AWS and EkStep Establish Joint Innovation Centre for Digital Solutions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) India and EkStep Foundation join forces to launch a Joint Innovation Centre (JIC) aimed at fostering innovative digital solutions for public service delivery.
The partnership focuses on advancing digital public goods (DPGs) and digital public infrastructures (DPIs), catering to both public and commercial sectors.
Collaborative Objectives
Enabling Population-scale Solutions: The initiative aims to support the development of digital solutions accessible to a broad demographic, promoting socially and digitally inclusive economies.
Empowering Startups and Enterprises: Startups, ISVs, and SIs will receive support in leveraging cloud computing, generative AI, and analytics from AWS to create and enhance DPGs and DPIs.
Incubating Innovation: The JIC will incubate new use cases and enhance existing ones while offering starter kits to states and countries interested in adopting such solutions.
KPMG in India and Cisco Forge Alliance for Digital Transformation
KPMG in India and Cisco announce a strategic alliance to offer a wide array of services aimed at aiding organisations in navigating complex business challenges and accelerating digital transformation.
Alliance Goals
Integration of Business and Technology: Leveraging KPMG in India’s business knowledge and Cisco’s technological expertise, the alliance will identify effective combinations of products and services tailored to customers’ IT architectures.
Focus Areas: The collaboration will address cybersecurity, 5G, network transformation, cloud transformation, contact centre, digital experience monitoring, and full stack observability to enhance customers’ digital agility and competitiveness.
IBM Study Highlights Benefits of Sustainability Investments
A global study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) underscores the significant dividends of sustainability investments, with organisations in India witnessing notable improvements in revenue and profitability.
Key Findings
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Revenue Growth: Organisations embedding sustainability report a 41% higher likelihood of revenue improvement and a 90% higher likelihood of outperforming peers in profitability.
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Business Strategy: While 78% of executives affirm the importance of sustainability in driving business results, 62% believe it needs greater prioritization within their organisations.
CrowdStrike and HCLTech Collaborate on Cybersecurity Solutions
CrowdStrike partners with HCLTech to enhance managed detection and response solutions with the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform, aiming to bolster organisations’ cybersecurity posture.
Strategic Focus
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Strengthening Security: The partnership aims to provide comprehensive security solutions across devices, identity, cloud, data, and next-gen SIEM, powered and managed by HCLTech.
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Threat Landscape: Amid escalating cyber threats, the collaboration seeks to counter adversary activity with advanced security measures, addressing the evolving cybersecurity landscape.
Conclusion
These strategic partnerships and initiatives underscore the concerted efforts of industry leaders to drive innovation, address pressing challenges, and embrace sustainable practices, ultimately fostering a digitally inclusive and resilient future.
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