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Updated on: Jul 2024
Microsoft to offer AI, Cloud Skills for 200,000 people in Malaysia
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Microsoft to offer AI, Cloud Skills for 200,000 people in Malaysia

Microsoft, an American multinational corporation and technology company announced it will invest US$2.2 billion over the next four years to support Malaysia’s digital transformation. The company’s investment includes: “We are committed to supporting Malaysia’s AI transformation and ensuring it benefits all Malaysians,” said Satya Nadella, Chairman and CEO, Microsoft. “Our investments in digital infrastructure and skilling […]

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Microsoft plans to train 840,000 Indonesians in AI and Cloud
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Microsoft plans to train 840,000 Indonesians in AI and Cloud

Microsoft has announced that the company will be investing US$1.7 billion over the next four years in new cloud and AI infrastructure in Indonesia. The company will have AI skilling opportunities for 840,000 people and support for the nation’s growing developer community. Microsoft has announced a broader commitment to provide AI skilling opportunities for 2.5 million people […]

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Cognizant Trains 220K on Bluebolt, of which 93K on design thinking
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Cognizant Trains 220K on Bluebolt, of which 93K on design thinking

Cognizant, a leading global technology company, has driven more than $150 million in estimated annualized cost savings across more than 1,100 client implementations via its Bluebolt grassroots innovation program, which launched a year ago in April 2023. In that time, Cognizant has seen a surge in participation from its associates worldwide, with more than 130,000 ideas submitted […]

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Samsung India to Empower the Youth in Future-Tech Domains
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Samsung India to Empower the Youth in Future-Tech Domains

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, has launched the second season of its national skilling programme – Samsung Innovation Campus – designed to upskill the youth in future-tech domains such as AI, IoT, Big Data, and Coding & Programming. Samsung Innovation Campus aims to upskill youth aged 18-25 years in future technologies and enhance their […]

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IKEA to train nearly 3,000 workers and 500 leaders in AI
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IKEA to train nearly 3,000 workers and 500 leaders in AI

Ikea, a Swedish multinational, aims to equip about 3,000 employees and 500 leaders with AI literacy training. Under this initiative, a diverse array of courses is offered, meticulously designed to cater to the distinct requirements of employees across different hierarchical levels and career paths within the organization. The courses span from AI Fundamentals, open to […]

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HCLTech to Train 25,000 Engineers on Google Cloud Gen AI
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HCLTech to Train 25,000 Engineers on Google Cloud Gen AI

HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has announced an expanded alliance with Google Cloud to create industry solutions and drive business value with Gemini, its multimodal large language AI model. HCL Technologies (HCLTech) plans to empower 25,000 engineers with training on Google Cloud’s cutting-edge GenAI technology. This initiative aims to enhance client support throughout various […]

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Cognizant adopts Google’s Gemini for software development
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Cognizant adopts Google’s Gemini for software development

Cognizant, a multinational IT services and consulting company, will adopt Gemini for Google Cloud to increase productivity for its software developers and enable more than 70,000 associates on Google Cloud’s latest AI technologies. “Software development is one of the jobs likely to benefit most from the way generative AI is redefining the anatomy of work,” […]

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Accenture launches Accenture LearnVantage to reskill & upskill people
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Accenture launches Accenture LearnVantage to reskill & upskill people

Accenture has announced the launch of Accenture LearnVantage to provide its clients with comprehensive technology learning and training services that will help them reskill and upskill their people in technology, data, and AI to reinvent their organizations and achieve greater business value. The new service is designed to help leaders across industries and governments quickly […]

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Flipkart provides certification opportunities in various sectors
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Flipkart provides certification opportunities in various sectors

Flipkart, India’s indigenous e-commerce platform, and the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enable students and aspiring individuals to acquire essential skills for a career in the e-commerce, retail, and warehousing industries. As part of this agreement, Flipkart will provide training, skill development, upskilling, and certification opportunities […]

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UiPath to upskill half a million individuals in India with AI knowledge
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UiPath to upskill half a million individuals in India with AI knowledge

According to Business World, a global software company, UiPath has recently made a significant announcement to upskill half a million individuals in India with artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge. In addition to the initiatives announced at the UiPath Academic Summit, UiPath is planning to establish 50 Automation Skills Labs in different colleges across India. These labs […]

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How companies are upskilling workforce and adopting Generative AI
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How companies are upskilling workforce and adopting Generative AI

In early 2024, more than 44500 people were laid off, most companies laid off employees because of the integration of Generative AI displacing jobs and very few companies laid off because of economic situations again. The repetitive jobs that can be performed by Artificial Intelligence will be obsolete. However, Gen AI will create more jobs […]

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