NewsVoir | 05 Jul, 2016
Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has today announced it is working with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) to deploy iON Cloud solutions to transform how doctors interact with each other. The partnership will enable the postgraduate medical training college to create an online community which helps doctors share expertise and access online courses throughout their careers.
The new tool called The Physician Network is a resource based on the TCS iON Digital Learning Platform to enable virtual âcommon-interest communitiesâ and facilitate best practice knowledge-sharing. Doctors will be able to collaborate from any location around the world, using the mobile-optimized solution to share insights and learnings with other medical professionals.
RCPIâs assessment process has also been digitised, removing the need for paper-based examinations and delivering significant cost and time efficiencies, helping make the organization an international leader in supporting the professional development of its membership, comprised of doctors based in 84 countries around the world.
The TCS iON Digital Platform enables the Collegeâs digital strategy to be reimagined as a fully integrated service bring real value to physicians worldwide.
Mr. Leo Kearns, CEO, RCPI said: âThe world of higher education is changing and the solutions TCS is innovating help to put RCPI at the forefront of an emerging trend that sees technology being used to support doctors in the delivery of care and in their own professional development throughout their careers."
âOur network of doctors is our greatest asset which is why we are committed to their professional development, through both online courses and through collaborative knowledge exchange, so that new ideas and techniques and discoveries can be readily shared and adopted globally. TCS has worked closely with RCPI to determine our needs and to ensure that the technology we deploy enables us to equip our members for the medical world of today and tomorrow.â
Speaking about the partnership Mr. V Ramaswamy, Global Head, TCS iON said âThe education sector is facing a revolutionary change globally with evolving needs of the institutes and the students. TCS iON is a superior cloud based solution that addresses these changes and enables institutions to enhance the experience of their stakeholders. We are privileged to have partnered with the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland to successfully transform RCPIâs education platforms and streamlining their processes.â
The TCS iON Digital Assessment platform is also being used to allow doctors in Ireland, India, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Malaysia to take the internationally-benchmarked Membership Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (MRCPI)examinations. The efficiencies delivered as part of the RCPI solution have enabled greater capacity in digital assessment, increasing the number of doctors who can sit RCPI examinations in international centres, and will also reduce the waiting time for exam results from 30 days to just seven days.
Shankar Narayanan, Head of UK & Ireland at TCS said: âWe are delighted to have been selected as the chosen digital partner of the RCPI to transform its education platforms and streamline processes during this exciting period of change."
âAt TCS we strongly believe in the importance of continuous development and learning, which is why we invest so heavily in training our own employees with the necessary skills needed for the changing business landscape and needs of our clients. Itâs great to be working with an organization which echoes these values and we look forward to continuing the partnership with the RCPI.â
About TCS iON
TCS iON is a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services focused on manufacturing industries, educational institutions and exam boards. We provide technology by means of a unique IT-as-a-Service model, offering end-to-end business solutions for the sector. TCS iON caters to the needs of multiple industry segments, through innovative, easy-to-use, secured, integrated, hosted solutions in a build-as-you-grow, pay-as-you-use business model. We serve our clients with the help of best practices gained through TCSâ global experience, domestic market reach, skills, and delivery capabilities.
For more information, visit us at www.tcsion.com
About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPS,infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Modelâ¢, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, Indiaâs largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has over 353,000 of the worldâs best-trained consultants in 45 countries. The company generated consolidated revenues of US $16.5 billion for year ended March 31, 2016 and is listed on the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) and the NSE (National Stock Exchange) in India.
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