New Delhi, July 1 -- Nasscom Foundation, in collaboration with the Nasscom SME Council, announced the launch of the project, "Ascend: Skilling Youth in Emerging Technologies", that brings together nine tech SMEs from the Nasscom ecosystem. Building on the success of last year's collaborative effort, the project aims to address the skilling and employability gap among marginalized youth-while also enabling SMEs to contribute meaningfully to social impact through CSR.

The Global Skills Gap Report cites that 92% of employees in India believe there is a significant skills gap in the country. The project aims to close these gaps by skilling 150 marginalized youth across Delhi-NCR, Trivandrum, and Pune. Participants will be trained in high-dem...