Nasscom is holding its first ever conference for Emerging Companies. Aimed at encouraging SMEs & startups in the IT-BPO industry to “EMERGE OUT” of the shadows, this conference is slated for the 29th of September at New Delhi. This is expected to become an annual feature in NASSCOM’s annual agenda and provide a national platform for small & medium enterprises. Needless to say, the list of speakers for the event is impressive. Check it out here.

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Nasscom has been working hard to embrace the 2.0 wave and become the focal point of a thriving community around technology companies, startusp, SMEs. Being in Delhi I have had the opportunity to participate in some of its activities… check out a sampler below

Nasscom Emerge Community: This is a closed community site for Nasscom members to interact and exchange ideas. Built on the CollectiveX platform, the community has all the essential elements of a social network – blogs, forums, profiles, Q&A et al. Membership is not open for everyone; you have to be a Nasscom member company to participate in it. Screenshot below

Friday 2.0 Talk Series: These experience sharing talks are organised on the 2nd Friday of every month at the NASSCOM office in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi. People from emerging companies share their best practices in the areas of technology, marketing, business strategy, entrepreneurship, so others could learn without having to reinvent the wheel. These talks are free to attend and are open to members & non-members of NASSCOM alike.

Emerge Blog: This excellent blog is run by Nasscom with contributions from industry/technology experts. It has quality articles about entrepreneurship and industry issues on a regular basis.

Nasscom Membership Program: Nasscom runs a mentorship program for emerging companies. This is a framework for companies to seek guidance from industry experts for growing their companies. You need to be a Nasscom member company to apply to the program. Details here.

Nasscom LinkedIn Group: Nasscom has a group on LinkedIn that is open to its members… details are here

Web 2.0 media channels: Nasscom has adopted the use of online media repositories in a big way. Check out their Youtube channel where all their videos are getting archived. Or their SlideShare account where conference/talk presentations are regularly uploaded.

Do check out this blogpost (on the HCIIDC blog) that details Nassom’s Web2.0 success story.