TCS innovation centre to drive AI transformation for 60 Singapore SMEs, start-ups
Singapore SMEs
and start-ups will receive an AI boost from India's largest IT services provider
Tata Consultancy Services
(
TCS
) with its launch of a high-powered innovation centre in the city state.
The new facility, located within TCS Asia Pacific's office at Changi Business Park, will allow the firm's customers and partners, including up to 50 small and medium-sized enterprises and 10 start-ups in the next 12 months, to work with its experts to co-develop, prototype and scale AI solutions for real-world business challenges.
The Mumbai-headquartered TCS also plans to hire up to 50 fresh graduates from local universities in roles such as data science and cyber security to support the centre's operations. The company has 6,600 employees in Singapore.
TCS plans to expand the facility in the first half of 2026.
Singapore SMEs typically do not have access to top consulting talent for tech, but the new centre will be able to help bridge that gap, The Straits Times quoted Punit Agarwal, TCS Singapore country head, as saying on Thursday.
"The innovation centre will partner with local and global corporations to advance their
digital transformation
-- by connecting businesses including start-ups, academia, and government agencies, the centre will drive cross-sector innovation and collaboration," he said.
TCS established its operations in Singapore in 1985. The firm, which specialises in IT services, consulting and business solutions, has a presence in 55 countries worldwide.
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