Tech Mahindra will also set up a Blockchain Centre within its research & development arm Makers Lab to facilitate co-innovation in the space, developing enterprise grade solutions for customers across industries globally.
Rajesh Dhuddu, Global Practice Leader, Blockchain of the company, said the Makers Lab will facilitate collaboration between academia, research and industry partners. He was here to launch the TechMBlockGeeks Programme in the Hyderabad campus today.
The company is targeting to train around 3,000 blockgeeks during fiscal 2018-19. It recently announced a partnership with blockchain technology pioneer ChromaWay to deliver blockchain technology to the Indian market.
Tech Mahindra has Makers Labs across four locations – at Pune, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru, besides labs in the US, the UK and Germany. They are involved in development work in technologies such as AI, machine learning, IoT, Robotics, 5G and network of the future.