The 68th India IT Forum seminar shall be held in Osaka on Wednesday, May 15th 2013 from 13:00 - 17:30 JST.

Main Sponsor: Osaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Osaka Business & Investment Center, India IT Forum

Co-Sponsor: Kansai Keidanren, Consulate General of India (Osaka)

Date: Wednesday, May 15th 2013

Time: 13:00 - 17:30 JST

Venue: Knowledge Capital, Umeda (Osaka)

Here is the agenda in brief:

13:00 - 14:00: Greetings by OCCI, Osaka Prefecture (with India IT Forum companies)

14:15 - 14:40: Greetings by OBIC, CGI and India IT Forum

14:40 - 15:00: Collaboration Experiences of Global Indian IT Company in the Japan Market, Mr. Yoshikazu Sato, General Manager, Nippon TCS Solution Center (Tata Consultancy Services Japan and Mitsubishi Corporation Joint Venture)

15:00 - 15:20: Success factors and Cases of Offshoring for Japanese companies. Talk by Mr. Jae Hyun Kim, Associate Vice President, Head - Manufacturing Business, Japan

15:20 - 15:30: QnA

15:30 - 16:00: Tea break

16:00 - 16:20: Business with India and Indian Companies. Talk by Mr. Shinya Fujii, Director General, JETRO Chennai

16:20 - 16:40: Business Experience with Indian Companies. Talk by Mr. Morikawa, General Manager, OKI Software

16:40 - 16:55: QnA

16:55 - 17:30: Introduction of India IT Forum of Companies (3 Companies)

17:30: Vote of thanks.

We request you to please register for the seminar online by clicking the SEMINAR REGISTRATION link below this post or the same link available on the home page of the India IT Forum website.

There are no attendance charges for this seminar.

Thank you.

Aniruddha Mallik
Executive Committee
India IT Forum Japan

In order to have an in depth analysis of the Budget 2013, the Embassy of India is organizing an interactive session on the Indian Budget of 2013 on March 12, 2013 (Tuesday) from 15:45 hrs to 17:30 hrs at the India Cultural Centre (ICC) auditorium, Embassy of India, 2-2-11 Kudan-Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074.

HE Mrs. Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa, Ambassador of India to Japan will make introductory remarks. The main presentation titled "Budget 2013 : Cautious Optimism" will be made by Mr. Sharad Goyal, Senior Manager (India Practice), Deloitte Tohmatsu Tax Co., Tokyo.

The interactive session provides an unique opportunity to know about the highlights of the budget particularly major direct and indirect proposals which could have impact on companies and individuals.

All are welcome to attend and admission is free.

Here's a brief preview of the session in the words of Mr. Sharad Goyal:

"The Union Budget held special importance this year as it was announced in the backdrop of a challenging macroeconomic environment where India had achieved its lowest GDP growth in a decade characterized with a depressed global economic outlook and prevalence of domestic policy bottlenecks. Expectations were therefore high as to the path the Finance Minister will take in guiding the Indian economy to a recovery especially in view the welcoming policy announcements made in the second half of 2012.
Though there were no high profile announcements or big recovery plans outlined, the Finance Minister did not disappoint rather. By limiting the Fiscal Deficit for 2012-13 to 5.2%, the Finance Minister has fulfilled his commitment and showed the way for fiscal consolidation in future as well. Even though the long-term prospects of the economy looks promising, cautious optimism is the tone in the short to medium term.
The Finance Minister did not speak or take any action to neutralize last year’s retrospective amendment to tax indirect transfer. This was disappointing and left one guessing. From direct and indirect tax front, no changes, or in fact ‘no major surprises’ is the key highlight of this Budget, besides surcharge on super-rich and highly profitable corporates."

Venue: Embassy of India, Tokyo
Date: March 12, 2013
Time: 15:45 - 17:30 JST

Thank you.

The 67th India IT Forum seminar shall be held at the Embassy of India in Tokyo on February 27th 2013 from 18:00 JST.

Here is the agenda in brief:

18:00 - Registration, Tea/coffee

18:30 - Welcome address and introductions

18:35 - Group Discussion & Brainstorming: Critical Success Factors for Expansion of Indian IT in Japan: Support requested from Government

19:00 - Session 2: Talk by Mr. Anantha Krishnan (Chief Technology Officer, Tata Consultancy Services)

Theme: "Technology and Innovation for delivering competitive advantage to business: Role of Indian IT Industry"

19:30 - Interactive QnA

19:45 ~ 20:30 - Networking Dinner

We request you to please register for the seminar online by clicking the SEMINAR REGISTRATION link below this post or the same link available on the home page of the India IT Forum website.

All attendees are requested to pay JPY 2000 at the registration desk prior to the start of the seminar.

Thank you.

Aniruddha Mallik
Executive Committee
India IT Forum Japan

The 66th seminar of the India IT Forum Japan was held on December 06, 2012 at the Embassy of India in Tokyo. The highlight of the seminar was a talk by Mr. Som Mittal (President, NASSCOM). This was followed by a panel discussion based on the theme - "Indian IT in Japan: What has worked and what has not? What are the areas of improvement?"

A special word of thanks to Mr. Som Mittal for taking time out from his busy travel schedule and interacting with us at the seminar. We thank the NASSCOM delegation from India and everyone who attended the event and made it a memorable one. We also thank the Embassy of India, Tokyo, for their continuous support.

Here are some photographs from the event.