{"id":363058,"date":"2025-11-11T17:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/?p=363058"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:59:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:29:55","slug":"63-of-indian-organizations-feel-the-pressure-to-prove-roi-of-their-ai-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/63-of-indian-organizations-feel-the-pressure-to-prove-roi-of-their-ai-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"63% of Indian organizations feel the pressure to prove ROI of their AI investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">AI Investments Rise in India, but Enterprises Face Hurdles in Scaling Innovation and Proving ROI: Kyndryl Readiness Report 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">91% of Indian organizations expect\u00a0AI to transform roles within 12 months; AI investment up 37% year-on-year<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yet, 75% of Indian organizations (vs 57% global) admit that their innovation efforts stall after proof-of-concept<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kyndryl, a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise services, today released the India insights of its second annual Readiness Report, that drew on responses from 3,700 senior leaders across 21 countries. The data reveals a tipping point in India\u2019s AI journey: organizations are increasing their AI investments while facing pressure to modernize infrastructure, scale innovation, reskill workforces, and navigate a fragmented regulatory landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cA readiness gap exists as enterprises grapple with the promise of transformative value from AI,\u201d said <strong>Martin Schroeter, Chairman and CEO of Kyndryl.<\/strong> \u201cWhile 90% of organizations globally think they have the tools and processes to scale innovation, more than half are stalled by their tech stack, and\u00a0less than a third say their employees are truly ready for AI. Closing that gap is the challenge and opportunity ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">India stands out in the speed and scale of its AI transformation, with 91% of organizations expecting AI to fully transform roles within a year. AI investment has risen 37% year-on-year, reflecting confidence in leading the next wave of digital disruption. Yet, 63% of organizations feel pressure to prove AI\u2019s ROI, signaling a shift from experimentation to accountability as AI embeds into core business strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cIndia\u2019s enterprises expect AI to have a transformational impact on their businesses, yet struggle with adoption. With a clear shift in focus from experimentation to accountability, we are seeing an innovation paradox &#8211; the intent to innovate is strong, but the ability to scale and sustain remains a hurdle. Organizations must address this execution gap by investing in robust technology foundations, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and embedding accountability into every stage of the innovation lifecycle,\u201d said <strong>Lingraju Sawkar, President, Kyndryl India.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">ROI under pressure with AI stuck in experimentation phase:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a063% of Indian organizations feel pressured to prove AI\u2019s return on investment, while 75% (vs 57% global) admit that their innovation efforts stall after proof-of-concept. As AI begins to embed in core business strategies, a clear shift can be witnessed from experimentation to accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Execution and Infrastructure challenges<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">:<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a069% (vs 57% global) cite foundational technology issues as major roadblocks, highlighting a critical gap: the infrastructure and processes required to support innovation are not evolving as quickly as the strategy guiding them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Geopolitical pressures forcing a data pivot:<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0Across the world, organizations are now reevaluating where and how their data is stored, processed, accessed, and secured amid an increasingly fragmented regulatory landscape. In India, 81% express concern over geopolitical risks in cloud data storage and 55% (vs 44% global) are re-evaluating data governance frameworks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">AI driving workforce transformation, but skills gaps remain:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0AI adoption is accelerating faster than organizations can adapt, with 51% of Indian leaders concerned about technology skills, 42% about cognitive skills, and 43% about reskilling.<\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cyber resilience top of mind:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">88% of Indian organizations have experienced a cyber-related outage. Importantly, only 35% consider themselves \u201ccompletely ready\u201d for future risks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Cloud is under pressure as geopolitical and regulatory disruption drives change<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Many organizations are also revisiting their cloud infrastructure, prompted by new global regulations and growing concerns about data sovereignty. While 62% leaders in India admit struggling to keep up with technological change, nearly all (99%) would change something about their cloud implementation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Translating readiness into value<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">India\u2019s technology sector is seeing strong investments in artificial intelligence and digital transformation. The future of its digital economy will depend not only on speed, but on how effectively organizations scale innovation, align technology with business priorities, and deliver measurable outcomes. The Kyndryl Readiness Report 2025 reveals foundational technology gaps, data governance complexities, cyber resilience pressures, and workforce readiness challenges that continue to test execution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Talent &amp; Culture \u2013 the next readiness frontier<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Globally, as leaders look to scale innovation, people readiness is emerging as a key barrier and a key opportunity. While nearly 9 in 10 global leaders believe AI will completely reshape jobs in the next year, only 29% feel their workforce is ready to successfully leverage the technology and concerns remain around the skills needed to succeed in this era. Many organizations are also battling cultural barriers &#8211; with nearly half of global CEOs reporting their organization stifles innovation (48%) and moves too slowly in decision making (45%). Those pulling ahead \u2014 dubbed \u201cPacesetters\u201d in the report \u2014 aren\u2019t just investing in innovation. They are uniquely prioritizing culture, upskilling, and leadership alignment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-US\">Compared to global organizations who are lagging in these areas, Pacesetters are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">32 points less likely to cite their tech stack as a barrier<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">30 points more likely to say their cloud can adapt to new regulations<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">20 points less likely to report a cyber-related outage in the past year<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI Investments Rise in India, but Enterprises Face Hurdles in Scaling Innovation and Proving ROI: Kyndryl Readiness Report 2025 91% of Indian organizations expect\u00a0AI to transform roles within 12 months; AI investment up 37% year-on-year Yet, 75% of Indian organizations (vs 57% global) admit that their innovation efforts stall after proof-of-concept Kyndryl, a leading provider [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9231],"tags":[37609],"class_list":{"0":"post-363058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-stories","8":"tag-kyndryl-readiness-report-2025"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=363058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":363059,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/363058\/revisions\/363059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.technologyforyou.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=363058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}