Digital Nations & Super Cities
Tholons Releases 2020 Services Globalization IndexTM Innovation at Scale!
NEW YORK, LONDON, BANGALORE, August 3, 2020 – Tholons, today, released the “Tholons Services Globalization Index 2020TM” (TSGI), its flagship research report and ranking of the Top 50 “Digital Nations” and Top 100 “Super Cities”. Services Globalization (outsourcing) industry has been shaken by the paradigm shift and big industry leaders are grappling to align their business model to the NEW NORMAL and the world of enterprise digital innovation and transformation. Tholons Services Globalization Index (TSGI) is published annually and is the industry’s premier ranking of the Top 100 “Super Cities” and Top 50 “Digital Nations”.
Avinash Vashistha, Chairman and CEO, Tholons, says “The world has seen major global crisis right from the great depression of 1931, to the dot com bust in 2001, the financial meltdown in 2008 and the biggest of all, the Covid pandemic in 2020. These are times when leaders need to take care of the present, focus on recovery, get returns in less than six months and prepare for resiliency in the future. There are numerous examples of winners that should give us the motivation and sense of aggression for action.”
The year 2020 with the global pandemic is unprecedented for most of us. Businesses are struggling to survive, thinking of recovery, and making plans to sustain and grow. Everyone is wishing that they could have been better prepared. Now is the time, when the leaders need to take care of the present, focus on recovery and prepare for resiliency in the future. We all have seen how the lockdown has decimated the traditional businesses and lives of each and every one of the seven billion global population. Many businesses have already made a decision that work from home will be the “NEW NORMAL.” Businesses are looking to automate using AI based solutions and digital workers, rather than human workers alone. Bringing in AI driven innovative solution is a must.
AI driven intelligent automation solutions, available from Tholons (www.tholons.com), and the world’s leading consulting and technology companies are being deployed by world’s visionary businesses. We are living in a very dynamic and exciting world, where the challenges and opportunities are immense. Let’s go out there and re-design the experience, embrace innovators and drive change for success of enterprises.
You, as a leader have the fiduciary responsibility to your employees, customers, families and your business to act NOW!
Ankita Vashistha, CEO and Founder of Saha Fund and StrongHer Capital, a leading women entrepreneur firm spearheading innovation and technologies driving education, health and work from home says “Businesses have embraced AI and work from home as the NEW NORMAL. Most of the processes should be done through AI and digital workers rather than only human workers. There are many intelligent solutions available that are driven by AI. Bringing in AI driven innovative solution is a must. The industry should make ‘Innovation at Scale’ a business imperative.”
TSGI Top 20 Digital Nations
RANK 2020 | RANK 2019 | Digital Nations |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | India |
2 | 3 | United States |
3 | 2 | Brazil |
4 | 4 | Canada |
5 | 6 | United Kingdom |
6 | 5 | Philippines |
7 | 7 | Russia |
8 | 8 | Mexico |
9 | 13 | Vietnam |
10 | 9 | Singapore |
11 | 16 | Australia |
12 | 11 | Colombia |
13 | 10 | Argentina |
14 | 12 | Chile |
15 | 15 | Poland |
16 | 17 | South Africa |
17 | 14 | Ireland |
18 | 18 | Uruguay |
19 | 19 | Czech Republic |
20 | 20 | Indonesia |
RANK 2020 | RANK 2019 | Digital Nations |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | India |
2 | 3 | United States |
3 | 2 | Brazil |
4 | 4 | Canada |
