Can help Indian govt replicate digital public goods in other EMs: IBM CEO

The pandemic definitely accelerated digital delivery in India - Aadhaar, UPI, how securities are working and mobile banking being some examples - says Arvind Krishna

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, IBM’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna tells Pranjal Sharma that a company like his can help the Indian government in replicating its digital public goods in other emerging economies. Edited excerpts:

Q. The restructuring of IBM with Kyndryl is an important development. How do you see that maturing in the next few years at a global level?

A. The pieces around the Kyndryl spin-off are complete. It’s done and behind us. The implication is it has allowed IBM to become much more focused on