Industry captains see optimistic forecasts for Indian digital economy

The Indian IT industry will hire 200,000 workers in the near term despite macro headwinds such as inflation and impending US recession, said S (Kris) Gopalakrishnan, cofounder, Infosys.

“The Indian industry is expected to grow at 8-10% on a base of $220 billion revenue. The march of technology continues with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Blockchain, Web 3.0, Metaverse… this is the reason why I believe industry will continue to grow,” Gopalakrishnan said while speaking at the 25th edition of Bengaluru Tech Summit on Wednesday.