IBM: The Right Training Can Make Youth in India's Small Towns More Employable
1 month, 3 weeks ago

IBM: The Right Training Can Make Youth in India's Small Towns More Employable

The Hindu  

IBM India head Sandip Patel emphasizes the importance of training and skills development for youth in India's small towns and cities to become more employable in the tech industry. He highlights the country's strengths as a large talent base and the potential of Tier 2, 3, and 4 cities and towns to produce skilled workforce. IBM has been actively conducting skilling and training programs for young people in these regions, with several job roles not requiring formal college education. Additionally, IBM is witnessing a digital renaissance due to India's strong AI adoption, with over 59% of Indian enterprises deploying AI in some form or the other. The company is committed to providing a strong point of view to the government and actively engaging with regulators and ministries to ensure a positive and supportive environment for tech spending in the country.

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94 per cent of Indian desk workers feel the urgency to master AI
3 days, 18 hours ago

94 per cent of Indian desk workers feel the urgency to master AI

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Indian workers want to skill up on Artificial Intelligence as 94% feel an urgency to become AI expert. However, 40% of Indian workers have spent less than five hours learning how to use AI, and 30% of global workers say they have had no AI training at all, including no self-directed learning or experimentation, according to Slack's new Workforce …

Why is India emerging as global hub for fresh talent in hiring trends?
1 week, 1 day ago

Why is India emerging as global hub for fresh talent in hiring trends?

India Today  

India is home to the world's largest youth population, with 66 percent, i.e., 808 million+ people, under the age of 35. In this article, we explore fresher hiring and future trends, offering insights into why India is becoming the go-to market for fresh talent, as shared by Ankit Aggarwal, Founder and CEO of Unstop. This shift towards skill-oriented hiring is …

Make AI in India, work for India is the vision as India embarks on AI revolution: Jitin Prasada
2 weeks ago

Make AI in India, work for India is the vision as India embarks on AI revolution: Jitin Prasada

Live Mint  

New Delhi, Dec 9 Union Minister Jitin Prasada on Monday asserted the vision to develop artificial intelligence in India, for India, and all, and said the country is poised for an AI revolution. Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, in a keynote address at the India Internet Governance Forum 2024, said India is not only the largest …

Will AI adoption leave India Inc with high efficiency and exhausted workers?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Will AI adoption leave India Inc with high efficiency and exhausted workers?

Live Mint  

Words that are sprinkled liberally in the business updates of many listed firms of India Inc. The frenetic pace of AI adoption will probably extract its pound of flesh at some point, even if India Inc would rather talk about the productivity marvels of this new technology. Now Comes the Hard Part,’ by Microsoft and LinkedIn, 75% of corporate India’s …

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again
1 month, 1 week ago

India’s startup scene is picking up speed again

Hindustan Times  

Visitors to Bangalore, India’s tech hub, quickly learn why locals measure distances in minutes and not kilometres. India’s startup scene has had a difficult few years, as funding dried up and once high-flying firms crashed back down to earth. In January the banking arm of Paytm, an Indian fintech giant, was ordered by India’s central bank to stop all services …

AI is an assistant to humans... it will have net zero effect on jobs: Flex’s Revathi Advaithi
1 month, 1 week ago

AI is an assistant to humans... it will have net zero effect on jobs: Flex’s Revathi Advaithi

Hindustan Times  

The world today is in the midst of rapid, multifaceted technological evolution that’s changing how we live, work, communicate, commute and interact. That’s controversial because a lot of people don’t believe that,” said Advaithi, in a virtual session at the 22nd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. “We had to do that pretty quickly because people were beginning to use tools such …

India on track to increase its workforce to 457.62 million by 2028, says a new report by American software company
1 month, 1 week ago

India on track to increase its workforce to 457.62 million by 2028, says a new report by American software company

