Riding the wave of digital transformation in India, Deloitte
Digital, the creative digital consultancy within Deloitte Touche Tomatsu India
LLP, has launched its operations in the country.
"Technology has become a part of the strategic priority
of enterprises. New businesses are hinging on technology, and have to
prioritise work with an eye on predicting the future. Technology has to be
built into the business plans and will be in the forefront of CEOs and
executives agendas," Rakesh Barik, partner, leader for technology at
Deloitte India told PTI.
With a presence in 48 countries and global clients, Deloitte
Digital intends to extend its expertise in digital transformation for
businesses in the Indian market with studios in Mumbai, Hyderabad, and
Bengaluru.
Bill Briggs, the chief technology officer of Deloitte
Consulting pointed out that the next 18-24 months would be critical for
enterprises where blockchain, cognitive and digital reality technologies being
poised to redefine business models.
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"For years, IT has helped re-engineer the businesses,
yet few shops have re-engineered themselves with the same vision, discipline
and rigour. That's about to change. Over the next 18-24 months, we will see
CIOs re-engineering not only their IT shops but broadly, their approaches to
technology. I call this Horizon 1.5," Briggs said.
Globally, Deloitte Digital, which has grown its capabilities
both organically and inorganically, will help organisations with a complete
suite of core services covering digital strategy and transformation, activating
a digital mindset, create solutions to enhance the digital experience, and
create digital engagement platforms to support companies.
"Deloitte Digital combines its globally recognised
strength in business transformation and technology implementation with the
creative and digital capabilities of its studios to advance the customer
experience for businesses around the world," Ajit Kumar, leader, Deloitte
Digital, Deloitte India said.
"It is a combination of a digital agency and
consultancy under one, integrated, global practice. It is the right time to set
up shop in India as brands here are eager to embrace digital. With the Indian
government's emphasis on digital initiatives, we would like to drive this
mission home," he added.
From strategy to execution, Deloitte Digital aims to help
Indian organisations imagine bigger and scale their operations through
innovative solutions that increase the impact of digital on their customers,
suppliers, employees and partners.
Sectors served by Deloitte Digital's new offices include
banking and insurance, manufacturing, energy and resources, retail and consumer
goods, healthcare and life sciences, technology, media and telecom and the
public sector, particularly the government's smart cities initiative.
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