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NASSCOM Foundation
301 & 302, Delhi Blue Apartments,
Safdarjung Enclave,
Near Safdarjung Hospital,
Ring Road, New Delhi – 110029 India

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NASSCOM Foundation
Samruddhi Venture Park
Ground Floor, Office # 14-15
Central MIDC Road
Andheri East Mumbai- 400093 India
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NASSCOM Foundation (NF) was established to leverage information and communication technologies (ICT) to empower and transform the lives of the underserved. NASSCOM and its members are committed to social development through the application of ICT. NF today has the unique opportunity of leading the IT Industry towards changing the social development landscape of India.

NASSCOM Foundation is a charity registered under the Indian Trusts Act, 1882 and under Section 12A of Income Tax Act.  NF is the social development arm of NASSCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies), the internationally recognized trade body of the Indian IT industry.

ICT for a better world

Over the last two decades, ICT has significantly impacted economic prosperity in the country. It has also been contributing towards social change. ICT facilitates knowledge sharing and helps generate employment, disperse skills and knowledge, and empower the common man. It also helps in expanding and enlarging the reach of social programs to all corners of the country at a much reduced cost.

NASSCOM Foundation (NF) is effectively harnessing ICT to spread knowledge, increase employability, eradicate poverty, bridge the gender divide, and dispel isolation.

NF has three cross-cutting functional areas – ICT for development, Technology Access Program and corporate social responsibility (CSR) within the IT industry.
 ICT for development   
At NF, we believe that ICT helps underserved communities access information, services and opportunities that collectively build their capacities to realize their dreams. NF brings together implementing agencies, industry, government bodies and people at the grassroots for integrated development through the use of ICT. NF has developed various robust programs like Nasscom Knowledge Network, Nasscom Digital India, and Building capacities at the Grassroots Program (BIG).
 Technology Access Program
There is a huge digital divide in the country, between people who have access to technology and those who don’t. NF’s BiG Tech program is an initiative to make technology accessible at low cost to these sections and provide them with technical tools to overcome the barriers that hamper their progress. NF’s corporate partners not only provide technology at low-cost through software donation but also support in terms of active participation such as providing space in their offices to carry out such programs.
 CSR initiatives  
NF encourages its partners to engage in more capacity building initiatives by transferring technical and other skills to the under-privileged to enable long-term development. It aids its members to plan their CSR initiatives, capturing best practices, and promoting and assisting their implementation. NF’s I-Get Involved program is a complete CSR policy kit encapsulating various modules including skills building, I-Theatre for work-life balance, and CEDAT—a program for the differently abled, and Research. NF’s initiatives involve integrative ICT learning framework with wide outreach.
 
Board of Trustees
Image of Mr. Som Mittal Som Mittal
NASSCOM
Som Mittal is President of NASSCOM, the premier trade body
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Image of Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao
NASSCOM Foundation
Winner of the 'Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award...
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Trustees Council
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Chairman NASSCOM
Pramod established Genpact (formerly GE Capital...
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Vice Chairman NASSCOM
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