Accenture opens Innovation Hub in Pune – The Economic Times
The Accenture Innovation Hub will provide an immersive environment for clients to co-innovate with Accenture experts in a variety of industries and across a range of advanced technologies, including extended reality, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, blockchain and quantum computing. This will be the company’s second Nano Lab in the Asia-Pacific region, employing about 1,200 people.
The Nano Lab will showcase the latest breakthroughs in applied research from Accenture Labs worldwide, featuring uses for advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, extended reality and quantum computing. It will allow clients to connect with researchers in Accenture Labs globally through immersive sessions and workshops. The Pune facility will be a part of the company’s global innovation network and will integrate with the Innovation Hubs in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
“Rapid innovations are increasing the competitive pressure on businesses across the globe. At Accenture, we are focused on helping our clients predict and prepare for these changes by applying advanced technologies to shape their future,” said Bhaskar Ghosh, group chief executive, Accenture Technology Services. “Our new Innovation Hub in Pune will bring together the best of Accenture’s technology and innovation capabilities from around the world, enable our clients to scale their technology investments and boost their business outcomes across the enterprise, and create new opportunities for local talent.”
Some of the focus areas of the innovation hub include helping clients develop new customer experiences using digital technologies to address the growing complexity of brand-customer interaction and using the Industry X.0 framework and resources to help clients accelerate innovation outcomes and recast business models.
Accenture Innovation Hubs are a part of the Accenture Innovation Architecture, which brings together capabilities needed to ideate, prototype, build and scale disruptive solutions for clients across geographies and industries. The company has similar Innovation hubs in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Japan, Europe, Australia, Singapore, and 11 in the United States.