Nasscom HR Summit, 29th July, 2010, collaboration with competitors

I had visited the Nasscom HR summit this time and noted some interesting developments.

There was a move to get a agreement on allowing employees to serve notice period and giving relieving letters as a standard HR practice. No concrete resolution, but a request.  There was also a uniform understanding that non poaching in this industry shall not ever apply as demand exceeds the supply and hence its better to concrete on ethical practices as above and focus on building talent for future thru academic tieups, there were tieups with Delhi University announced by Nasscom.  

More news on the summit is linked

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/NASSCOM-organizes-annual-NASSCOM-HR-Summit-2010-at-Chennai/4893646142

I think is is little compared to the need of IT/ITES industry whose demands exceeds in millions.So not just Nasscom, IT companies contribution is more required. There is an interesting trend of big Indian IT firms (Wipro, HCLT) venturing into education space which is into K-10 schools and colleges focusing on the merit worthy and needy. though they also have IT finishing schools, that they have created for their own needs. May be consortium of companies and Nasscom can come towards and create series of Institutions across India to meet the industry need. This requires lot of collaboration amongst competitors but that the only way forward as also shared by  management thinkers Gary Hamel and CK Prahalad 

Check these links wrt Collaboration with competitors

http://hbr.org/1989/01/collaborate-with-your-competitors-and-win/ar/1

http://www.infosysblogs.com/thinkflat/2008/05/collaborating_with_competitors.html

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More news on summit on sessions shall follow