Gujarat: Pandemic powers IT boom, hiring resumes in sector

AHMEDABAD: At a time when most industry sectors are grappling with revenue inflows and struggling to cut costs following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Information Technology (IT) and IT-Enabled Services (ITES) sector in Gujarat seems to be less affected. In fact, with the pandemic compelling businesses in manufacturing and services sectors to adopt automation and digitization, hiring in the IT sector has been the least impacted. Industry estimates suggest that Gujarat’s IT sector alone will have a requirement of at least 30,000 persons in the next five months.

“The new normal is here to stay and thus companies across sectors are adopting technology and hybrid working models. This underlines the need for better IT interface, technology enabling platforms as well as putting sound data security systems in place.