The SAP Skills University Singapore will help to equip fresh graduates and mid-career professionals with critical skills needed in today’s digital economy

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – July 27, 2018 – SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the SAP Skills University Singapore. Witnessed by Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung, the collaboration was inked by SAP SE, the five polytechnics — Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic — and SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG).

Spearheaded by SAP, the SAP Skills University Singapore, SAP’s first such collaboration in South East Asia, and the polytechnics will work closely with SAP to develop and deliver the training programmes. The university’s curriculum will be designed in accordance to specific industry demand and skills needs required by the technology organisations and their partners. It will train Singaporeans to take on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) related job roles and anticipate future skills demand to build up a pool of skilled Singaporeans who can easily transit into these roles when they become available. It is targeted to meet the manpower and skills needs of not only SAP, but also the broader industry, including SAP’s customers and partners. The collaboration will also offer career advisory and placements services ICT related jobs, with funding support by SSG.

As part of the collaboration, two new work-learn programmes which combine placement and training, will be made available. Targeted at mid-career individuals, the professional conversion programmes aims to help these individuals gain new skills and transit into the ICT sector. There will also be a programme that caters to fresh polytechnic graduates and facilitate employment opportunities with companies in the ICT industry.

Within the next three years, over 1,000 individuals are expected to benefit from the collaboration, where they will be equipped to gain more critical skillsets in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Data Analytics, and Internet of Things. According to the Ministry of Communications and Information[1], there is demand for over 42,000 workers specialising in data science, Artificial Intelligence and robotic engineering by 2020.

“As technological disruptions are occurring at an unprecedented pace, SSG actively seeks out collaborations with industry partners to enable Singaporeans keep pace with the evolving skills needs in areas such as data science, robotics and AI, in order to support industry transformation. SSG is therefore glad to work with SAP and the polytechnics to set up the SAP Skills University Singapore,” said Mr Ng Cher Pong, Chief Executive, SkillsFuture Singapore.

“Equipping the workforce with the right skillsets is critical for any organization or economy to be future-ready and keep up with today’s rapidly evolving world of digital disruption,” said Mr Khor Chern Chuen, Managing Director, SAP Singapore. “With the SAP Skills University Singapore, we aim to facilitate education in the fields of advanced technology and complement the foundation that’s being taught in academic institutions with hands-on learning through SAP products and working experiences. This is a crucial measure in closing the gap between the demand and supply for qualified Information and Communications Technology professionals.”

With a workforce of 3,700 across Southeast Asia (SEA), and thousands more in the SAP ecosystem of over 700 partners, SAP will be drawing from its expertise, knowledge and network to provide course participants with the training to upskill and boost their chances of securing the role of their choice. Through a long-standing University Alliance programme, SAP currently partners over 100 Institutes of Higher Learning in SEA to execute training programmes, in which an estimated 12,000 youths pick up SAP software development and management skills annually.

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device — SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 404,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com

About SkillsFuture Singapore

SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) drives and coordinates the implementation of the national SkillsFuture movement, promotes a culture of lifelong learning and strengthens the ecosystem of quality education and training in Singapore. Through a holistic system of national SkillsFuture initiatives, SSG enables Singaporeans to take charge of their learning journey in their pursuit of skills mastery. SSG also works with key stakeholders to ensure that students and adults have access to high quality and industry-relevant training that meet the demands of different sectors of the economy for an innovative and productive workforce. For more information, visit www.ssg.gov.sgFor more information, visit www.ssg.gov.sg

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Sign MoU to bring together respective capabilities as GSP and ASP

New Delhi– 15^th May 2018 –State run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)to jointly offer innovative GST solutions to enterprises across India. The collaboration leverages the capabilities of BSNL as GST Suvidha Provider (GSP) and SAP as Application Service Provider (ASP).

BSNL, through its network of appx 115 million customer base currently connecting 646 districts, 4519cities/towns & 6.25 lakhs villages across India, will provide enhanced accessibility to companies of all sizes, specifically SMEs, to create, consolidate and file GST Returns through SAP’s ASP solution in an easy, secure and smooth manner. The alliance will thus help realize the full potential of GST on the back of BSNL’s country-wide reach and SAP’s expertise in providing robust technology offerings.

