Digital collaboration centre launched in Sydney

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an innovation and digital collaboration centre in Sydney, its first Asia–Pacific location, expanding the roster of facilities in Riyadh, New York, Pittsburgh, Amsterdam and Tokyo.

According to the company, the TCS Sydney Digital Garage Powered by Pace — as the facility is known — is an advanced research hub designed to holistically look at innovation, helping businesses establish their competitive differentiation, increase speed to market and navigate their growth and transformation journeys. It provides companies with a structured framework that helps them ideate better, work on creative solutions faster and focus their efforts on real, purpose-driven business needs.

Operating on a hub and spoke model, the centre provides access to the TCS global ecosystem of academia, startups and technology providers. It also provides rapid prototyping capabilities with a clear focus on building greater futures by finding and creating sustainable solutions.

TCS will be working with its hyperscaler partners including Microsoft, AWS and Google Cloud at the Digital Garage to develop digital solutions at scale, helping customers accessing the innovation centre innovate at speed and scale.

The facility was inaugurated through a virtual event by NSW Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, Hon. Victor Dominello.

“Innovation and digital transformation are essential to keep Australia at the forefront. Both government and the private sector have dual responsibilities to expand and accelerate our capabilities for the future of the country as a whole,” Minister Dominello said.

“I am pleased that TCS has chosen Sydney to launch its Digital Garage, Powered by TCS Pace. It not only provides an innovation powerhouse for businesses in NSW but also opens newer opportunities across Australia.”

The launch event also featured leading technology executives including Stephen Edwards, Chief Technology Officer, Foxtel; Mario Tieppo, Chief Digital Officer, AEMO; John Hunt, Chief Information Officer, Woolworths Group; and Nick Eshkenazi, Chief Digital Technology, Woolworths Group. In a panel discussion, these guests highlighted the need for Australian businesses to develop digital capabilities and continuously explore, deploy and scale digital technologies to transform and grow.

“Collaborative innovation, harnessing the collective knowledge of an ecosystem of partners, better enables the development of transformational digital solutions and sustainable business that build a better future,” said Vikram Singh, Vice President & Country Head, TCS Australia & New Zealand.

“The launch of the Digital Garage, Powered by Pace in Sydney enables TCS to better collaborate with our clients, bringing the best of TCS’s global capabilities to Australia to support local transformation and delivery of ideas that meet the needs of local businesses and improve the lives of Australians.”

The company says Australia is a key strategic region, and the launch of the bespoke digital collaboration centre forms an intrinsic part of the larger commitment of supporting local innovation. TCS is investing heavily in growing its local expertise and investing in new talent to support expansion of its growing customer base.

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