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BANGALORE Feb.1

THE National Association for Software and Services Company (Nasscom) has identified the emerging areas of chip design, embedded software, multimedia and telecom software, for co-operation between India and Taiwan.

Addressing the Taiwanese delegation at a seminar on "Technology Brokerage'', Mr Karnik said companies from both countries could work together in these areas by forging relationships through joint ventures strategic alliances and joint product development and marketing.

India's software expertise when married to Taiwan's hardware capability would create a win-win situation for both the countries, he added.

A 32-member delegation from Taiwan consisting industry representatives and officials from the government, education and training sector, are currently on a exploratory mission to India. The delegation has visited various universities and companies in Bangalore including Wipro, BPL Telecom and Sasken Technologies.

Additionally, Taiwan could also outsource to India in the areas of software development and maintenance, quality assurance and system review and audit, telecom solutions and chip design, Mr Karnik said.

Alliance with Taiwanese would open a new market for Indian companies, he added.

Leader of the delegation, Mr Chin Lien Yen, who is the executive secretary, Science and Technology Advisory Group said by combining capabilities both countries could tap the Japanese market successfully. Speaking to Business Line later, Mr Karnik said the Indian IT sector is likely to see a recovery by the second quarter next fiscal. "We are already seeing signs of recovery in the US. Already there is a lot more interest, people have started travelling and lot more interest in outsourcing," he said.

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