going on in the world of global services - all based on the experiences of the Steria team in Mumbai.
We all hope to have some fun and [...]

India’s dominance of the offshore outsourcing market is indisputable despite issues in recent years over skills shortages, rising costs, security and increasing competition from other countries and regions. The big one, of course, is China. For as long as I can remember people have been predicting China will eventually knock India off the top spot. [...]