About ESC

ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE, EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL (ESC)

With its headquarter in New Delhi and a network of Regional Offices at Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata and also a Representative Office in Dubai, ESC is India’s premier export promotion organization sponsored by Government of India. Main objective of the Council is to promote Electronics and Information Technology exports from India to global markets.

ESC has around 2300 member companies engaged in export of:

  • Electronics Hardware
  • Information Technology and services
  • IT enabled services
  • Telecom hardware & software

ESC has transformed itself into a dynamic, proactive institution equipped to meet the aspirations of Indian ICT industry in fast changing technological world.

MISSION

As a representative organ of corporate India, ESC articulates needs and interests of its member exporters. Its mission is to impact the policy and legislative environment so as to foster a balanced economic, industrial and social development.

GOALS

  • To ensure that the views and concerns of ESC are heeded to by policy makers
  • To be proactive on policy initiatives that are in consonance with its mission
  • To remain sensitive to the development needs and concerns of its members
  • To broaden the membership base
  • To provide effective platform s to its member exporters for networking with ICT buyers overseas

Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council or ESC, is India’s apex trade promotion organization mandated to promote India’s electronics, telecom, and IT exports to global markets. Established with the support of Ministry of Commerce in the year 1989, Council has over 2300 members from the electronics and software sector spread all over the country.

ESC has emerged as a prime institution spearheading interest of Electronics and IT industry in the country. The Council proactively engages with the Government, both at the Centre and in States, to create a policy and regulatory environment conducive to growth of the Industry. Council also works in close coordination with India’s Diplomatic Missions in various countries and Missions of various countries in India.  ESC has an extensive network of like-minded organizations world over that helps in linking member companies with their counterparts in these economies.

Significantly, ESC acts as the implementing agency for Government schemes to promote electronics and IT exports from India.

Sectors covered by the Council include:

Electronics Hardware:

Computer Software and ITeS:

Council is engaged in continuous efforts to link Indian Electronics & IT industry with global buyers and industry counterparts. Towards this end, Council organises a series of events to bring together Indian and global entrepreneurs. Every year Council sponsors a series of delegations to different countries and also facilitates participation of Indian companies in international Trade Shows, Exhibitions, Catalogue Shows, Buyer-Seller Meets, and Reverse Buyer Sellers Meets etc.  ESC also helps international companies locate suitable Indian partners.   

Council also acts as a Single Point source of information for Indian and global industry. Every year Council organises a series of Seminars, Conferences and Interactive Sessions with a view to disseminate right information among members as well as industry at large.  Council shares with its members, trade enquiries and tender notifications received from all parts of the world. ESC also undertakes Market Research/ Studies in global markets with a view to identify prospective markets and buyers for specific products and services offered by member companies.

Vast array of publications brought out by ESC help provide updated information on developments in India’s electronics and IT industry, changes in Government policies and procedures as well as provide latest data on international trade in two sectors.

The Council operates from its own premises – ESC House, New Delhi that is well equipped with modern Conference facilities. The building also houses a Technology Incubator for the benefit of IT industry especially Start-Ups looking for plug & play business facilities with excellent connectivity to other areas.  For more details visit www.escindia.in