Coronavirus pandemic is a tech-opener for organisations

Indian firms across sectors must step up digitisation to remain relevant and grow business, as customers and employees increasingly adopt technology to collaborate and engage with their stakeholders, said the panellists at a discussion on harnessing the power of data and automation at The Economic Times-Back to Business Dialogues – Automating Business, Accelerating Growth.

Technology and data leaders from companies such as Google, Hero MotoCorp, SAP Labs India, Diageo India, HDFC Bank NSE 0.84 % and the Embassy group were unanimous that the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic had crunched the time of technology adoption from years to weeks, as remote working became mainstream