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Philanthropic firm Infosys Foundation USA will provide USD 200,000 (about Rs 1.6 crore) to support tech careers in Indiana, it said in a statement on Tuesday. The funding is expected to help 5,000 residents of Indiana, commonly referred to as Hoosiers. The funds will be transferred to the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) Foundation. CICP will, in turn, assist TechPoint -- Indiana's industry-led growth initiative for the technology ecosystem -- and Nextech and Indianapolis Public Schools, which will implement new tech-career programmes in central Indiana. "Infosys Foundation USA, a non-profit organisation focused on bridging the digital divide in America, announced a USD 200,000 investment to support Hoosiers in their pursuit of upskilling for tech careers," the statement said. "Overall, nearly 5,000 Hoosiers are expected to benefit from this programme, which aims to increase participation from historically under-represented populations," the statement said.

Generative Artificial Intelligence is likely to be a tool for augmentation of roles rather than replacement of jobs, although the specific impact on the workforce will become clear overtime, Nasscom Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Sangeeta Gupta. Her observation comes in the backdrop of several roles in the tech and non-tech industry being impacted by automation, and an industry push for self-regulation and upskilling with companies like HCLTech and Wipro announcing plans to leverage knowledge automation. "How gen AI will impact jobs in India is still very unclear. Because implementation of Gen AI will happen... we believe it's more a tool for augmentation than replacement," Gupta told PTI on the sidelines of the Nasscom Annual Technology Conference 2023. Speaking at the event, Accenture Managing Director Matt Carroll said AI can potentially replace the 40-hour work week, freeing up time for people to chase their interests. Nassom's Gupta said that the DPDP bill ..

Since the beginning of 2021, tech companies have laid off over 405,000 individuals

Digital marketing, data analytics, finance, management and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the most sought-after topics for the professionals

Some 8,134 employees have reportedly lost their jobs in the country as of May 2023

An AI hiring frenzy is ricocheting around the world, from Silicon Valley to Europe, Asia and beyond

Over the next five years, nearly a quarter of all jobs will change as a result of AI, digitization and other economic developments like the green energy transition and supply chain re-shoring

"Most employers hire H-1B workers because they can be underpaid and are de facto indentured to the employer," the EPI research said.

The mass tech layoffs of 2022 are continuing into the new year, and Indian companies and startups are among the leaders in firing staff

Indian tech industry hired around 380,000 freshers in FY22 and over 70 per cent of Gen Z students are keen to take up tech jobs in the near future, a Nasscom report said on Friday

The average salary hike on new jobs has fallen from 54 per cent in July and August to 45 per cent in September and 37 per cent in October

The news on layoff at Google has come within days of a letter that hedge fund TCI, an investor in the company, wrote to Alphabet. TCI has shares worth $6 billion in Alphabet

Those in the know say the full force of the impact of global layoffs in India will be felt in the retail division

Meta CEO Zuckerberg says post-Covid scenario didn't meet expectations

Startups now say it is much more difficult to raise new funding in this gloomy environment

The company opened a new office in Bengaluru, where the new hires will mainly be located and will be part of Fynd's core technology team

PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a strong pitch for self-reliance in technology-related sectors, which play a key role in last-mile delivery of services and have immense potential for job creation.