Although COVID-19 has affected every industry, there are some it has changed more than others. Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) are two such industries that have undergone irreversible transformation. Fortunately, most changes driven by the pandemic will prove to be positive in the long term. For the moment, however, CPG organizations are trying to decode the changes and examine how technological interventions can be applied for a stable and sustainable response to new consumer behavior. The experience of our global CPG clients shows that the answer lies in creating a digital, agile and real-time data-driven organization. To begin with, new consumer segments have emerged, there is a growing demand for new products, the buying behaviors have changed and the fulfillment channels have shifted from physical to digital.

A few decades back, robotics was science fiction and anything related to robotics, including job opportunities were seen as a thing of the future. Now, the future is here by changing robotic science fiction into science fact. The robotic industry is opening top robotic jobs from across the globe. Robotics is a branch of engineering, which deals with the making and managing of robots and robotic process automation. Robots are programmed machines that carry out tasks autonomously to streamline the routine process.

ITC Infotech, a global scale full service provider of technology solutions and a fully owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, successfully concluded the third chapter of'iTech 2017', its annual technology innovation & co-creation platform. Microsoft Azure was the official cloud partner for the event. At the Start-up Showcase, innovative start-ups from across the country got an unique opportunity to present their solutions in front of ITC Infotech's global client representatives and senior leadership of ITC Infotech and ITC Ltd.. These solutions, based on Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, AR, VR etc., addressed real-world industry challenges crowd sourced from across ITC Infotech's global client base, as well as from ITC Ltd. Two start-ups, inFeedo and Aindra won a grant of Rs. 5 Lacs for a paid POC each, and the chance to co-develop their solution with ITC Infotech as a part of its go-to-market strategy.