Health technology company Philips and IT services provider Cognizant are partnering to build customized applications for organizations in the health sector, the companies announced Thursday.

Cognizant on Wednesday announced plans to donate tablets and laptops worth Rs 6.7 crore to students and teachers of government schools across six states in the country, as part of the companys employee-led volunteering programme.

Automation is now table stakes and accelerated automation with intelligence is the new mantra post-pandemic.

On Soul of Business, the nonprofit sector has been struggling to keep up with the push in digitalisation since Covid-19 hit our shores. Claressa Monteiro speaks with Andrew Lim, Vice President, ASEAN and Greater China at Cognizant and Pratibha Kurnool, Outreach Lead APAC, Strategic Technology Partnerships Lead for Social Impact at Cognizant to find out more about their unique challenges and how they helped a local charity navigate these challenges.

Carriers are building a digital arsenal to combat the risks created by Black Swan events and stay ahead of customer demands in today’s hypercompetitive world reveals Chris Blatchly, Chief Digital Officer and Consulting Leader for Insurance at Cognizant.