Hindustan Times  

India is on track to increase its workforce from 423.73 million in 2023 to 457.62 million by 2028, reflecting a net gain of 33.89 million workers, a report said on Wednesday. According to a report by American software company ServiceNow, emerging technology will transform talent across India's key growth sectors, generating 2.73 million new tech jobs by 2028. "AI will …

India's adoption of AI technologies higher than global average, claims new report
1 month, 1 week ago

India's adoption of AI technologies higher than global average, claims new report

Hindustan Times  

A new research by the Boston Consulting Group pegged India's adoption of Artificial Intelligence higher than the global average. “India's swift adoption of AI is redefining its competitive edge globally, with 30 per cent of Indian companies having maximized AI's value potential--surpassing the global average of 26 per cent. With 100 per cent of companies actively experimenting with AI, India …

SAP confident of new job creation by AI
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SAP confident of new job creation by AI

Live Mint  

German software-maker SAP SE is confident that artificial intelligence will create new jobs even as the rise of the new technology casts a shadow on jobs done by humans. The SAP board’s buoyant remarks on AI contrast with those of Google-parent Alphabet Inc’s chief executive Sundar Pichai, whose comments in the company’s post-earnings conference call with analysts put alarm bells …

Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Microsoft's AI Momentum in India: A Transformative Opportunity for the Country

The Hindu  

Microsoft India President Puneet Chandok highlights the growing momentum around artificial intelligence (AI) in the country, with a focus on the AI assistant 'Copilot'. He emphasizes Microsoft's commitment to responsible AI development and compliance with regulatory frameworks. Chandok expresses optimism about India's potential as a major AI hub, citing strong demand and supply sides, including a large pool of skilled …

Tech Titans Flock to India: A Strategic Play for the Future of AI
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tech Titans Flock to India: A Strategic Play for the Future of AI

Live Mint  

Top tech executives are visiting India to explore opportunities for co-creating intellectual properties in tech, as India is the second-largest developer base in the world after the US. With vast sections of the world’s developer ecosystem either based in India or originating in the region, a concerted effort from the Centre is pushing Indian firms to build foundational technologies. This …

Upskilling India's Workforce: A Roadmap for the Future Economy
2 months, 1 week ago

Upskilling India's Workforce: A Roadmap for the Future Economy

Hindustan Times  

The article highlights the need for India to invest in skill development and upskilling its workforce to address the challenges of a rapidly changing job market. The government's recent policy aims to enhance skill development for its youth through various initiatives, including the Skill India Mission and the launch of a new scheme focused on collaborative efforts between state and …

AI, AI Captain: India Tops Global Rankings in Skills, GitHub Projects, 40th in Readiness: MoS IT to Parliament
4 months, 2 weeks ago

AI, AI Captain: India Tops Global Rankings in Skills, GitHub Projects, 40th in Readiness: MoS IT to Parliament

News 18  

While India ranks first in Artificial Intelligence Skill Penetration and first in the number of GitHub AI Projects in the Stanford AI Index report 2024, in the Oxford AI Readiness Index, India is ranked 40th, reflecting the country’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its AI infrastructure, Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, recently told Parliament. Prasada emphasised …

Women Key For India's $320 Billion AI Market, But Gender Disparity Remains: NASSCOM-BCG
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Women Key For India's $320 Billion AI Market, But Gender Disparity Remains: NASSCOM-BCG

ABP News  

A new report by NASSCOM and Boston Consulting Group has highlighted the significant role women can play in India's booming artificial intelligence market, which is projected to reach $320-$380 billion by 2027. India Has 64% Gender Gap In AI Leadership Compared To Global Peers The report, titled "GenAI: The Diversity Game Changer We Can't Ignore", analysed the adoption of AI …

Economic Survey | AI casts “huge pall of uncertainty” over jobs
5 months ago

Economic Survey | AI casts “huge pall of uncertainty” over jobs

The Hindu  

The Economic Survey published on Monday warned against the potential challenge that artificial intelligence could present to the Indian economy saying the “advent of the tech casts a huge pall of uncertainty as to its impact on workers across all skill levels – low, semi and high.” The massive changes owing to widespread adoption of AI “will create barriers and …