5 | 6 | United Kingdom |
6 | 5 | Philippines |
7 | 7 | Russia |
8 | 8 | Mexico |
9 | 13 | Vietnam |
10 | 9 | Singapore |
11 | 16 | Australia |
12 | 11 | Colombia |
13 | 10 | Argentina |
14 | 12 | Chile |
15 | 15 | Poland |
16 | 17 | South Africa |
17 | 14 | Ireland |
18 | 18 | Uruguay |
19 | 19 | Czech Republic |
20 | 20 | Indonesia |
21 | 21 | Turkey |
22 | 29 | Egypt |
23 | 24 | South Korea |
24 | 22 | Hungary |
25 | 25 | Romania |
26 | 27 | Thailand |
27 | 26 | Malaysia |
28 | 23 | United Arab Emirates |
29 | 28 | Costa Rica |
30 | 32 | Taiwan |
31 | 31 | Pakistan |
32 | 51 | France |
33 | 30 | Bulgaria |
34 | 34 | Sri Lanka |
35 | 35 | Germany |
36 | 38 | Spain |
37 | 51 | Netherlands |
38 | 33 | Ukraine |
39 | 36 | Morocco |
40 | 37 | Ghana |
41 | 41 | Israel |
42 | 39 | Estonia |
43 | 40 | Puerto Rico |
44 | 42 | Peru |
45 | 51 | Jordan |
46 | 43 | Serbia |
47 | 45 | Panama |
48 | 47 | Slovakia |
49 | 48 | Slovenia |
50 | 50 | Jamaica |
TSGI Top 20 Super Cities
RANK 2020 | RANK 2019 | Super Cities |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Bangalore |
2 | 3 | Sao Paulo |
3 | 6 | Toronto |
4 | 2 | Manila |
5 | 5 | Dublin |
6 | 4 | Mumbai |
7 | 9 | Singapore |
8 | 30 | San Francisco |
9 | 27 | London |
10 | 29 | New York |
11 | 7 | Delhi (NCR) |
12 | 24 | Sydney |
13 | 10 | Buenos Aires |
14 | 60 | Vancouver |
15 | 12 | Cebu City |
16 | 15 | Santiago |
17 | 61 | Los Angeles |
18 | 23 | Moscow |
19 | 17 | Johannesburg |
20 | 16 | Pune |
2017 Ranking | 2016 Ranking | Super Cities |
---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Bangalore |
2 | 3 | Sao Paulo |
3 | 6 | Toronto |
4 | 2 | Manila |
5 | 5 | Dublin |
6 | 4 | Mumbai |
7 | 9 | Singapore |
8 | 30 | San Francisco |
9 | 27 | London |
10 | 29 | New York |
11 | 7 | Delhi (NCR) |
12 | 24 | Sydney |
13 | 10 | Buenos Aires |
14 | 60 | Vancouver |
15 | 12 | Cebu City |
16 | 15 | Santiago |
17 | 61 | Los Angeles |
18 | 23 | Moscow |
19 | 17 | Johannesburg |
20 | 16 | Pune |
21 | 20 | Mexico City |
22 | 13 | Chennai |
23 | 35 | Belfast |
24 | 8 | Hyderabad |
25 | 11 | Kraków |
26 | 34 | San Antonio, Texas |
27 | 14 | Montevideo |
28 | 149 | Melbourne |
29 | 19 | Prague |
30 | 36 | Calgary |
31 | 18 | Kuala Lumpur |
32 | 152 | Tokyo |
33 | 26 | Dubai |
34 | 187 | Raleigh-Durham |
35 | 65 | Chicago |
36 | 28 | Birmingham, Alabama |
37 | 21 | Warsaw |
38 | 64 | Washington |
39 | 49 | Halifax |
40 | 43 | Cape Town |
41 | 78 | Boston |
42 | 22 | Budapest |
43 | 71 | Tel Aviv |
44 | 63 | Montreal |
45 | 51 | Durban |
46 | 66 | Taipei |
47 | 37 | Bogotá |
48 | 76 | Austin |
49 | 31 | Hanoi |
50 | 52 | Jakarta |
51 | 32 | St. Petersburg |
52 | 39 | Ho Chi Minh City |
53 | 38 | Bucharest |
54 | 70 | Seoul |
55 | 98 | Barcelona |
56 | 155 | Amsterdam |
57 | 72 | Atlanta |
58 | 55 | Tallinn |
59 | 54 | Glasgow City |
60 | 86 | San Diego |
61 | 108 | Berlin |
62 | 47 | Sofia |
63 | 69 | Dallas-Fort Worth |
64 | 59 | Perth |
65 | 191 | Tampa |
66 | 73 | Istanbul |
67 | 84 | Miami |
68 | 46 | St. Louis, Missouri |
69 | 87 | Seattle |
70 | 40 | Brno |
71 | 45 | Colombo |
72 | 42 | Rio de Janeiro |
73 | 33 | Curitiba |
74 | 93 | Philadelphia |
75 | 140 | Stockholm |
76 | 50 | Jaipur |
77 | 56 | Ahmedabad |
78 | 96 | Denver |
79 | 124 | Paris |
80 | 25 | San José |
81 | 53 | Medellin |
82 | 79 | Bangkok |
83 | 67 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
84 | 44 | Chandigarh |
85 | 90 | Cairo |
86 | 74 | Cluj-Napoca |
87 | 85 | Leeds (Yorkshire & Humber) |
88 | 62 | Cork |
89 | 75 | Kyiv |
90 | 58 | Guadalajara |
91 | 48 | Coimbatore |
92 | 57 | Monterrey |
93 | 81 | Lahore |
94 | 41 | Kolkata |
95 | 82 | Ljubljana |
96 | 100 | Cali |
97 | 68 | Brasília |
98 | 91 | Lima |
99 | 80 | Bratislava |
100 | 97 | Belgrade |
- New Entrants to Top 10 Digital Nations: Vietnam.
