| 1. | I      have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Innodata Isogen,      Inc.; |
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| 2. | Based      on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this      annual report; |
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| 3. | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects      the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual      report; |
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| 4. | The      registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal      control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules      13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and we  have: |
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|   | a) | designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is      being prepared; |
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|  | b) | designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      control over   financial reporting to be designed under our      supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of      financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for      external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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|  | c) | evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this annual report our conclusions about the      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of      the period covered by this report based on such      evaluation; and |
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|  | d) | disclosed      in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal      quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; and |
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| 5. | The      registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to      the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of      directors (or persons performing the equivalent  function): |
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|   | a) | all      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial information;  and |
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|   | b) | any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control      over financial reporting. |
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| /s/      Jack Abuhoff                     |
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| Jack      Abuhoff                         |
| Chairman      of the Board,               |
| Chief      Executive Officer andPresident |

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