Will AI lead to job cuts in India? Economic Survey warns these sectors
5 months ago

Will AI lead to job cuts in India? Economic Survey warns these sectors

Hindustan Times  

The biggest disruption for the future of work is the accelerated growth in artificial intelligence, which is poised to revolutionise the global economy. As AI systems become smarter and more prevalent, the future of work will change significantly, said the economic survey prepared under the guidance of chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran. If Generative AI significantly boosts the marginal …

Global Graduate Outlook Survey points at changing trends
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Global Graduate Outlook Survey points at changing trends

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While 72 per cent of Indian graduates still choose to study abroad, this number has declined from 80 per cent in 2023, according to the 2024 Global Graduate Outlook Survey by the CFA Institute. However, 72 per cent of these graduates plan to return to India for employment, indicating a strong inclination to leverage global education while seeking professional …

Bridging the Gap: How India Can Unlock the Potential of its Service Sector - News18
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bridging the Gap: How India Can Unlock the Potential of its Service Sector - News18

News 18  

The service sector has undeniably been the primary driver of India’s growth since the year 2000. Skill Gap In India, the skill gap in the labour force is a significant challenge, with only 51 per cent of the youth deemed employable due to a lack of necessary skills. Efforts to bridge this gap must include public-private partnerships, such as the …

India's AI Spending Forecasted to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2027: Intel-IDC Report
7 months, 1 week ago

India's AI Spending Forecasted to Reach $5.1 Billion by 2027: Intel-IDC Report

News 18  

Intel and IDC have unveiled a joint report assessing the Artificial Intelligence maturity level across eight markets, including India. The report highlighted that India’s AI spending is forecasted to experience the swiftest expansion among the examined markets, with a projected Compound Annual Growth Rate of 31.5 per cent from 2023, reaching $5.1 billion by 2027. According to the report, India, …

Talent development is a key priority for Indian companies in 2024: LinkedIn
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Talent development is a key priority for Indian companies in 2024: LinkedIn

Deccan Chronicle  

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has released its latest Workplace Learning Report which points out that 94% of companies in India plan to enhance their employees’ skills and abilities this year, as AI continues to reshape the world of work. According to the report, upskilling employees, aligning learning programs to business goals, and creating a culture of learning are …

India’s AI market seen touching $17 billion by 2027: Report
10 months ago

India’s AI market seen touching $17 billion by 2027: Report

The Hindu  

February 21, 2024 10:16 am | Updated 12:24 pm IST - MUMBAI India’s artificial intelligence market is projected to touch $17 billion by 2027, growing at an annualised rate of 25-35% between 2024 and 2027, IT industry body Nasscom and consulting firm BCG said on Tuesday, citing a joint report studying AI-powered tech in the country. The growth is seen …

AI created more jobs in web design, data science, digital marketing and more: IBM India
10 months ago

AI created more jobs in web design, data science, digital marketing and more: IBM India

India TV News  

As generative artificial intelligence begins to threaten certain jobs, it was stated that AI will create more job options than it destroys. For example, take the Internet, when the Internet came right, and you had web publishing and all things that were web-enabled, it led to job decline in certain sectors like newspaper printing." However, he added that it also …

India Needs 10 Lakh AI Experts, Says Rajanna
10 months, 1 week ago

India Needs 10 Lakh AI Experts, Says Rajanna

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: India needs 10 lakh people trained in artificial intelligence by 2026 and the technology industry is making significant investments in this, said V. Rajanna, president, of technology, services, and software, TCS. Delivering the keynote address at the annual event of Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association here on Wednesday, he said Hyderabad was a pioneer in launching digital citizen services in …

Govt admits AI can lead to job losses in India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt admits AI can lead to job losses in India

