31 October 2025

NTT DATA’s award-winning training initiative is driving AI literacy and skills development for all employees worldwide

TOKYO — October 31, 2025 — NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business and technology services, today announced it is rapidly advancing AI literacy and practical skills development within the company’s global workforce across more than 70 countries. At the core of this effort is NTT DATA’s GenAI Academy, which delivers a unified, multi-tiered approach to AI learning and professional development for employees. The initiative underscores NTT DATA’s commitment to equipping its entire workforce with the AI capabilities needed to drive responsible innovation, efficiency and growth for the business and for clients.

NTT DATA’s GenAI Academy was announced a year ago this month and has established a global standard for developing multiple levels of AI expertise. Self-paced learning, hands-on labs and applied use cases help employees translate expanded AI competency into measurable business value. Training also covers mandatory compliance with the company’s AI governance framework as well as security and risk-management policies. In addition to foundational AI training, the academy also provides mandatory advanced levels that include role-specific training tailored for specific job functions.

Last month, NTT DATA’s GenAI Academy earned a Learning and Development Gold Award in the Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards. NTT DATA also collaborates with technology leaders and partners including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft and OpenAI to extend additional learning opportunities to employees. 

“AI competency is an essential new layer in business literacy, and our goal is to equip every team member with practical AI skills and responsible tools” said Yutaka Sasaki, President and CEO, NTT DATA Group. “Our GenAI Academy also helps ensure compliance with NTT DATA’s internal governance framework and policies for AI.”

"AI skills and tools represent a new form of critical infrastructure, so we’re making the necessary investments to help our people move boldly and responsibly into the digital future,” said Abhijit Dubey, President and Chief Executive Officer, NTT DATA, Inc. “By ensuring AI literacy and expertise, we are empowering team members to fully leverage our comprehensive offerings for clients, including NTT DATA’s Smart AI AgentTM Ecosystem and our partnerships with world-leading technology providers and world-class startups.”

In parallel with universal skills development, NTT DATA is deploying GenAI and agentic capabilities that integrate industry-leading AI tools with in-house solutions built on secure and compliant infrastructure. These capabilities are empowering employees to create innovative use cases within a safeguarded environment aligned with company policy and client transparency standards.

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D. Visit us at nttdata.com

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