Accenture Expands Its Footprint In Indonesia With Inauguration Of A Delivery Center Office In Semarang, Targets Double The Number Of Employees

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JAKARTA - Accenture Indonesia inaugurated the Accenture Delivery Center (ADC) in Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday 21 April. This first facility in Southeast Asia is a combination of a modern technology development, innovation and management center (Advanced Technology Center) and an intelligent operations center (Intelligence Operations Centre).

With this facility, Accenture will be able to assist its customers in dealing with the changing business world and contribute to economic development and growth in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. At the inauguration ceremony, the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo said that his party would like to welcome Accenture, a multinational company that has now opened its business in Semarang, Central Java.

"In its commitment, Accenture will help develop the technology sector and provide skills regarding what employees need. It is inevitable that as a center of trade, industry and education, there are more job opportunities in Semarang. For this reason, human resources are professional and dare to compete very much awaited. Hopefully this synergy will bring real benefits and be directly felt by the people in Central Java, "said Ganjar.

The Accenture Delivery Center in Semarang is a key part of Accenture's global network of service centers enabling businesses to outsource locally and take advantage of Accenture's industry expertise, functional capabilities, tools and methodologies and technology.

Divyesh Vithlani, Accenture senior managing director and Southeast Asia market unit lead said that the Accenture Delivery Center in Indonesia underscores Accenture's important role in helping businesses deploy the latest technology and build data-driven digital models to increase competitiveness in the decade ahead.

Divyesh added that, in the future, discussions related to technology at this time will not be complete without mentioning Web3 and Metaverse. These trends will change the way we do business across the world of modern technology, realities, and technology-enhanced business models.

"In addition, these trends will also transform the way consumers interact, the way we work, the way we create and distribute services and products, and overall operations. In addition, the impact of new technologies and how companies leverage these innovations on trust and Sustainability is also two things that cannot be ignored. So it is very important for us to understand these two things in helping our clients to run the future in a better and more appropriate way, "said Divyesh.

The Advanced Technology Center focuses on developing and providing various types of cross-industry technology solutions across leading technology platforms, particularly Application Managed Services, Cloud Computing and System Integration for clients throughout Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

To do so, the Accenture Delivery Center will use innovative assignment models, agile development, and automation capabilities. On the other hand, with AIOC, companies can make changes to their operational performance by integrating expertise in Finance and Accounting, Marketing Operations, Customer Contact, Inside Sales and Procurement Management.

The existence of an Accenture Delivery Center in Semarang will be able to help accelerate Accenture's efforts in co-sourcing with clients in Indonesia, increase the capacity of local talent through training, and provide career opportunities for new graduates from various universities in Semarang and other cities.

As part of Accenture's commitment to building tomorrow's talent, Accenture plans to employ more than 2,000 professionals in the next five years. Accenture will also create new jobs in much-needed industries such as financial services and energy. Accenture clients will then be able to leverage Accenture's global network for in-depth knowledge, training, collaboration and learning.

Since its founding in Indonesia for more than 50 years, Accenture's long-term commitment remains the same, namely to transform, develop and scale up business across industries. Accenture chose Semarang because it is an important center of trade, industry, education and culture. Geographically, ADC's presence in Semarang will support Accenture in driving client growth in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and the surrounding area.

"Our clients now have direct access to Accenture's global network. On the other hand, the existence of the Accenture Delivery Center is our contribution to strengthening the new Indonesia," said Prie Prihadiyanto, managing director of Accenture Indonesia.

The presence of Accenture Delivery Centers in Indonesia, together with other facilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore will form the network of Accenture innovation architecture that is being developed throughout Southeast Asia. This network will help clients seize new opportunities and sustain business growth through digital innovation that is Accenture's strength.

This facility is also a continuation of the Innovation Center for Cloud Indonesia, which helps companies become cloud-first businesses so that they can get benefits more quickly in the dimensions of human resources, technology, and corporate business. Globally, Accenture operates more than 50 Accenture Advanced Technology Centers and Accenture Delivery Centers serving clients in 120 countries in 22 languages.