- Top 5 Super Cities: Bangalore, Sao Paulo, Toronto, Manila and Dublin.
- Top 10 Super Cities New Entrants: San Francisco, London and New York.
- New Entrants in Top 100 Super Cities: There are 8 cities who have shown exemplary movement in embracing digital and being relevant to the globalization of services. These cities are Melbourne, Tokyo, Raleigh-Durham, Amsterdam, Berlin, Tampa, Stockholm and Paris making in Top 100 Super Cities.
- Cities like Manila, Mumbai, Delhi, Buenos Aires, Cebu, Santiago, Chennai, Hyderabad etc., who have a significant amount of BPO and customer service work, have been hit the hardest and the industry has realised that they cannot only depend on human workers at the time of pandemic. Leading companies should have leveraged the digital technology to automate and contextualize a truly digital contact center with true omni-channel capability across chatbots and conversational AI.
Over the last decade, technology has disrupted numerous businesses across all industries. We all have seen how the lockdown has decimated the traditional businesses and lives of each and every one of the seven billion global population. Factories have been shut down, offices and retail shops have been closed, hospitals are limiting themselves to urgent and emergency care. All non-essential products and services are unavailable. Unemployment is at its highest ever in history. Customer service contact centers have huge volume of calls, but very few agents to take the calls. All businesses are working from home. We all wish that our applications were all hosted on public cloud like Azure, AWS, Google cloud that come with many tools which help automate operations. This would have enabled a seamless “work from home.” Many businesses have already made a decision that work from home will be the new normal. Most of your processes should be done through AI and digital workers rather than human workers. There are many intelligent solutions available driven by AI. Bringing in AI driven innovative solution is a must. So, before you automate “as is”, stop and think. Ask yourself few questions:
- Dream the customer experience you want to deliver, without technology constraints
- Is there an “off the shelf” innovative AI based solution to enable the client experience? And you bet, there is!
- Can I completely automate the solution? And you bet, you can! Don’t listen to people who give you multiple reasons as to why it cannot be done
Businesses who have embraced innovative technologies have done extremely well. Numerous examples of winners should give us the motivation and sense of aggression for action. We all wish, we would have been more prepared earlier. The good news is that each and every one of us in our respective businesses can still leverage numerous innovations and the new technology, to get our businesses on track in a fairly short period. We need to prepare for the recovery and get the return on investment in less than six months. Here is list of few solutions that are being deployed by clients across the globe to manage through the global crisis (www.tholons.com):
- Digital Omni-channel Contact Centers with Conversational AI
- Cloud Migration, DevOps, SecOps & WFH
- AI Driven Finance and Banking Solutions and Intelligent Automation
- AI Driven Healthcare Intelligent Automation Solutions
- Intelligent Supply Chain
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About Tholons Services Globalization Index (TSGI)
TSGI 2020 is the 15th edition since its inception in 2006 and is based on Tholons’s proprietary location assessment framework, which uses both primary and secondary research. Data is collected and validated from an extensive network of industry stakeholders including enterprise buyers, service providers, governments, trade bodies and associations. Innovation / Digital, Talent, Skills & Quality, Cost, Risk & Quality of Life, Business Catalyst and Infrastructure are the key metrics used to rate and rank Super Cities and Digital Nations.
Tholons introduced innovation, startup ecosystem and digital transformation as key components to define its index for Top 50 Digital Nations and Top 100 Super Cities 2017. Tholons is excited to present its perspective on digital, and how it will change the industry, and the future of economies and growth markets. In TSGI 2018, additional digital parameters such as cybersecurity, digital skills, scale and global competitiveness were attributed. This 2020 index has a much higher emphasis on digital innovation attributes and assessment of how the various cities and countries have managed and are winning over the global crisis during the pandemic.
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