New Indian Express  

Moving away from its earlier stance that AI is ‘not leading to job losses’, Government of India seems to be coming round to the realization that AI may end up taking jobs away from some people. “AI may result in automating some routine jobs but will also result in job creation in various data science, data curation etc,” said Electronics …

Rural India witnesses job growth with AI's role in high-quality dataset creation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Rural India witnesses job growth with AI's role in high-quality dataset creation

India TV News  

Artificial intelligence has taken over the world within a couple of years and has been storming the world with its expansion and wide usage. In India, many startups have been impacted by creating dataset space in several Indian languages to train AI models and for research while creating jobs, majorly in the rural parts of the country. "We really think …

Companies battle for small pool of IT employees: Mint-Shine report
11 months ago

Companies battle for small pool of IT employees: Mint-Shine report

Live Mint  

Companies, both IT and non-IT, are grappling with one another to dip into the same cohort of skilled IT employees, leading to a talent gap that India Inc. is struggling to fill. “Beyond conventional talent acquisition, we are actively shaping a workforce capable of leading in an era marked by constant technological evolution.” The gap is prominent as new skill …

How India Can Ride the AI Wave Through Education and Workforce Development, Expert Weighs In
1 year ago

How India Can Ride the AI Wave Through Education and Workforce Development, Expert Weighs In

News 18  

In his insights, Mr. Jaspreet Bindra, Managing Director & Founder of The Tech Whisperer, identifies India’s strategic advantages in the global AI environment and offers a thorough plan for utilising AI in the nation’s workforce development and educational system. Our software services companies are plugged into almost every Fortune 500 company, and they all want to do something with generative …

“Foundational models aren’t everything in AI,” Intel executive says
1 year ago

“Foundational models aren’t everything in AI,” Intel executive says

The Hindu  

Intel has been making chipsets in the Asia Pacific region for over five decades. At Intel’s ConnectiON 2023 event, held in Bengaluru, Alexis Crowell, Intel’s VP and CTO for the APAC region, shared with The Hindu the chipmaker’s plans for the region Edited excerpts: There’s no update on Intel building a new fab in India yet but what is our …

IBM says expansion in India's emerging clusters to build professional pools
1 year, 3 months ago

IBM says expansion in India's emerging clusters to build professional pools

Hindustan Times  

Technology giant IBM has said it has been expanding its footprints beyond metropolitan cities in India. The expansion is in terms of partnerships with universities, skilling programmes in conjunction with universities so that we can create a professional pool in these emerging clusters not only for us to employ them, but which also benefits industry at large”, Sandip Patel, managing …

Technology to contribute 20-25% of Indian GDP by 2025-26: IT Minister Chandrasekhar
1 year, 6 months ago

Technology to contribute 20-25% of Indian GDP by 2025-26: IT Minister Chandrasekhar

The Hindu  

The Indian Government has set a goal of making technology 20-25% of the country’s GDP by 2025, India’s IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has told Indian American entrepreneurs and asked them to be part of this story of India. “Over the last nine years, the digital economy has expanded, diversified and currently there isn’t a slice or space in the tech …

Early AI adoption at work can foster innovation and boost productivity: Microsoft Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Early AI adoption at work can foster innovation and boost productivity: Microsoft Report

The Hindu  

The pace of work across international markets has surpassed human capacity and negatively impacted innovation but early AI adoption could drastically change this, as per Microsoft’s Work Trend Index 2023 Report titled ‘Will AI Fix Work?’ Released on Thursday, the survey encompassed 31,000 individuals across industries in 31 countries, including 14 markets in the Asia Pacific region, combined with extensive …

From threat to job to unleashing creativity, here’s what Indians think about AI
1 year, 6 months ago

From threat to job to unleashing creativity, here’s what Indians think about AI

Live Mint  

Amid the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence in nearly every domain, more than 74 per cent of Indians are worried that artificial intelligence will take their jobs in future, according to latest Microsoft report. The recent insight of the Microsoft Work Trend Index 2023 report reveals that 90 per cent of Indian leaders are of opinion that employees need to …

