Junior Leadership Program to empower the next generation of young leaders through immersive digital learning opportunities
Melbourne, Australia – March 05, 2024
Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, has today launched a new initiative for Infosys Springboard with Table Tennis Victoria to nurture young leaders from within the sport.
The Junior Leadership program offers promising young leaders an immersive learning experience to enhance their digital skills and community awareness. Participants will leverage a bespoke version of Infosys Springboard, the company’s digital learning and collaboration platform, to learn important skills such as inclusion, leadership, technology, and design thinking. Program participants will be selected from a cohort of over 700 competitive and recreation players under the age of 18 from both metropolitan and regional Victoria. Participants will spend a day at the Infosys Living Lab in Melbourne, with hands on learning experiences across the Metaverse, Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and how these technologies are shaping sports, our communities, and the world.
The program will further engage young people in volunteering and community leadership by supporting participants to deliver a table tennis project, in collaboration with their table tennis club, coach, or community organisation.
The program will not only grow the participants’ skills at an individual level but will also guide and grow Table Tennis Victoria in volunteer recruitment, increased female and junior participation, improved tournament structures, and performance pathways. Table Tennis Victoria will use this program as a foundation to establish a junior advisory committee in line with meeting the child safe standard of empowering young people. The first cohort of junior leaders will participate in the program in April 2024.
Ashok Mysore, Vice President, Infosys and Regional Head, Delivery and Operations, Australia and New Zealand said, "We are excited to collaborate with Table Tennis Victoria. Through a bespoke version of our digital learning and collaboration platform, Infosys Springboard, and our Living Lab in Melbourne, budding leaders in Victoria will have access to important digital and leadership skills.”
Andrew Weiss, Chief Executive Officer (interim), Table Tennis Victoria said, “In table tennis we are always looking for new ideas to improve and develop the sport across Victoria. Creating a Junior Leadership Program allows the youth of our sport to take on more responsibilities and have more of an influence on how we operate, bringing a fresh new perspective on how we do things. This program in collaboration with Infosys will give our younger generation the opportunity to voice their thoughts and opinions about what young people really want in the sport, giving them a seat at the table.”
Molina Asthana, Board Member, Table Tennis Victoria said, "We are delighted to collaborate with Infosys, and look forward to seeing the next generation of leaders from our Table Tennis community advance their skills using the Infosys Springboard digital learning platform.”
Table Tennis Victoria (TTV) is the state governing body for the sport of table tennis in Victoria. TTV is the largest state body in Australia with approximately 60 affiliate members (clubs & associations) and over 4,500 individual annual members (competitive and social registered players).
To learn more, visit: https://www.tabletennisvic.org.au/
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