Covid impact shows that work can be done remotely: Wipro’s Rishad Premji

Indian technology industry has a “big opportunity” despite global macroeconomic challenges, said Rishad Premji, chairman of IT services firm Wipro, on Wednesday as he spoke about how Covid-19 had changed work.

“My confidence is driven by two things: the rapid pace of digitisation across the world, and the shift in the mindset of stakeholders who engage with us as an industry,” said Premji in Bengaluru while addressing industry leaders and civil servants at the Invest Karnataka 2022, the state’s Global Investors Meet (GIM).

Businesses are using technology for customers and employees: a trend marked by the shift to cloud computing and leverage of data. “This was a big opportunity before the pandemic and Covid has only accelerated it,” said Premji.