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TCS pledges $1million AUD in tech expertise to Australian charities
Not-for-profits to use technology to address community challenges
SYDNEY | MUMBAI, August 21, 2017: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced it will provide free IT and technology expertise to 12 not-for-profit organisations in Australia.
The annual TCS Community Innovation Program delivers in-kind TCS services valued collectively at more than $1 million (AUD), in areas such as application and website development, IT consulting and technology optimization.
Among the recipients are medical charities and social enterprises, including four organisations that aim to improve the wellbeing of indigenous Australians: Robert de Castella’s Indigenous Marathon Foundation; the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives; First Australians Capital; and the Kaiela Institute.
Announcing the grants, Anil Snehi, Vice President of TCS Australia and NZ, said: “Technology can play an enormous role in helping to address health, social, and environmental challenges. Enabling not-for-profits to leverage our global IT expertise will make a tangible and measurable difference to these organisations, their clients and the Australian community.”
The TCS Community Innovation Program in Australia draws inspiration from the company’s philanthropic activities in India, where it is headquartered. TCS’s parent company is majority owned by charitable trusts.
In 2016, six Australian not-for-profits collectively shared free IT and technology support from TCS: the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre, Cystic Fibrosis New South Wales, HeartKids Australia, Hunter Medical Research Institute, the Penguin Foundation, and the Royal Hospital for Women’s Foundation.
Karen Iles, Tata’s Head of Corporate Social Responsibility for Australia and New Zealand, said: “TCS’s corporate social responsibility programs are about empowering individuals and communities to create positive social and environmental impact. We are thrilled to be putting our IT expertise to work to help these outstanding organisations create a positive impact.”
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPS, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model™, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 385,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $17.58 billion for year ended March 31, 2017 and is listed on the BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com.
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TCS Community Innovation Program 2017 |
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Beneficiary |
Project |
Avner Pancreatic Cancer Foundation |
New website and online support network for family and friends impacted by pancreatic cancer |
Camp Quality |
Modifications to Camp Quality’s Kids’ Guide to Cancer app, supporting children impacted by cancer. |
Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) |
Online systems to support the contribution of Indigenous nurses and midwives in primary care |
First Australians Capital |
Virtual start-up incubator to assist Indigenous start-ups to access capital raising advice |
Heart of Foundation of Victoria |
New website to support the Chain of Survival program that aims to improve heart attack and cardiac arrest survival in Victoria |
Hello Sunday Morning |
New website to support 1,000-plus more Australians to reduce their alcohol intake every year |
Indigenous Marathon Foundation |
Running-based app specifically targeted to Indigenous athletes, including health and cultural information |
Kaiela Institute, Shepparton |
Knowledge management systems to better store and share Indigenous cultural artifacts in the Goulburn Murray region. |
Motor Neurone Disease Australia |
Technological solutions, enabling access to support and care information for people dealing with Motor Neurone Disease, who may increasingly find paper-based information difficult to handle |
National Children’s and Youth Law Centre |
Website enhancements to assist at-risk young Australians to better access legal advice |
The Smith Family |
Assist in developing the next phase of a five-year IT strategy for Australia’s largest children’s education charity |
State Library of NSW Foundation |
The support from TCS will assist the State Library of NSW to develop a business plan to improve customer relationship management and engagement |
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