File picture: A lady attends the Nasscom Know-how and Management Discussion board in Mumbai, India on February 24, 2026. Reuters/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photograph |Photograph Credit score: Reuters
Nasscom, by way of the UK Discussion board in partnership with the Indian Excessive Fee within the UK, introduced the phrases of the UK Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on Thursday (11 June 2026) on the Nasscom UK Discussion board assembly held on the Indian Excessive Fee in London.
The UK Know-how Advisory Board acts because the UK’s strategic business advisory physique to the Excessive Fee of India, offering structured enter on accelerating the India-UK expertise partnership, together with government-led expertise safety initiatives on synthetic intelligence, strengthening cross-border commerce, funding and expertise growth, and supporting enterprise streamlining to assist obtain the FTA goal of doubling bilateral commerce and the Imaginative and prescient 2035 objectives.
The occasion additionally noticed the launch of a report entitled ‘Indian Know-how within the UK: Driving the UK’s Progress Story’, which focuses on the rising contribution of Indian expertise firms to the UK financial system.
In line with the report, India’s main IT firms assist greater than 35,000 jobs throughout the UK, with practically 62% of their staff based mostly exterior London. Their presence contributes to the financial progress of areas comparable to Larger Manchester, South Yorkshire, Birmingham, Studying, Scotland, Wales and Northern Eire.
Periasamy Kumaran, India’s Excessive Commissioner to the UK, talking on the Nascom UK Discussion board, stated technical cooperation was taking part in an more and more necessary function in bilateral relations.
He famous that Indian IT firms create high-value jobs within the UK, develop native expertise and foster innovation, including that elevated cooperation in rising applied sciences comparable to synthetic intelligence will assist the targets of the India-UK Complete Financial and Commerce Settlement and the Know-how Safety Initiative.
Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar stated the India-UK expertise partnership is a strategic pillar of financial progress and digital transformation for each nations. He stated the TAC supplies a structured mechanism for policymakers and business leaders to deal with alternatives and challenges arising from fast technological change.
The report additionally discovered that Indian expertise firms are investing closely in expertise growth, with over 88% of staff present process annual coaching and practically 30% present process AI-related upskilling programmes.
