BENGALURU: IT major Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka on Friday said the company is looking at increased local hiring in the long term and will aim for a blend of global talent."In the long term and deeper shift, we are working towards much more local hiring, much more local talent," Sikka told BTVi in an interview.
"I believe, anywhere, regardless of policy, a rich mix between local talent and global best is a good idea. So we're focussed on that," Sikka said.
"In terms of policy changes, we expect that as the changes are put into place, we will address them as we understand them better."
Sikka said both the US and Europe have significant opportunities for the company's long term target of shifting towards a digital world.
"The deeper change that is happening in the world around us is the technological change, the disruption because of software and because of AI (artificial intelligence).
"And I think that over the long run, it is a huge opportunity for us and that's what we should be focussed on," Sikka said.
He further mentioned that the company was making huge progress on both automation and innovation front.
"In this last quarter, we saved 2,650 full time equivalent jobs. Despite downward pressure in pricing, our revenue per employee has gone up," Sikka said.
"So we had 1.1% decline in pricing in Q-o-Q and 1.7% decline over the year. This is because of automation," he added.
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