"Firms that can re invent themselves are not constrained by demand"

Q: We are in an era of deglobalisation. How is Cognizant, and the IT industry, coping?

A: It is much more critical to make sure that you balance two things. We work with governments around the world to balance our activities on the one hand, it has to be good for local workers, and on the other hand, it has to be good for local businesses. What does that mean? It means you have to be committed to hiring, training and developing the local workforce as actively as you can. We have to be committed to training that expands the supply. The fact is that there is a shortage of talent in many parts of the world. The second part is that while this transition is taking place, governments cannot lose sight of the fact that there is a shortage of talent. To starve businesses of technology talent