GitHub to Launch Center of Excellence in India

On June 10, GitHub, owned by Microsoft, announced a partnership with Infosys to establish its first GitHub Center of Excellence (CoE). This collaboration aims to expedite the software production process by partnering with Global System Integrators (GSIs). Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub, emphasized on social media that GSIs play a pivotal role at the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and software economies, presenting a unique opportunity to accelerate digital transformation and economic growth globally.

Dohmke highlighted that by equipping developers with GitHub Copilot across the organization and extending these capabilities to their customers, GSIs could achieve a significant increase in the speed of software production. This collaboration with Infosys is expected to deliver substantial business value for software in the global economy, marking a significant step forward in the industry.

The launch event for the CoE was attended by key figures such as Infosys' Chief Technology Officer Rafee Tarafdar and Executive Vice President Balakrishna D.R. Dohmke heralded this as the dawn of a new era for GSIs, referring to it as "The Age of Copilot."

Recently, GitHub revealed that Indian developers are the second-largest contributors to AI projects on its open-source platform. According to internal projections, India is on track to surpass the United States in terms of the total developer population on GitHub by 2027. This underscores India's growing significance in the global tech landscape and the importance of initiatives like the GitHub CoE in fostering innovation and development.