iSPIRT cofounder to be member of newly launched UN Artificial Advisory BodyIndian nonprofit tech think tank iSPIRT has been chosen by the UN Secretary-General to represent India’s point of view at the newly launche...
27 Oct, 2023, 10.19 AM IST
Not planning any law to regulate AI growth in India: IT minister Ashwini VaishnawIn a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said that though AI had proven to be an enabler of the digital and innovation ecosystem, it h...
05 Apr, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
India Stack: Can ‘Digital India’ be exported?The need to be tech-savvy has always been a talking point in India and the world. This became clearer during the Covid outbreak when the wo...
03 Jun, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Global banking body lauds India’s digital public infraIn DEPA, data subjects – through a granular data consent system – are expected to control what data they wish to share, with whom and for h...
06 May, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
View: India needs to accelerate indigenous Covid-19 diagnostics manufacturingRapid and effective epidemiological testing is key to implementing a containment plan. Two types of tests are used to evaluate the impact o...
12 May, 2020, 07.07 PM IST
Tatas may soon join queue for drone clearance from DGCASeveral players have already applied to conduct such experiments, and more are expected as the DGCA recently extended the deadline to July ...
26 Jun, 2019, 08.25 AM IST
API infra firm Setu raises $3.5m seedSetu was founded by Sahil Kini, a principal with Aspada Investments, and Nikhil Kumar, a fellow at iSPIRT Foundation.
11 Apr, 2019, 09.31 AM IST
iSpirt's Sharad Sharma admits to trolling Aadhaar critics, apologizes"I won't be part of anything like this again not passively allow such behavior to happen, even in the worst of times," he tweeted.
23 May, 2017, 05.53 PM IST
Meet the new $100-million club in making, courtesy SaaS providersFiscal year 2018 will mark the maturing of Indian providers of software as a service as they stamp their presence in global markets with mu...
31 Mar, 2017, 01.08 AM IST
Code for India: EdCast plans a hackathon at Rashtrapati BhavanThe jury will comprise Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education; Sharad Sharma, cofounder of iSPIRT foundation; and Nasscom presi...
15 Mar, 2016, 05.45 AM IST
Budget 2016: Startups bat for tax sops, investment incentivesThe startup community, which has started facing funds crunch of late, is looking to the Budget for an easy tax regime, relaxation in invest...
28 Feb, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Indian Patent Office puts on hold guidelines for patenting softwareAfter representations from think-tank iSPIRT, Software Freedom Law Center and other vested parties, the patent office put the guidelines on...
22 Dec, 2015, 09.45 AM IST
Bangalore's Koramangala: India's startup hotspotIt was Flipkart's choice of this area to start operations — initially, from an apartment — in the mid-2000s that really catapulted Koramang...
09 Aug, 2015, 10.39 AM IST
How iSPIRT is helping Indian software product startups get exposure to international marketsiSPIRT’s focus is Indian software products companies. Its goal is to make India a product nation, says co-founder Sharad Sharma.
03 May, 2015, 05.33 AM IST
Indians missing the action in next level of tech startupIn a country with the requisite expertise, it’s surprising that few have ventured into the next level of technology such as cloud storage, ...
07 Aug, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
India can be $100 bn software product industry by 2025: iSPIRTThe country has potential to build USD 100 billion software product industry by 2025, think-tank- Indian Software Products Industry Roundta...
04 Feb, 2014, 08.04 PM IST
- Not easy for software products think tank 'iSpirt to make big impact, says Forrester
Newly-formed software products think tank 'iSpirt' may fail to make a big impact as it lacks government recognition and has no clear leader...
07 Feb, 2013, 06.57 PM IST