Capgemini invests in Indian outsourcing

IT outsourcing company, Capgemini has opened a business process outsourcing (BPO) centre in Gurgaon that focuses on content management, its first BPO centre in North India and sixth in the country, reports Hindustan Times.

The 35 000 square foot facility is hoped to increase Capgemini BPO total capacity in India to over 4 500 seats, according to the company.

In India, Capgemini's BPO unit has close to 5 000 employees delivering content management, financial, research, supply chain management and human resources outsourcing services to more than 25 international clients, states Silicon India.

BL Narayan, VP and head of BPO Capgemini, India says: “The Gurgaon facility is part of Capgemini India's ongoing development strategy for its BPO services.

“Having strengthened our presence in the key cities of South India, we are keen to leverage the talent pool of North India for servicing our global clients, based on our domain specialisation in supply chain management.”

News Tonight says Capgemini has also begun a higher apprentice plan in software development to back up the Mayor of London's apprenticeship drive.

Christine Hodgson, UK chairman at Capgemini, points out: “This is an extension of the apprenticeship scheme we established in 2008 and is the first time we have sought an alternative to IT graduates, which have traditionally been the requirement not only of our company, but the IT industry as a whole.

“We expect to have a new generation of qualified developers and engineers who have been through the scheme working on some of our key clients.”