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environment, and people skills and
availability. Apart from this, presence
of Sri Lanka at fourteenthplace
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an outline on how upcoming
outsourcing destination should
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derail the motivation of country as
it does not seem to be impacting on
choice of outsourcing companies.

Why lndia is a Top Outsourcing
Destination?
As indicated earlier, lndia has
developed as top outsourcing those Companies to lndia and in turn one of the preferred outsourcing
destination not because of their huge increasing lndia image as better lT destination, then these companies
population, but due to roadmap solution provider. would have been making impact
created by their government to --Finally, lndian parliament's locally and internationally as well
make it one of so. We can outline decision to pass lT Act 2000 was with sustainable model.
following points as major steps taken major step to protect companies Similarly, there are huge
by lndian government to develop lT from cybercrimes and thus increasing numbers of freelancers, who lack
hype, infrastructure, resource pools faith on doing business in lndia. identity among the job providers
and set standards to attract foreign because Nepal as outsourcing
companies who were looking to Possible lmpact on Nepal destination has failed to create its
outsource lT services. We talked about outsourcing, own identity till now. Still these
--lndian government took no time preferred outsou rci ng desti nation healthy number of Freelancers
to indicate lT is future of lndia and and how they have achieved it. But must fight against Freelancers from
they did it so by making lT sector as how is this related to Nepal? lndia, China, Bangladesh and so on,
one of their topfive priority. Nepal has always been a country who are already established name
-- Back in May 22,1998, with lot of potential which has never in outsourcing countries andlor
lndian government established a been realized. Similarly, lT sector is companies.
'National lT Task Force and Software one of those sectors in Nepal, which Hence, there is a need to
Development'which is mandated to needed to be explored fully to utilize create an environment for Nepal
develop National lT Policy to promote its full potential for prosperity of the lT companies and freelancers to
the lT growth in lndia. country. stand among these elite outsourcing
--Yet another major step by lndian Capability of lT resources in Nepal destinations, which is only possible
government was to set up a Ministry is now well known. Established through support and participation
of lnformation Technology, which has and sustained business entities like from government level. Apart from
been great help to expedite approval Verisk I nformation Tech nologies this, there is equally a need of right
and implementation of lT projects (Now Verscend), DeerWalk Services, platform, where only Nepalese
and at the same time, has been Yomari, Nepasoft Solutions, F1Soft companies and Freelancers can fight
streamlining regulation for better lnternational and many others with each other and yet create own
governance. provides sufficient credibility to lT identity among international entities
--Apart from outsourcing, offshore resources of Nepal. Apart from that, and local one as well. lf Nepal can be
insourcing has also been another alumni from several Nepalese lT established among top outsourcing
attractive model in outsourcing institute working in different higher destination, it can bring multiple
business where big companies like position in reputed companies positive impact in the country like
to setup its own entity in offshore provides another evidence. technical revolution, economic
location. So, lndian government But still there are lot of other growth and development of
has permitted 100 percent foreign highly capable companies who are entrepreneur attitude, a mong others.
equity in company registered in lndia, struggling to make impact and run To discuss ony more, email him at
which has helped them to attract a sustainable business. lf Nepal was s kbh atto ra i @ g m o i l. co m.

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