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Tech Mahindra sets up unit to facilitate up-skilling in Blockchain technology

Delhi/Hyderabad, July 4 (UNI) Information Technology major Tech Mahindra has launched the Tech Mahindra BlockGeeks Program in its Hyderabad campus to facilitate competency in the field of Blockchain Technology.
In its first phase, the company will up-skill a batch of 20 eligible candidates to make them Blockchain-ready and will gradually roll out the program globally. Tech Mahindra will also set up a Blockchain Centre within its research & development arm Makers Lab in order to facilitate co-innovation in the space, developing enterprise grade solutions for customers across industries globally, a company release said on Wednesday.
Under the TechM BlockGeeks eligible candidates will undergo comprehensive training in the lab post which candidates will be required to setup code, create smart contract and build solutions, thereby gaining technical proficiency in Blockchain Technology. Successful candidates will be awarded a badge and certification as acknowledging the participant as an ‘Official TechM BlockGeek’.
Speaking on the occasion,Tech Mahindra Global Practice Leader (Blockchain) Rajesh Dhuddu said, “As part of our reskilling initiative, Tech Mahindra is focused on providing a comprehensive training to candidates to enable them to leverage next gen technologies and facilitate end-to-end blockchain led transformation for our customers. We are targeting around 3000 blockgeeks to be trained by FY’19.
Our R&D arm, Makers Lab will facilitate this collaboration between academia, research and partners, so that young tech enthusiasts of today can get trained on these disruptive technologies and become future ready.”
The Makers Lab is a research & development hub for co-innovation of solutions and services of the future with customers, partner companies, research institutions, universities, and start-ups. The development work carried out in the Makers Lab is focused on next gen technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality/ Virtual Reality, 5G – Network of the future. Tech Mahindra has Makers Labs across four locations in India – at Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, besides labs in the US, UK and Germany.

Tech Mahindra recently announced their partnership with Blockchain Technology Pioneer ChromaWay to deliver blockchain technology to the Indian market. ChromaWay is a Stockholm based company which has been pioneering blockchain solutions in the public and private sector since 2014.
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