NTT Around the World: Spain, September 2024 (original) (raw)

Welcome to a new feature for our online readers: NTT Around the World.

In every issue we publish, we’ll be celebrating the global size and reach of NTT Group by looking at how our colleagues have been spending their time. We’ll feature their achievements, awards, innovative projects, company events and corporate social responsibility activities. You’ll get to know some of the personalities of Group members, how they like to have fun, and the culture of their home countries.

To kick us off: NTT DATA Spain. ¡Vamos!

Record-breaking Employee Padel Tournament

On June 8th this year, NTT DATA Spain celebrated the 4th edition of its employee padel competition, which ended with the Grand Final.

In the latest edition, NTT DATA Spain broke participation records thanks to the incredible enthusiasm of all employees involved. With 17 cities and over 1,600 participants battling it out in the qualifying rounds, the competition for a spot in the Grand Final was fierce. Plus, this year marked an exciting first, with the introduction of a female-only category.

This year’s edition had the honor of being attended by Delfi Brea (a top-5 player of Premier Padel) and Alejandra Alonso (18th-ranked player of Premier Padel), sponsored by NTT DATA, who attended the Grand Final, sharing the court and experience with NTT DATA’s participants.

Inauguration of the Women in Leadership Program

This NTT DATA Spain initiative promises to transform the executive landscape by empowering our female executives and preparing them for top executive positions.

The program seeks to break down stereotypes, dismantle biases and cognitive distortions of both men and women, working together from our experience and through reflection. In addition, it aims to create role models for women in the early stages of their career and to be the company that STEM women choose at the end of their studies and where they want to progress in the long term, based on their strengths.

The launch event was held at the ESCP business school in Madrid, and brought together for the first time all the participants, who came from all over Spain, with their mentors, so that they could get to know each other and lay the groundwork for the two-year program that awaits them.

Amazon Web Services Rewards NTT DATA Spain’s Efforts to Bridge the Digital Skills Gap

During the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Summit event, NTT DATA Spain received an award from Suzana Curic, Country Manager of AWS. This award recognizes NTT DATA's commitment to training young talent in key skills to address current and future technological challenges. It also acknowledges the company’s focus on hiring junior talent and supporting initiatives driven by the AWS Tech Alliance.

NTT DATA is committed to training and developing technical skills to empower young talent with the knowledge demanded by companies. This effort is crucial for addressing the digital knowledge gap and ensuring a skilled and competitive workforce.

As strategic partners with AWS since 2010, NTT DATA designs, develops, and delivers end-to-end solutions to its clients. These solutions address the most complex business challenges, leveraging AWS's cloud technology to the fullest.

NTT DATA UNIVERSITY Awarded the Brandon Hall Group Gold Award as Best Corporate Learning University

This prestigious recognition highlights both NTT DATA’s leadership in the field of training and development, and also validates the hard work and dedication of our professionals in Europe and Latin America.

A key factor in this success has been the implementation of our own learning management system asset, “Syntphony Learning Tech,” for NTT DATA University. The achievement is the result of a collaboration between three teams: NTT DATA University, Business Consulting Talent & Transformation, and Products & Assets.

This recognition is evidence of NTT DATA Spain’s continued commitment to the growth and development of our professionals.

NTT DATA Spain Wins the Robert Walters “Powering to Make a Difference” Award

NTT DATA Spain is the first company to receive the Robert Walters "Powering to Make a Difference" award.

A jury made up of three experts in diversity and wellness rated our UNIQUENESS Women Together initiative as the best and most inspiring. As part of the award, recruitment consultancy Robert Walters will make an EDI service available to us, which consists of a recruitment gender inclusivity diagnostic. This inclusivity audit focuses on significant, specific and addressable changes, ensuring an immediate list of items to implement to achieve these diversity goals and objectives.

Knock, Knock... TikTok is Here!

June saw the official launch of NTT DATA Spain’s corporate TikTok channel. This milestone sets the company as the first tech consultancy firm in Spain to choose this social network to connect with the youngest talent. In less than six months it has reached over 2,200 active followers.

During the launch day's celebrations, NTT DATA organized activities, raffles and inspiring talks with expert speakers, who shared interesting tips and reflections on the latest trends.

With the opening of the @nttdata.spain account on TikTok, the team in Spain aims to reach out to the youngest talent and new generations of professionals to communicate company’s values and culture through entertainment, talk about the latest technological trends involving people from the company and strengthen our capacity as an employer brand.

Galicia and Asturias Get Their Own Emojis!

Twenty-five years ago, NTT Group created the first set of emojis. To increase client engagement and increase notoriety in the region, NTT DATA Spain blended tradition with technology and created five Galician emojis. The campaign was so successful, that it was replicated in Asturias, creating five additional emojis for that region.