India, World’s Most Populous Country, Should Be Embodied With Ideal Employable Skills - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

India, World’s Most Populous Country, Should Be Embodied With Ideal Employable Skills - News18

News 18  

India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country in demographic composition, with a staggering 65 percent working-age population having an average age of 28.4 years. There is an extra advantage in the employability of women because the companies have also adopted new recruitment strategies centred around soft skills like communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence. Developed countries like Singapore …

India Under Spotlight As Tech Giants Ramp Up AI Talent Hunt
1 year, 7 months ago

India Under Spotlight As Tech Giants Ramp Up AI Talent Hunt

ABP News  

The demand for data scientists, machine learning specialists, and skilled engineers is rapidly increasing due to an AI hiring frenzy taking place around the world. India's tech industry is built on a plentiful supply of affordable workers, and now, even the world's most populous nation is running out of the skilled engineers, data scientists, and machine-learning specialists that companies are …

22% churn in Indian job market likely by next 5 years; AI, tech among top roles
1 year, 7 months ago

22% churn in Indian job market likely by next 5 years; AI, tech among top roles

Hindustan Times  

A 22% churn in the Indian job market is estimated in the next five years where artificial intelligence, machine learning and data segments are likely to emerge as top job producing areas, according to a study by the World Economic Forum. The study, Future of Jobs report, said around 61% of Indian companies think broader application of environment, social and …

Demand for AI jobs in India are up by 11% amid talent scarcity
1 year, 7 months ago

Demand for AI jobs in India are up by 11% amid talent scarcity

India TV News  

The demand for artificial intelligence talent has grown by 11 per cent in India over the last six months, driven by job demands in sectors like IT, BFSI, retail, telecom, and advertising/market research sectors, a report stated. The Indian job market will witness a 22 per cent churn over the next five years with top emerging roles coming from AI, …

Make AI Work For India: What The Future Holds For Artificial Intelligence
1 year, 9 months ago

Make AI Work For India: What The Future Holds For Artificial Intelligence

ABP News  

As India stands at the threshold of leaving China behind to be the most populous country in the world, it now holds immense responsibility to decide the future of education, employment, and skill development of nearly one-fifth of the global population. Projects like Digital India BHASHINI and Digi Yatra can be the stepping-stone for large-scale AI implementation across all major …

India’s youth need computer skilling
1 year, 9 months ago

India’s youth need computer skilling

Hindustan Times  

The target year for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, signed in 2015, is 2030. While 2030 may seem a long way off, reaching the 17 goals and 169 targets is a challenge, thanks to the impact of Covid-19, the Ukraine war and sluggish global economic growth. As part of the SDG monitoring process, the National Sample Survey Office conducted a …

India’s AI penetration factor at 3.09, highest among all G20, OECD countries: Nasscom
1 year, 10 months ago

India’s AI penetration factor at 3.09, highest among all G20, OECD countries: Nasscom

The Hindu  

India ranked first in terms of Artificial Intelligence skill penetration and AI talent concentration and 5th in AI scientific publications, according to a report titled, “State of Data Science and AI Skills in India: Data and the Art of Smart Intelligence, prepared by Nasscom in association with Salesforce and Draup. In fact, India’s AI Skills Penetration Factor has been reported …

Upskilling, jobs face challenges
1 year, 10 months ago

Upskilling, jobs face challenges

Live Mint  

The Union budget’s focus on job creation as well as skill development will need more incentives to attract the private sector, said recruitment experts. One needs to simplify compliance structures at the ground level,” said Aditya Narayan Mishra, chief executive officer, Ciel HR Services. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0 aimed at skilling “lakhs …

Over 30 lakh govt. officials will be trained in artificial intelligence by 2023: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 30 lakh govt. officials will be trained in artificial intelligence by 2023: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

