LTIMindtree, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company, and IBM have announced a collaboration to establish a global, joint Generative AI Center of Excellence (CoE) in India. The co-innovation center will combine the power of the IBM watsonx AI and data platform with the engineering skills of LTIMindtree.

The CoE, located in India, will focus on building point solutions to accelerate clients’ generative AI adoption journeys. It plans to offer a comprehensive suite of services, combining LTIMindtree’s expertise in data and machine learning model customisation and full-stack engineering with IBM watsonx technology, including watsonx.ai, watsonx.data, watsonx.governance, and AI assistants.

Nachiket Deshpande, COO and Whole-time Director of LTIMindtree, emphasised the importance of open innovation in the digital era, stating that the collaboration aims to position LTIMindtree at the forefront of advancing AI technologies and empowering businesses to achieve success with governance.

Kate Woolley, General Manager of IBM Ecosystem, highlighted the integral role of IBM Service Partners like LTIMindtree in helping enterprises maximise the benefits of generative AI technology throughout their AI adoption journey.

The collaboration is expected to offer various benefits to clients, including access to IBM watsonx.governance, watsonx.data, and watsonx.ai. The CoE will provide an enterprise-ready toolkit for AI governance, data modernisation and warehouse augmentation services, and a suite of services dedicated to modernising full-stack applications across domain-specific use cases.

The Center of Excellence aims to expand the scope of generative AI applications for clients’ digital initiatives, utilising the IBM watsonx platform and AI assistants, machine learning, speech recognition, natural language processing, and conversational AI to augment end-user experiences.