Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Thursday, Feb 17, 2005
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Thursday, Feb 17, 2005 |
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Outsourcing Delhi, Karachi cos to jointly bid for Pak project Our Bureau
Bangalore , Feb. 16 IN a first-ever Indo-Pak collaboration in the IT sector, the Karachi-based Arwen Tech and Delhi-based Evolve Services have jointly bid for a BPO training project of the Sind Government in Pakistan."The size and numbers of such projects will only grow,'' said Mr Atiq Rehman, CEO, Arwen, and a part of a Pakistani delegation from Pakistan Software Houses Association (PASHA). The collaboration to bid for training 1,000 people in call centre skills is the start of a promising relationship between businesses in both countries, said Ms Jehan Ara, President, PASHA. "Pakistan is looking to collaborate with the Indian IT industry in accessing markets in West Asia, North America, Europe and Australia," said Ms Ara, adding that Pakistan's experience and established presence in Saudi Arabia for instance had met with interest by several Indian companies looking to expand their markets there. The PASHA delegation visited campuses of Infosys, MphasiS, MindTree Consulting and vMoksha Technologies and received considerable interest from Indian companies that could translate into business in the next 6-8 months, Ms Ara said. The $500-million Pakistani IT industry has over 400 software firms and about 70 BPOs. PASHA would work towards inviting the Infosys Chief Mentor, Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy, to Islamabad, and the organisation would try to persuade Indian companies to collaborate with and invest in Pakistan, she said.
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