According to BBC News, the Australian airline said the move was aimed at modernising its IT systems and noted the impact of AI.
The Guardian reported that Australian carrier announces agreement with Accenture amid ‘unprecedented’ technological disruption, CEO Vanessa Hudson says. Qantas is preparing to cut 850 local jobs and outsource work offshore under an AI-driven overhaul, marking a growing wave of disruption to the Australian workforce.
This brief draws on reporting by BBC News and The Guardian.
Context
The report, filed in our World section, was first published by BBC News on Tuesday, November 10 and concerns India and Australia.
Background
India: India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the world's seventh-largest country by area and its most populous. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.
Accenture: Accenture plc is a technology consulting company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1989 in the United States, Accenture provides information technology and management consulting services across 120 countries globally.
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