PM Modi visits TCS' all women centre in Riyadh

The IT services provider established the 1st all-women technology services centre in 2013 with a business model unique to the region

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's largest IT services provider, on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the TCS All-Women Centre in Riyadh during his two-day bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia to discuss key regional and bilateral issues including trade.

TCS established the first all-women technology services centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2013 with a business model unique to the region. Today, it has scaled to a 1,000 women and consists of 85 per cent Saudi women professionals who provide Business Process and IT services to global clients. The TCS All-Women Centre provides specialised finance and accounting, human resources, materials supply and IT services.

The Centre which provides career opportunities for women in the region has become a rich training ground for building new capabilities and careers for women in the country. Established to initially serve Saudi Aramco and GE as anchor clients, the TCS All Women Centre now has expanded to serve other institutions in the Kingdom and global clients.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit you the centre said: “It was wonderful interacting with all these talented women IT professionals who represent the glory of Saudi Arabia. The energetic atmosphere that I witnessed here today sends a strong message to the rest of the world”.

“It was an honour to host the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi at our Riyadh centre, where he had an occasion to visit this unique facility and interact with our employees. The two countries have always enjoyed a strong partnership and we are happy to promote economic and business ties further through innovation and human talent development in Saudi Arabia,” said N Chandrasekaran, chief executive and managing director of TCS.

TCS and GE founded the TCS All-Women Centre as a pioneering initiative in 2013 with 76% and 24% equity in the new venture respectively. The centre also works with leading Saudi universities and educational institutes to build specialized training programs which help drive job creation and employment opportunities for women in the Kingdom. The TCS All-Women Centre recently celebrated its second anniversary as well as the milestone of hiring 1,000 highly skilled women.