Digital
Caribbean Calling: The Region Consolidates its Strengths in Business Process Outsourcing
The business process outsourcing (BPO) sector of the Caribbean grew at an average rate of 17% from 2010 to 2015. Increasingly, international BPO companies are tapping into a young, cost-effective workforce that speaks four different languages on top of their mother tongues.
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Avasant Foundation Graduates First Cohort of Students to Benefit from Digital Skills for Global Services in Trinidad and Tobago
Avasant Foundation has concluded its first training cohort of 49 students in Trinidad and Tobago benefitting from Digital Skills for Global Services. The program is designed by the Avasant Foundation to equip youth aged 18-29 with the relevant skills to prosper in the digital economy as part of the Avasant Digital Youth Employment Initiative.
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Technology Industry Titans Converge at Avasant Foundation’s Golf for Impact in Support of Youth Education and Empowerment
Avasant Foundation is proud to have hosted its sixth annual Golf for Impact fundraiser. Together, technology industry leaders have raised $250,000 towards the expansion of Avasant Foundation’s mission in youth empowerment through education and job creation in developing countries.
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Avasant Foundation Executive Director recognized as “Member of the Year” by IAOP at Outsourcing World Summit 2019
Chitra Rajeshwari (Executive Director, Avasant Foundation) was recognized as "Member of the Year" by IAOP at the Outsourcing World Summit 2019.
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Avasant Foundation Executive Director Wins Gold at 15th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business
Chitra Rajeshwari (Executive Director, Avasant Foundation) was awarded Gold in the Transformational Sourcing Relations Leadership category at this year’s Stevie Award for Women in Business.
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Evolving Telecom Regulations in SIDS
In this paper, we present our research findings regarding the ICT Regulatory framework in about 30 Small Island Developing States (SIDS). For this research we have chosen the key regulatory areas such as licensing, spectrum management, tariff, number portability and market competition.
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The Africa Consulting Market in 2018 – Featured quotes from Dr PK Mukherji (President, Avasant, Managing Partner, APAC and Africa)
Extracted Quotes from Source's 2018 Africa Consulting Market Report, from Dr PK Mukherji (President, Avasant, Managing Partner, APAC and Africa)
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CHAPTER SPOTLIGHT: WOMEN EMPOWERMENT Viewpoints from IAOP’s Women Empowerment Chapter
What goes into creating an environment where both diversity and inclusion go hand in hand and complement each other? IAOP turned to their experts in the WE Chapter to find out more about the benefits of hiring diverse candidates, the biggest myths they would like to debunk, the lessons they have learned, the importance of mentors and the role IAOP can play.
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Avasant Foundation’s Golf for Impact Brings Together Technology Industry Leaders in Support of Youth Education and Empowerment
Avasant Foundation is proud to have hosted its fifth annual Golf for Impact fundraiser. Together, technology industry leaders have raised $250,000 toward the expansion of Avasant Foundation’s work in youth education and empowerment in emerging countries.
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Avasant Foundation’s Golf for Impact Unites Technology Industry Leaders in Support of Youth Empowerment
Last week, Avasant Foundation’s fourth annual Golf for Impact fundraiser raised over $200,000 toward Youth Empowerment development programs in emerging countries.
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Women Empowerment and Opportunity in Outsourcing: Survey Results by Avasant and IAOP
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The Caribbean: An Attractive Nearshore Destination with CSR
The digital revolution has changed the paradigms of global connectivity and customer empowerment. Enterprises are undertaking significant transformational exercises to become digitally relevant and create competitive differentiation.
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The Evolution of Airports and Key Drivers for Transformation
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Avasant Foundation – Youth Unemployment
Youth employment is a major policy concern for governments across the world. This is because finding productive employment for the youth is intrinsically linked to economic growth, political stability and social progress of a state.
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Poised to Scale Up the IT-CPM Value Chain: Egypt’s Recipe for Success
For more than a decade, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has played a significant role in both economic growth and poverty reduction. ICT increases efficiency, provides access to new markets and services, creates new opportunities for income generation and gives economically handicapped people an opportunity for sustainable employment.
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How Human Cloud and Infrastructure Cloud are Changing the BPO Sector
For more than a decade, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has played a significant role in both economic growth and poverty reduction. ICT increases efficiency, provides access to new markets and services, creates new opportunities for income generation and gives economically handicapped people an opportunity for sustainable employment.
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Drivers of Change in Ethiopia – Growing the IT/BPO sector through leveraging ICT
The changing landscape of IT/BPO industry has led to the emergence of new locations in Africa. Among many African nations, Ethiopia is growing at the rate of more than 10% per annum and is likely to attain the middle-income status by 2025. Leveraging ICT with a focus on capacity building is catalyzing economic prosperity and creating sustainable employment opportunity in the country.
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Africa on the move – Investment in ICT is catalyzing economic growth
For more than a decade, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has played a significant role in both economic growth and poverty reduction. ICT increases efficiency, provides access to new markets and services, creates new opportunities for income generation and gives economically handicapped people an opportunity for sustainable employment.
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Impact Sourcing: Featured article in Outsource Magazine
Avasant with support from the Rockefeller Foundation developed a detailed study to provide recommendations to the governments on best practice and policies to implement Impact Sourcing. Avasant reached out to a diverse set of stakeholders in the industry and leveraged a multi-pronged approach for data collection and gathering best practice. This paper on Impact Sourcing is featured on Outsource Magazine Spring edition.
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Incentives & Opportunities for Scaling the “Impact Sourcing” Sector
For more than a decade, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has played a significant role in both economic growth and poverty reduction. ICT increases efficiency, provides access to new markets and services, creates new opportunities for income generation and gives economically handicapped people an opportunity for sustainable employment.
