Organizations in India continue to accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence, signaling a decisive shift from experimentation to enterprise use. As organizations move from AI adoption to scale, executives are focused on operationalising AI across the enterprise: strengthening governance, processes and organisational readiness. Accenture’s latest research on talent trends[1] finds that 43% of organizations in India are prioritizing investments to accelerate talent transformation, while 37% identify skilling as the biggest gap between talent and technology. Recent research on Sovereign AI[2] reveals that 56% of enterprises in India are considering sovereign AI investments.
As shared earlier, Accenture’s Pulse of Change survey findings show that Indian enterprises continue to increase AI investments, with 69% of executives seeing AI primarily as a lever for revenue growththan for cost reduction. This rapid uptake reflects growing confidence in AI’s role in reshaping how work gets done across the region.
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Saurabh Kumar Sahu, India Business Lead, Accenture said,
“India’s AI momentum is undeniable with enterprises significantly increase their AI investment. However, sustained value will depend on how quickly organizations reinvent their talent. Scalable learning platforms like LearnVantage play a critical role in equipping people with the skills and confidence to use AI responsibly and effectively, turning ambition into resilience and growth.”
Manas Mehra, Global CIO, Dabur India Limited said, (Also part of the media briefing held earlier today)
“For Dabur, scaling AI is about helping our people build on a proud legacy while equipping them to thrive in a rapidly changing consumer market. We are focused on making AI familiar and usable across the workforce, whether through training, AI champions, or tools like Dabur GPT. We strongly believe when AI becomes an everyday companion to work, it augments human expertise and drives business value benefits and not just productivity gains.”
Ryoji Sekido, Accenture’s Co-CEO for APAC said,
“As APAC businesses face more volatility with margin pressure, trade disruption and uneven talent markets, they are starting to scale AI to build resilience. Companies that are succeeding are not just deploying tools, they are making sustained investments across the business, including in people, process redesign and operating model evolution.”
“The accelerated use of AI Agents is a good sign, but its important organizations recognize that building agents for everything is not the answer. Leaders use it where it matters most, redesigning core processes or deploying agents only at critical decision points. Discipline, not scale, is what drives real value.”
Vivek Luthra, Accenture’s AI & Data Lead for Accenture in APAC said,
“Organizations across Asia‑Pacific increasingly recognize that talent reinvention is critical to scaling AI, and 41% say skills readiness and development is the biggest challenge to scaling AI. Companies that are ahead are redesigning roles and enabling people and AI to learn together in the flow of work.”