SIG, the premier membership organization for the sourcing, procurement and outsourcing executives, along with Avasant a leading management consulting firm focused on global sourcing and digital innovation, today announced its anchor membership with the Global Digital Innovation Council (GDIC). The Global Digital Innovation Council is an exclusive group of technology, business and sourcing executives from the world's most reputable organizations focused on addressing business and societal challenges through the use of design thinking and digitally enabled innovation.
"The GDIC provides an incubation environment for creating solutions for the most pressing issues through digital innovation," said Kevin Parikh, Global CEO, Avasant, "Through our collaboration with SIG, we are embarking on an exciting journey engaging innovative leaders across various industries to dramatically improve business outcomes."
"SIG is delighted to be a GDIC Anchor Association Member as we collaborate with leading organizations to bring the power of digital innovation to our enterprise members, executives and sourcing professionals," said Dawn Tiura, CEO of SIG. The recently launched SIG University will disseminate best practices in digital innovation to GDIC Members and other Global Business Service (GBS) leaders and sourcing professionals worldwide."
"More than a think tank, GDIC is a collaborative ecosystem of innovative business and technology executives willing to come together to propose solutions and resources to prototype breakthroughs," added Augusto Penjasoff, Global Head of Digital Innovation of Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and a GDIC member. "GDIC's first business initiative addresses a critical challenge facing the Healthcare and Pharma Industries."
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