Digitization vs digital transformation

Bengaluru: Infosys chief executive Salil Parekh said the company and industry as a whole sees more opportunities for growth in the next few years, as businesses are spending in digital technology-led transformation projects from their investment budgets and not only from their IT budgets. “AI, Automation which are driving a lot of the focus with our large clients and the savings from that is built into scale up of digital. Going beyond cost, this has become a growth driver for the company. In that sense it is independent of the IT budget because some of it is really an investment budget also,” said Parekh at the Kotak’s Chasing Growth Conference on Tuesday. He added that the interactions with its clients suggest that while IT budgets are important; part of the budget is coming from business investment as organisations are focusing on transformation. Parekh added that the investments in digital technologies are somewhat decoupling from IT budgets of organisations. … [Read more...] about Clients are spending on digital from investment budgets as well: Infosys CEO

First-time nominee Andra Day won the Golden Globe award tonight for her first major acting role as legendary blues artist and civil rights icon Billie Holiday in The United States vs. Billie Holiday . A visibly shaken Day beat out stiff competition including Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom), Vanessa Kirby (Pieces Of A Woman), Frances McDormand (Nomadland), and Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman). During her acceptance, Day acknowledged her fellow nominees. “I can believe I’m sitting here in the presence of giants… you inspire me so much.” Day also gave a nod to director Lee Daniels who she called her “first love” as well as to the “amazing transformative, dynamic Billie Holiday who just transformed with this role and with her presence and with her spirit.” The United States vs. Billie Holiday is set in 1940s in New York City, and focused on how the federal government targeted Holiday to stop her from singing her controversial ballad “Strange Fruit.” … [Read more...] about ‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Star Andra Day Nabs First Golden Globe Award For Best Actress In A Motion Picture

Despite making his India debut 13 years ago, Rohit Sharma is still not perceived to be a reliable Test batsman. In fact, thanks to the huge gap between his batting average at home (81.05) and overseas (27.00), he is referred to by some as a flat-track bully in Test cricket. Consistent showing In the last two months, however, the Mumbai maverick has evolved into a reliable opening batsman in challenging conditions. While he gave India a start in three of the four innings he played in Australia last month, February has seen Rohit consistently making a mockery of the England bowlers on spin-friendly tracks. His 161 in Chennai in the second Test and 66 in the first innings of the pink-ball Test here have been instrumental in India making a strong comeback in the ongoing series and being on the cusp of qualifying for the World Test Championship final. While a majority of batsmen from both the teams struggled to get their act together on excessively spin-friendly surfaces in the … [Read more...] about India vs England | Rohit has proved himself in tougher home conditions

SINGAPORE: A new digital office announced on Sunday (May 31) will recruit 1,000 ambassadors by the end of next month to help stallholders and seniors go online, as part of efforts to accelerate digital adoption in Singapore's post COVID-19 economic recovery. The digital ambassadors will cover all 112 hawker centres and wet markets in June to encourage stallholders to adopt SGQR codes for e-payment and avoid having to handle cash. This will be expanded to include stallholders in coffee shops and industrial canteens in July. The SGQR code, compatible with payment schemes such as GrabPay, PayNow and Favepay, was rolled out in 2018 as a way to simplify QR code payments in Singapore. “Our goal is to engage 18,000 stallholders to help them get onboard the unified e-payment solution by June 2021,” said the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Infocomm Media Developmemnt Authority (IMDA) in a joint news release. To encourage more stallholders to use … [Read more...] about 1,000 digital ambassadors to be recruited to help stallholders, seniors go online

SINGAPORE: Anyone facing difficulties with their digital devices will soon be able to get help from new SG Digital community hubs that will be set up across Singapore. Located in community centres and public libraries, the 46 one-stop help centres will be opened by end August. Wider variety of mobile plans and financial assistance for seniors to help them go digital Five centres have already commenced operations: The community hubs at Heartbeat @ Bedok, Leng Kee Community Centre, MacPherson Community Centre, Our Tampines Hub and West Coast Community Centre. "The SG Digital community hub is another milestone in the effort to be deeply embedded in the community," said Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran, during a visit to the SG Digital Office @ West Coast community hub on Tuesday (Jul 7). "(The hubs) become a node in the community, where people know that they can go to get help and advice. Our facilities are a physical reminder and assurance … [Read more...] about 46 SG Digital community hubs to be launched islandwide by end August