India IT Show 2016 to see 400 foreign delegates

The announcement was made by Kamal Vachani, regional director of ESC for the Middle East.

The India IT Show, the flagship IT event of the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), will be held in Mumbai from February 25 to 26, 2016, and will be attended by over 400 foreign delegates from over 60 countries.
The announcement was made by Kamal Vachani, regional director of ESC for the Middle East, whose tenure as regional director has been extended for another year. Innovation and value addition to software solutions are the main highlights of the India IT Show, where around 150 Indian IT firms will display their cutting edge solutions and products.
India's export of computer software and ITeS during 2014-15 is estimated to be $97 billion up from $84 billion in 2013-14, registering a growth of 16 per cent whereas the export of electronics hardware remains stable at $6 billion during 2014-15.
The IT landscape globally is undergoing a change and the Indian IT scenario is adapting to the changing needs of the overseas clients. For instance, penetration of IT in other business sectors is increasing phenomenally, be it relating to governance, education, day to day handling of small businesses, legal sphere or for providing services to households.
In addition, a large number of developing countries and less developed countries are embarking on IT application, which would substantially bolster the IT businesses, Vachani noted.
The India IT Show is designed to project India's IT capabilities and will also highlight the fact that the Indian software industry possesses unmatchable quality software and services to offer, said D. K. Sareen, executive director, ESC. He stated that it is the fifth time that the India IT Show is being held.
"We expect huge IT business in the aftermath of the India IT Show 2016, having regard to the fact we have on board a large number of IT buyers from abroad and a record number of Indian exhibitors of all hues," Sareen said, adding that Vachani's re-appointment in this region has helped ESC to penetrate the region in a big way.
The India IT Show, seeks to improve the visibility of the Indian software industry, especially SMEs and start-up companies in the global IT market. The focus would be on business services, e-security, finance, banking, insurance, manufacturing, education & training, embedded software, animation, packaged software, and many more innovative technologies.
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