ENA Sectors 2016-08-01 11:18:20 <p><strong>Mumbai, Aug 1 (KNN) </strong>In a first-of-its-kind of joint corporate citizenship collaboration, two of Indias largest organizations - State Bank of India (SBI) and Oracle India have launched the D-Change programme.</p> <p>The initiative supports Prime Minister Narendra Modis Skill India and Digital India plan and furthers Oracles commitment to expand within the region, said Oracle in a statement.</p> <p>It further said that as one of Indias largest digital and joint employee-volunteer programs with over 2,40,000 employees from both organizations, including senior leadership, D-Change will support education and learning, womens empowerment and rural skills development in India. Further reinforcing the 20-year relationship between SBI and Oracle India, D-Change will merge SBIs financial expertise and expansive reach with Oracles technology leadership to help local communities drive substantial change and develop a skilled economy.</p> <p>Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, State Bank of India said, State Bank of India is a proud torch bearer of a glorious tradition of social service in the country. Through the ages, our bank has taken pride in reaching out to help the underprivileged in many ways. We are extremely excited and committed to this joint programme with Oracle, where we can leverage Oracles expertise and technology prowess to bring about an effective change in society through the digital revolution that India is going through</p> <p>Lo&iuml;c Le Guisquet, President, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Oracle added, We are very excited to partner with SBI in this special initiative. For more than two decades, Oracle employees around the world, including here in India, have volunteered their time to improve the quality of life in communities where we live and work.</p> <p>He said that We extend our 20-year old relationship with SBI to support Indias mission of creating a digitally empowered society. Through this program, we will leverage SBIs financial expertise and expansive reach with Oracles technology expertise to bring about substantial change in the community and support the development of a skilled economy. We are bringing together a very large employee volunteer strength to make this vision a reality. <strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></p> 14992 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/oracle-india-joins-hands-with-sbi-on-digital-skilling-programme 2016-08-01 11:18:20 knnindia.co.in