The Hindu  

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on October 21 said more than 30 lakh Central and State government officials will be trained and exposed to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and blockchain by 2023 for effective governance and service delivery at the grassroots. Mr. Singh, the Minister of State for Personnel, said artificial intelligence and machine learning can detect …

Digitally empowering micro -entrepreneurs
2 years, 2 months ago

Digitally empowering micro -entrepreneurs

Hindustan Times  

Throughout history, entrepreneurs have been regarded as heroes. What began as a necessity is now a source of personal income, business, and community growth for India's 6.3 crore micro- and nano-enterprises, which employ over 11 crore people. These small businesses were able to gain clients with the help of technology, so they hired a small team of about four to …

Why apprenticeship is the starting point to addressing India's skilling problem
2 years, 3 months ago

Why apprenticeship is the starting point to addressing India's skilling problem

India Today  

India is a country with a booming young populace, churning well over seven million graduates a year, helping the country realise its dream of becoming a trillion-dollar economy. We need a conscious effort to bridge the gap between job requirements and the skills possessed by college students and internships can play a big role in this. INTERNSHIPS FORM THE FOUNDATION …

India could play the catalyst for tech innovation across the world
2 years, 4 months ago

India could play the catalyst for tech innovation across the world

Live Mint  

Over the past few decades, India has played a decisive role in serving as an innovation powerhouse of the world. Several factors, including India’s focus on technology and service delivery, ease of doing business, world-class infrastructure, favourable demographics, a vibrant startup ecosystem and a vast pool of digital talent, allow us to strategically position India as the innovation nerve centre …

India’s AI market likely to see 20% growth over next five years: Report
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s AI market likely to see 20% growth over next five years: Report

Hindustan Times  

India’s artificial intelligence market is expected to witness a growth of 20% over the next five years, and the country is among the top three talent markets, producing 16% of the world’s AI talent pool, a joint study conducted by Microsoft and the Internet and Mobile Association of India has revealed. “Artificial intelligence is no longer a fringe technology for …

'Heartening' To See Startup Culture In India, Google Wants To Help Them: Sundar Pichai
3 years ago

'Heartening' To See Startup Culture In India, Google Wants To Help Them: Sundar Pichai

ABP News  

New Delhi: Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday said that Google wants to provide help in the form of Artificial Intelligence to help boost the startups in India and that the company wants to help companies in India solve newer things. The top executive mentioned it was "heartening" to see the startup culture and that he was very …

India’s digital skilled workforce needs to grow nine-fold by 2025: AWS survey
3 years, 9 months ago

India’s digital skilled workforce needs to grow nine-fold by 2025: AWS survey

The Hindu  

Digital skills are becoming an essential component for employees to perform their jobs proficiently. India’s present workforce comprises only 12% digitally skilled employees, and the number of employees requiring digital skills in the country will need to increase nine-fold by 2025, according to a report commissioned by Amazon Web Services. Nearly 150 million workers in six APAC countries apply digital …

Intel India sets up centre for artificial intelligence
4 years, 2 months ago

Intel India sets up centre for artificial intelligence

The Hindu  

Intel India said it had partnered IIIT Hyderabad, Public Health Foundation of India and the Telangana government to unveil a research centre to focus on leveraging artificial intelligence to solve India’s population-scale challenges in sectors such as healthcare and smart mobility. The applied AI research centre, INAI, here will act as a catalyst to accelerate India’s leadership in AI while …

IT eyes 20-fold jump in demand for digital skills
4 years, 2 months ago

IT eyes 20-fold jump in demand for digital skills

Live Mint  

Industry body Nasscom will equip more than 4 million professionals with digital skills over the next five years to fill the demand-supply gap across IT services. This can be met by diversifying digital skills across academia, said Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice-president and chief strategy officer, Nasscom, and Amit Aggarwal, vice president and chief executive, IT-ITeS sector skills council, Nasscom, in …

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