India has a huge opportunity to be positioned as a global hub for data and artificial intelligence (AI), enabling investment, jobs and innovation Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India. Part:
How do enterprises get ready in an epidemic-stricken market today?
In every industry and sector, we have seen years of digital transformation in the last few months. Organizations, both in the private and public sector, are increasingly adapted to new ways of working and serving customers. Innovation is being implemented as organizations work on changing products, services and business models to remain relevant. Technology is helping organizations innovate and be most open to the most tight and the most open of circumstances.
The epidemic has accelerated two mega trends that will likely continue well into the future. The first is cloud-led data and AI innovation.
Data and AI are helping to transform core sectors like healthcare, civil services, MSME, agriculture and manufacturing with speed and scale. Second, there is an absolute need to create a reliable and secure ecosystem to drive this innovation. Trust is important in the digital world, and organizations will need a reliable digital and data ecosystem to grow safely.
A strong partnership between government and industry will be important for building a responsible technological ecosystem based on trust and strong ethical principles.
Trust, Why Are Enterprises Growing About Investing In Security?
Confidence in technology has probably never been more important. With most of the world connecting remotely, cybersecurity is a strategic priority for every organization to protect its data today, while ensuring the privacy, security and digital security of its employees.
Since the onset of the epidemic, cyber attack has intensified, targeting individuals, organizations and, often, important first responders such as hospitals and public health officials.
With cybercriminals and nation-state attackers becoming more sophisticated, a strong industry cooperation is needed to share threat intelligence and protect against cyber attacks. This will require several parts, but perhaps most important, it must begin with the recognition that governments and the tech sector will need to work together.
Security and privacy require attention to how developers in organizations and governments manufacture and distribute products and services. It invokes collective responsibility.
Is Microsoft’s new approach seeing enough traction?
Most of our growth over the past year has been driven by our new, new, new approach: new customers, new solutions with existing customers and new business models. We continue to explore new business models and partnerships that enable us to reap the benefits of technology in every part of the country. Through our ITeS360 program, we provide 360-degree partnerships with our key partners to use our technical capabilities to strengthen the digital infrastructure of both our partners and their customers. We continue to work with strategic partners across the country to create innovative solutions for India. Start-ups and SMBs are critical to India’s economic recovery and supporting them in this phase of change has been our main area of focus.
Can you take us through Microsoft’s efficient initiative for India?
Jobs of tomorrow will increasingly be technology enabled, therefore making digital skills critical to India’s development. Data and AI are playing a central role in the country’s digital transformation and economic recovery.
We have a huge opportunity to make India the world’s data and AI hub. What will be central to take advantage of this opportunity is creating a talent pool that is ready for the data and AI worlds. We are working closely with the government, industry and civil society in India to bridge this gap.
Microsoft recently announced a partnership with NASSCOM FutureSkills to skill 1 million students in AI by the end of 2021. We are collaborating with the National Skill Development Council (NSDC) to provide digital skills to 1 lakh youth and with the All India Council. To provide more than 1,500 course modules in Next Gene Technology for Technical Education (AICTE) students and teachers. Addressing the skills gap that exists in cybercity has been another area of focus. Microsoft and Data Protection Council
India (DSCI) started a program Cyber Education to train young women in cyber security. As a founder Parker of the Cyber Security India initiative, we together with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEAT) are helping cyber security hone the skills of security leaders in government institutions across the country, making them Aber-resilience Is getting help in
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