“As an intrinsic part of the Government’s Digital India initiative, we see GST as an important tool in the process for nation building,” said Shri Anupam Srivastava, Chairman & Managing Director BSNL. “Our mission is to ensure that every business in every town & village in the nation successfully adopts GST. Our partnership with SAP is to augment this commitment, and our collective objective is to simplify GST to create a conducive environment that will enable Digital growth.”

“As we complete nearly a year since implementation of GST, the nation’s indirect tax system has streamlined considerably,” said Hemant Dabke, Vice President – Strategic Industries, SAP Indian Subcontinent. “Our collaboration with BSNL is a step further in our continued efforts at fast-tracking GST compliance in the country and will extend this success to tier II& tier III markets of the country.”

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 388,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

About BSNL

BSNL is one of the leading Telecom Service Provider of India dealing in Mobile, Fixed line, Broadband, Wi-Fi, MPLS, Managed Services, Smart City VSAT etc to name few areas of its operation. Perhaps the largest TSP with coverage and reach.

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–  In bringing together the best minds in technology and business they aim to conquer blockchain’s next frontier, SAP and other Enterprise applications.

Geneva, Switzerland, September 28 2017 – Equidato Technologies AG, the joint venture between DECENT, the blockchain content distribution platform, and Venaco Group, independent best-in-class SAP and innovation firm, is today announcing the formation of SophiaTX – a blockchain platform and marketplace for businesses of all sizes. The venture makes them the first open source platform ever to primarily integrate blockchain technology with SAP, allowing both users and integrators to use blockchain.

Integrating SAP and blockchain offers enormous potential for both users and the global economy. 87% of global businesses and 98% of the top 100 most valued brands in the world use SAP software, touching $16 trillion of consumer purchases and 74% of transaction revenue worldwide every year. This market could be crucial in blockchain achieving, and possibly exceeding, current estimates that it will enable 10% of global GDP by 2027.

The SophiaTX platform can be thought of as three components. It consists of a blockchain built on DECENT’s proprietary blockchain technology, specifically developed and enabled to power a B2B transaction engine; a development platform with integration APIs to SAP and other enterprise applications; and a marketplace for a global community of experts, consultants, and developers to buy and sell apps. It is open source, and tailored to allow traditional enterprise applications to be extended to more robust, collaborative and decentralized blockchain-enabled business models.

“Integrating blockchain with SAP allows businesses to deliver efficiencies, better collaborate along the value chain and even shape their business models ” said Jaroslav Kacina, CEO of SophiaTX and Equidato Technologies AG. “Integrating blockchain with SAP and other business applications is inevitably the next frontier for blockchain and for business applications.”

SophiaTX is a project led by Equidato Technologies AG, a Swiss based joint stock company formed for the venture by veterans of best-in-class SAP integration experience. The business will hold an ICO (initial coin offering) later this year.

About DECENT

DECENT is a blockchain-based digital media distribution platform designed to bring more transparency and fairness to the media industry. DECENT allows artists to efficiently distribute any form of content online without having to wait for payment or pay hefty fees. DECENT’s purpose-developed cryptocurrency (DCT) will revolutionize data distribution, saving content producers money and giving them more control without compromising on security.

About Venaco Group

Venaco Group provides best in class independent SAP advisory, implementation and innovation services globally. Venaco is headquartered in Lupfig, Switzerland and leverages its delivery centers in Kuala Lumpur and Bratislava. It has proven capabilities for complex SAP programs in variety of assignments including global transformations and roll-outs, lean implementations, recovery and turnaround situations, mergers, restructurings, carve-outs, lean operations and support.

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SAP’s ‘GST in a Box’ solution to be made available for SMEs in 30 solution centers across 15 cities

• Dell EMC  will provide ERP-ready servers to enable GST compliance
• Joint go-to-market strategy with SAP through 30 solution centers across 15 cities in India to help businesses become GST complaint with SAP’s ‘GST in a box’ solution
• Customers can make their businesses GST ready in 100 days

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, India – 10^th July, 2017: Dell EMC today announced that it will deliver comprehensive on-premise digital Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions to enable Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across India to become Goods and Services Tax (GST) ready. SAP’s pre-packaged ‘GST in a Box’ solution will be available to MSMEs through joint go-to-market initiatives across 30 SAP GST solution centers across 15 cities in India. Through the new solutions, customers can make their businesses GST ready in 100 days, thereby ensuring minimal disruption when it comes to transitioning to the new tax model while focusing on what they do best.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), a single window taxation system, is expected to be a catalyst in the digital transformation of Indian businesses of all sizes, including MSMEs. As per a CII report, this sector contributes up to seven percent of the manufacturing GDP, 31 percent of the GDP from service activities and 37 percent of manufacturing output to the Indian economy. There has also been a growing focus of the Indian government on MSMEs across industries.  A five percent reduction in income tax declared in the Union Budget 2017 will prove beneficial for the sector, thereby encouraging their growth prospects.

