Indian IT much beyond exploiting cheap labour: HCL

SAN FRANCISCO: Indian technology companies have moved beyond exploiting availability of cheap labour in India to helping their clients reimagine their businesses, said Anand Birje, corporate vice president and head of the digital & analytics practice at HCL.

He said the partnership has gone beyond merely providing IT support to the client to cover every aspect of their business now. “The clients would know their business best. But we are part of where they want to be,” he said, citing HCL’s partnership with Volvo announced recently, as the car major plans to shift to an all-electric future and also an era where many cars will be bought directly without going through dealerships.