Infosys opens digital centre in Calgary; would bring 1,000 jobs by 2024

Infosys on Monday inaugurated a digital centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with a commitment to bring 1,000 new jobs to the city over the next two years. The Infosys Digital Centre in Calgary is located in Gulf Canada Square in the city's downtown commercial district.

This will support the company's growth across Canada as it also plans to double its total workforce commitment in the country to 8,000 employees by 2024, Infosys said in a statement.

Commenting on this development, Ravi Kumar, President, Infosys, said, "We chose to open in Calgary because it is a centre of tech excellence with rich IT talent and a strategic location that enables us to scale work with clients across key industries, such as energy, natural resources and agriculture. Calgary's IT innovation potential is unlimited, and we are delighted to be a part of its future."

The Infosys Digital Centre in Calgary will help the company work more closely with clients in the region to develop cross-industry solutions to pressing business challenges in areas such as intelligent automation, green technology, user experience and advanced digital technologies, including big data and cloud. The Centre will train, upskill and reskill Infosys and client employees in the technologies required to help Canadian businesses accelerate their digital transformation.

"Infosys could have chosen any place in Canada for this new Digital Centre, but they selected Calgary to tap into our pool of tech talent and to form partnerships with our educational institutions. Infosys will be training the next generation of technology innovators and business leaders right here in our province," said Tanya Fir, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation, Government of Alberta, in a press release.