India - Big data, machine learning, AI to shape job market in 2018

According to The Hindu Business Line the current 50,000 open data analytics jobs are expected to double to 100,000 this year. The Indian IT industry is expected to add around 180,000 to 200,000 new jobs in 2018. AI alone will create 2.3 million jobs globally by 2020, said Alka Dhingra, General Manager, IT staffing, TeamLease Services, a recruitment company. "The domestic IT job market is in a revival mode. Job seekers and techies with right skills will be in a'great' position to capitalise on this trend", said Ravi Kaklasaria, CEO & Co-Founder, SpringPeople, a corporate training and certification provider.