The ‘GST in a Box’ solution from SAP India,  running on infrastructure solutions provided by Dell EMC, is aimed at helping MSMEs digitally transform their businesses while also ensuring a smoother and faster transition to a digital ERP system. Dell EMC is the only edge-to-core technology solutions provider to set up solution centers in partnership with SAP.

Anil Sethi, Vice President, Channels, Dell EMC India said, “While the new tax system is expected to be a game-changer for enterprises, it also largely depends on how ready companies of all sizes can be to adapt to the new technical requirements as seamlessly as possible. In our partnership with SAP India, we aim to be the infrastructure player of choice for MSMEs in the next step in digitizing India.”

“ERP solutions have always been the software foundation around which companies started their digital journeys. With a new taxation regime like GST enforced, ERP should swiftly come to the fore.” said Vivek Malhotra, Vice President- General Business, SAP Indian Subcontinent. “Our partnership with Dell EMC provides businesses of all sizes with the opportunity to have a single window into being technology-ready as GST becomes the new norm for India Inc.”

Availability

The SAP ‘GST in a Box’ solution is available to organizations with immediate effect.

About Dell EMC

Dell EMC, a part of Dell Technologies, enables organizations to modernize, automate and transform their data center using industry-leading converged infrastructure, servers, storage and data protection technologies.  This provides a trusted foundation for businesses to transform IT, through the creation of a hybrid cloud, and transform their business through the creation of cloud-native applications and big data solutions.  Dell EMC services customers across 180 countries – including 98% of the Fortune 500 – with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio from edge to core to cloud.

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• Integrating 50+ Accenture enterprise analytics applications with SAP® Leonardo
• Plans to incorporate SAP Leonardo capabilities into Accenture Liquid Studios to design and develop solutions
• Applying Accenture’s Industry X.0 approach to SAP Leonardo at the Accenture Industrial IoT Innovation Center in Garching, Germany

India; June 13, 2017 – SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced an expanded collaboration to co-innovate, co-develop and jointly go to market with breakthrough digital solutions based on the new SAP® Leonardo digital innovation system. The long-standing strategic partners will focus on embedding digital technologies including additional machine learning, analytics and the Internet of Things (IoT) at the core of clients’ businesses to deliver even greater value from their SAP investments.

“Every CEO in the world is focused on digital innovation,” said Bill McDermott, chief executive officer of SAP. “With SAP HANA and SAP Leonardo, we are alone in delivering the power of in-memory computing together with a rich combination of modern digital technologies. We could not be more pleased to announce an expanded partnership with Accenture to create a new wave of industry-specific digital solutions for our customers.”

“Today, we’re at an incredible tipping point,” said Pierre Nanterme, chairman and CEO, Accenture. “We’re face to face with an era of tremendous business transformation where the fundamental rules of how we create value are being rewritten. What we’re announcing today is a bold step in defining the rules for the intelligent enterprise. Combining our broad industry expertise and leading digital capabilities with SAP, we will unlock new business value for clients in ways we’ve not seen before.”

This is the latest step in a process that began 18 months ago with the companies working together on SAP S/4HANA® to simplify and fast-track clients’ digital journeys toward becoming intelligent enterprises.

Accenture and SAP are now expanding their current co-development program to include intelligent analytics solutions delivered by Accenture Digital and powered by SAP Leonardo. The new offerings will be designed to allow clients to tailor predictive models to their specific business situations, enabling better results through real-time insights and improved decision making.

Accenture plans to integrate more than 50 of its proven enterprise analytics applications across finance and accounting, supply chain, procurement, human capital management, and sales and customer service. By combining solutions like Accenture’s Payables Optimizer and Advanced Inventory Management with SAP Leonardo, it is anticipated that clients will be able to reduce capital costs and optimize the supply chain to meet the real-time demands of customers.

Accenture will also apply its Industry X.0 approach and Industrial Internet of Things expertise to help clients leverage SAP Leonardo to enable the digital reinvention of industries. Through Industry X.0, clients will be able to achieve new levels of efficiency, uncover new sources of growth and deliver hyper-personalized customer experiences.

