India's TCS launches Pace Studio in Sweden, first in the Nordic region

Indian technology giant Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched the latest TCS Pace Studio in Stockholm, Sweden to offer its customers in the Nordic region exclusive access to its innovation ecosystem.

The company said the state-of-the-art innovation hub and research centre will enable enterprises to explore the latest advancements in technology and deploy them at scale to accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

TCS Pace Studio location

The TCS Pace Studio Stockholm is located in the Epicenter House of Innovation, a hub for over 600 technology companies and entrepreneurs. 

“We are thrilled to welcome TCS Pace Studio into the Epicenter community," said Oskar Gillström, Country Manager, Epicenter Stockholm.

“TCS’ new space is an excellent representation of our mission as an innovation house to fuel the collaboration between enterprises and future-focused leaders in the Swedish business environment.”

The company said that the location allows it to engage with the business problems and goals of the local environment. TCS Pace Studios are tailored for growth markets with vibrant innovation ecosystems, it said.

The fourth Pace Studio

The TCS Pace Studio in Stockholm, which is the fourth globally and first in the Nordic region, joins the expansive innovation ecosystem of TCS Pace spread across key cities worldwide.

The TCS PaceTM network includes three other TCS Pace Studios located in Riyadh, Sydney, and Letterkenny and seven TCS Pace Ports in Tokyo, Amsterdam, New York, Pittsburgh, Toronto, London, and Paris.

The innovation hubs in the TCS PaceTM network leverage TCS’ unique methodologies, global insights, research, intellectual property, and its Co-Innovation Network (COIN), which fosters collaboration among local startups, entrepreneurs, and academia.

These collaborative environments offer enterprises a dedicated space to work with TCS’ skilled team of experts, facilitating the rapid development and launch of new digital products and services at speed and scale.

Dr. Harrick Vin, Chief Technology Officer at TCS said, “TCS Pace Studio represents our continued commitment to create co-innovation facilities in close proximity to our customers. The TCS Pace Studio at Stockholm will enable Swedish organisations to collaborate with TCS’ research and innovation ecosystem to develop novel solutions across a vast range of disciplines, at speed and scale.”

Aiming to nurture a startup culture

TCS said that Pace Studio is aimed at nurturing a startup culture, acting as an agile incubator that solves problems and creates opportunities for businesses.

The new Stockholm TCS Pace Studio will offer clients end-to-end innovation capabilities, including consulting, design, and implementation. It will enable TCS’ customers in the region to explore, build new propositions, create demos, and refine their models and strategies.

“Sweden is one of Europe’s fastest growing business environments with a long lineage of innovation and investments in technology. Establishing our TCS Pace Studio in Stockholm represents our commitment to meaningfully contribute to regional and Nordic business growth and economic prosperity,” said Shreerang Talekar, Head of TCS in Sweden and the Nordics.

“We are excited to be a part of this thriving innovation ecosystem and co-create solutions with new and sustainable technologies that drive growth, resilience and create perpetual adaptability in enterprises.”