What is in news : To equip students pursuing higher education courses in Karnataka with industry-aligned skills, the state government  announced its official collaboration with the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).

Details :

• Partnership is expected to benefit more than 5 lakh students (studying in government and private institutions) every year.
• Make skill development courses available on the ‘Future Skills Prime’ platform of NASSCOM available to all students and faculty members of higher education institutions across the state
• All universities have been covered
• Courses Identified – digital fluency, artificial intelligence, and cyber security
• Free of cost to non-computer science students and faculty members

About NASSCOM

• Non-profit global trade association of Indian Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry
• Established in 1988
• Over 1500 members, of which over 250 are companies from the US, UK, EU, Japan and China.
• Facilitates business and trade in software and services and encourages the advancement of research in software technology.
• Registered under the Indian Societies Act, 1860.
• Headquartered in New Delhi, India with regional offices in the cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune and Kolkata.