The Accenture Industrial IoT Innovation Center in Garching, Germany and the Accenture Innovation Hub in Houston will develop analytics and Industry X.0 solutions based on SAP Leonardo. At Accenture Liquid Studios, Accenture will work together with clients to create SAP Leonardo–based solutions at speed, by applying design thinking and agile methodologies.

About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network – Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 401,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Accenture Digital, comprised of Accenture Analytics, Accenture Interactive and Accenture Mobility, offers a comprehensive portfolio of business and technology services across digital marketing, mobility and analytics. From developing digital strategies to implementing digital technologies and running digital processes on their behalf, Accenture Digital helps clients leverage connected and mobile devices; extract insights from data using analytics; and enrich end-customer experiences and interactions, delivering tangible results from the virtual world and driving growth. To learn more about Accenture Digital, follow us @AccentureDigi and visit www.accenture.com/digital.

About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 350,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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The Report Establishes a Need for Digital Business Leaders in the Country

MUMBAI, India — April 17, 2017 — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today unveiled the India Digital Experience Report, which revealed how India’s best known brands can jeopardize customer loyalty over an unsatisfied digital experience. The report states that only 8 per cent of customers unsatisfied with their digital experience would continue to remain loyal to the brand.

SAP’s India Digital Experience Report highlights how some of the country’s largest brands perform in delivering digital experiences to their customers.

Digital experiences can make or break a brand in today’s era and a strong digital infrastructure is imperative for any brand to remain relevant for its audience. The report further finds how a significant digital gap exists between the best and worst performing brands across all markets in Asia Pacific Japan.

Industry reports state that India’s economy is expected to grow from USD 2 Trillion to USD 10 Trillion by the year 2030. “Digital transformation will be crucial for accelerating the growth of India’s economy,” said Deb Deep Sengupta, President and Managing Director, SAP Indian Subcontinent. “The report corroborates the need for the industry to identify ‘Digital Business Leaders’ who can address the digital experience that businesses provide to their customers. SAP feels proud to be associated with these ‘Digital Winners’ who have embraced a digital mindset and a will to succeed in this digital economy.”

About the SAP India Digital Experience Report:

To better understand the digital experiences being delivered by India’s leading brands and how these compare to consumer expectations, SAP commissioned AMR to poll 3,000 consumers. Respondents rated nearly 8,000 digital interactions to create an index of 48 largest and best-known brands across eight industries (namely retail – consumer; retail – grocery; telecommunications/ISPs; insurance; banking; utilities; media & entertainment; government). SAP conducted follow-up interviews with brands recording the best digital experiences to identify the reasons for these outcomes.

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 345,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com

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Awards recognise the best mobile banking apps for SME businesses

Innovative business app store supports banks in developing brand-new apps to improve their financial services to professionals and small businesses, and compete with each other for the best applications worldwide.

Milan, 24 March 2017

Efma and SAP named the winners of their first-ever joint SME AppsBank Awards, which took place at the framework of the Efma SME Summit in Milan, Italy on 23-24 March 2017.

In total, 42 institutions from 25 countries submitted 43 mobile apps via the SME AppsBank portal between 17 March 2016 and mid-January 2017.

At the end of January 2017, a panel of 25 senior bankers, members of the professional press and entrepreneurs were given a month to test, rate and vote for the best business apps according to their features, design, customer experience and disruptive potential.

SME AppsBank Awards categories included Peer Recognition and Market & Media Recognition. The committee comprising representatives from Efma and SAP also independently selected the best app among the top three in both categories for the Efma & SAP Special Award.

“This disruptive initiative will not only help banks to develop online and access first-class SME banking apps, but it will also enable global recognition through the awards ceremony,” said Vincent Bastid, CEO of Efma.

Award winners include:

Peer Recognition Award

Top in this category was Turkey-based bank Türk Ekonomi Bankası with its CEPTETEB app, which completely replaces the in-branch customer experience by enabling users to make transactions via mobile banking, internet banking, call centre and ATMs.

Also in the spotlight was Turkey’s Garanti Bank, which earned second place for its Garanti Cep mobile app that permits SME and corporate customers to perform daily banking transactions.

Tochka by Russia-based bank Tochka came in third with its app for entrepreneurs who want to make payments to partners and employees, check accounts, pay taxes, view business analytics and request background checks for potential business partners.

