Former President of the industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), R Chandrashekhar has said that growth momentum is strong for information technology (IT) industry and is expected to continue in future. He stated that 2018 has been a watershed year for the Indian IT industry because in 2016 people were writing its ‘obituaries’. He further said 2017 was a difficult year for the industry and there were many challenges during that period and in 2018 headlines were all about how the IT industry has really made really big strides in digital transformation space globally, which basically shows that the shift to digital has not killed the IT industry.
On the contrary, it has made it stronger and important as a partner for its clients. Consequently, that’s very big accomplishment by the industry and shows that the growth momentum will continue into at least foreseeable future because this a trend which is going to remain there for a long time now. He asserted that it is a clear and positive sign for the industry. Also, he noted that many big IT companies in India are reporting a very strong deal pipeline and, so, the growth momentum can be expected to continue. Several companies are forming joint ventures and also acquiring companies which are important strategies to keep the growth.
On things in 2019 which could have dampening effect on the export-dependent IT industry, Chandrashekhar said if American economy slows down, it would have an impact, as also a ‘hard Brexit’. Appreciation of rupee would have impact on rupee earnings of companies. However, he stressed that one should not be unduly concerned about those factors because they don’t fundamentally affect the strength of the Indian IT industry.
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