Nasscom, FB to launch product design initiative

Nasscom, FB to launch product design initiative
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The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Thursday partnered with social media giant Facebook to build a product design initiative in the country. 

Hyderabad: The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) on Thursday partnered with social media giant Facebook to build a product design initiative in the country.

This will be the flagship programme of the Nasscom Product Council and will aim at supporting over 500 product startups on product design
and train more than 5,000 product designers over the next two years.

“With this initiative, Nasscom plans to scale up the focus on product design and engage the young entrepreneurs into becoming problem solvers and solution builders,” R Chandrashekhar, President of Nasscom, said in a release.

The nationwide initiative will offer focused programmes to build awareness around product design, training on design tools, design lab, awards, design sprints and mentorship.

“At Facebook, we are passionate about design and would like to work alongside industry to foster innovation in product design in India, a country known for great technology and engineering talent,” said Julie Zhuo, Vice-President (product design), Facebook.

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