Consulting and outsourcing major Accenture, which at present has 35,000 employees in India, is planning to further scale up operations here by bringing its entire gamut of global services into the country as well as hiring more people here. ?India and China have emerged as key economic centres. Much of the business in the future may concentrate on this part of the world,? said Sadeesh Raghavan, managing director, Accenture India domestic businesses. ?We are bringing our entire global footprint to India,? he added.
Stating that the Indian outsourcing business will overtake that of China this year, Raghavan said that the company will leverage its global experience in various service areas to assist its clients in India. ?We are in the process of bringing Accenture to India and bringing India to Accenture. The learnings from India can provide a base for even our global consultancy.?
Sanjay Jain, managing director, management consulting and integrated markets, Accenture, added that by 2025, almost 60% of world GDP will be driven by developing countries. The factors driving this growth are a battle for old and new customers, distribution and access to human talent, access to and leverage of flows of capital, supply of end demand for natural resources, and resources and specialisation of innovation. ?The top 500 companies will lose their top management in the next five years,? he said. This will create new challenges as well as opportunities for countries like India to groom talent for large corporations worldwide. Deepak Malkani, partner, Accenture, added, ?India is one of the youngest countries in terms of work productivity,? and is therefore well poised to contribute to warding off the threat global aging.
?The travel for the story was sponsored by Accenture