Why in news?

• The Sino-Indian Digital Collaboration Plaza (SIDCOP), an initiative to bring Indian IT companies and Chinese enterprises closer to each other on a single AI enabled platform was launched.

SIDCOP:

• This is a partnership by National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) with Municipal Governments of Guiyang and Dalian , China.
• A Joint Venture comprising of one Indian and Chinese company has been tasked with the running of the platform.
• SIDCOP is a boundary-less marketplace offers this opportunity for Chinese enterprises in order to assist them in operational optimization and adopting industry best practices in business solutions.
• Indian IT enterprises are world renowned for their expertise in business transformation and operational optimization by using IT tools in complex business environments.
• This platform could be useful to connect with top providers from India and help Chinese enterprises source the right solution providers for their projects.