NTT DATA launches GCC innovation acceleration programme
The GCC Innovation Acceleration Programme aims to support more than 50 companies in scaling their operation in India
NTT DATA has launch its GCC Innovation Acceleration Program aimed at scaling the GCC (global capability centre) and offshore hubs in India. The goal is to support more than 50 companies over the next three years.
According to a statement, NTT Data has identified India as a standout market to launch the GCC Innovation Acceleration Program because of its abundance of talent and strong technical capabilities.
Through the GCC Innovation Acceleration Program, NTT DATA will support GCC establishment and enhancement from planning and governance design to talent development and process optimisation. It will also accelerate innovation through advanced technologies by leveraging agentic AI, generative AI, high performance computing, digital twin, smart robotics, blockchain and IOWN.
Besides, it will promote co-creation R&D from proof-of-concept implementation to commercialisation, supported by a global network of innovation centres.
India’s GCC ecosystem, delivering IT services and back-office functions to multinationals, is poised for a strong growth of nearly 70%, targeting $110 billion in 2030 from the current $65 billion, according to a NTT Data report. The report also forecasts more than 2,500 centres and a workforce of nearly 4.5 million professionals by 2030.
Avinash Joshi, Executive Managing Director, India, NTT DATA said, “While GCCs in India are becoming global innovation engines, enterprise-scale AI adoption is still in its early days. Fewer than 20% of GCCs use AI as a core capability today. NTT DATA brings the expertise, platforms and global innovation ecosystem needed to help organizations rapidly scale AI and unlock tangible business value.”
According to NTT DATA, it has already advanced various initiatives at GCCs and other innovation and delivery hubs in India, including Unilever GCC Hub Bengaluru India, where it supported the formulation of a global innovation strategy and promoted the utilisation of R&D advanced technologies.