GCCs in India looking to strengthen digital capabilities: report

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About 74% of the chief information officers (CIO) ranked AI as a top three priority in fiscal year 2024, ANSRs said in its quarterly GCC report...

As businesses aim to leverage India's skilled workforce and favourable economic conditions, this growth trajectory is expected to employ over 4.5 million professionals across 2,400 GCCs, the report said.. Given its unique mix of abundant tech talent, robust startup ecosystem, and continuous government support, India remains the most-preferred destination of choice to set up a GCC, ANSR said...

GCCs are emerging as an attractive option for talent migration amid global economic challenges resulting in reduced salary increments, a funding winter for startups, cost control measures, and layoffs in the product and services sector, ANSR said...

"We are witnessing a transformative shift in the global GCC landscape, with a strong focus on digital capabilities such as AI/ML, analytics, cybersecurity, cloud, etc., driving unprecedented growth," said Vikram Ahuja, cofounder of ANSR and CEO of talent solutions platform Talent500...

Meanwhile, tier-2 cities such as Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Bhubaneshwar and Vadodara are emerging as non-metro clusters, where leasing volumes for GCCs could increase in the medium term as more companies plan to establish their India capability centres, the report said..

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