The State Government on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Accenture Services Private limited to promote and develop long-term cooperation and collaboration in the State policy framework, research and solutions in the fields of innovation and technology, solution engagement, outsourcing and skill promotion.
As part of the pact, the Accenture group, the global management consulting , technology services and outsourcing company, would develop and commission five mobile governance applications in specific areas to be identified by the State Government without any financial commitment from the Government.
The company would also develop a roadmap for skill development in the State to prepare the State for investment in various industries, including IT and ITES.
The state would extend all cooperation to Acccenture for the initiative in order to explore the possibility for establishment of a State Technology Resource Centre, said State IT Secretary Madhu Sudan Padhi.
The MoU was signed between Padhi and Acccenture Managing Director Krishna Giri in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at the State Secretariat. Acccenture has its presence in more than 120 countries in the fields of technology, solution engagement and skill promotion.