Building Blockchain Expertise: Hyderabad Technology Professionals Keen Early Adopters

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- IIIT-H: TalentSprint Executive Program on Blockchain Draws Substantial Response - Focus Report throws up interesting demographic insights
Focus Report*: Key Highlights
- High demand from Professionals in the age band of 25 -35
- Developers and Analysts more keen on building Blockchain expertise
- IT (51%), Consulting (14%), and BFSI (12%) Industries lead the expertise race

*Data collected from 1000+ tech professionals in Hyderabad
Prof. P.J. Narayanan, Director, IIIT-Hyderabad had said, "We are happy to note that Tech Professionals with a wide range of experience have shown interest in this program. With Blockchain expected to disrupt a wide range of industries, we are happy to see interest from a spectrum of professionals across industries and job roles."

Talking about the need for more women in high tech careers, Prof. Ramesh Loganathan, Co-Innovation, IIIT-Hyderabad said, "As a premium institution in the country we are continuously promoting gender diversity and have announced a special scholarship for women. While we see an impact of this, we believe the industry needs to further push for gender diversity and the societal norms should include encouraging young girls to choose STEM subjects from elementary school."
Commenting on the rise in demand for Blockchain professionals, Dr. Santanu Paul, CEO, TalentSprint said, "The Focus Report shows that working professionals are seeking to be future ready and are willing to invest for building deep tech expertise. We believe Hyderabad will soon emerge as a resource pool for companies that are seeking Blockchain experts."