Market & Media Recognition Award

ING Belgium earned first place for ING Smart Banking, which allows customers to check their account, make payments, view their investment portfolio, manage their expenses and much more via their smartphones and tablets.

Second in this category was TBC Bank, Georgia, with its Android and iOS-based app TBC Bank that enables customers to log-in to their company or personal accounts with a click of a button.

Third place went to Santander Business Banking, developed by Santander Bank, US. Business customers can use the app to deposit up to US$15,000 per day without visiting a branch or ATM, transfer funds between their business and personal accounts, and more.

Efma & SAP Special Award

Garanti Cep was named overall winner, and Garanti Bank will now be given help to develop its next mobile app by Efma partner Cognizant. Türk Ekonomi Bankası’s CEPTETEB app and TBC Bank’s app came second and third in this category, respectively.

Visit the SME AppsBank portal <www.efma.com/SMEappsbank> to learn how the apps can help SME businesses.

A global non-profit organisation, established in 1971 by banks and insurance companies, Efma facilitates networking between decision-makers. It provides quality insights to help banks and insurance companies make the right decisions to foster innovation and drive their transformation. Over 3,300 brands in 130 countries are Efma members.

Headquarters in Paris. Offices in London, Brussels, Barcelona, Stockholm, Bratislava, Dubai, Mumbai and Singapore.

Learn more at www.efma.com

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Mumbai – March 16, 2017 – SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Celkon Mobiles, the leading consumer mobile handset brand in India, has implemented an entire innovation platform that was developed on SAP Cloud Platform, for managing its nation-wide distribution network. The company’s objective was to mitigate high costs and improve efficiencies in its supply chain process and channel systems, in order to maintain its competitive edge. This platform, consisting of a set of applications, was created by SAP Partner 2iSolutions Consulting Services to streamline processes in the company’s supply chain and distribution network. 2iSolutions is a Canadian consulting company with strong capabilities across SAP’s innovation areas including SAP Cloud Platform.

“In today’s competitive environment, highly optimized distribution networks are crucial for OEMs and can have a significant impact on the business itself,” said Mr. Murali Retineni, Director, Celkon Impex Pvt Ltd. “The SAP Cloud Platform has proven to be the right solution to catalyze innovation in this mission critical aspect of our business. It has helped us develop applications quickly, that enhance the network and provides accurate visibility of stock in channel, status and tracing of goods. The agility of the platform promises faster ways of implementing technology.”

The solution has been implemented across Celkon’s more than 700 channel partners and employees and is expected to-

• Reduce manual data loading and improve sales by 5-7%
• Reduce the company’s data capturing efforts by 25-30% resulting in improved channel partner satisfaction and trade margins
• Eliminate duplicate transactions and timely data flow from backend systems to channel systems, thus dramatically improving the timeliness, coverage and accuracy of information

“By choosing SAP Cloud Platform, Celkon Mobiles will have the capability to extend and integrate their business-critical applications in a simpler fashion,” said Kaushik Bagchi, Vice President and Head – Digital Enterprise Platform Group, SAP India. “Thousands of companies across the world are choosing SAP Cloud Platform to innovate and Celkon Mobiles presents a roadmap for others to develop real-time applications to compete and win in this digital economy.”

About Celkon Impex Pvt Ltd

Celkon Mobiles is a leading consumer mobile handset brand in India. Fueled by our passion to bring technology and affordability to the same platform, Celkon has rich product portfolio comprising of Smart phones, Feature phones and Tablet PC’s.

Established in 2009, Celkon has grown multi-fold and is expanding rapidly across major territories in India and abroad and has established a strong footprint overseas in countries like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Singapore in the ASEAN region and Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Zambia in EMEA.

Innovation is driven by our dedicated Research and Design team spread across India office and supported by Celkon’s Global Operations Centre located in Shenzhen, China. The teams in China and India work as in integrated team to cater to the consumers’ needs churning out the best products, based on state of art technologies. The products are backed by a robust service and support team. Celkon has over 800 Service Centre’s spread across India and a dedicated Tier 3 repair center in Hyderabad, Delhi & Bangalore.

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 345,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com

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12 SAP employees from across the globe spend one-month with four social enterprises in Ahmedabad to upskill and up-scale the organizations and its people

New Delhi — March 7, 2017— SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), recently engaged and collaborated with four social enterprises in Ahmedabad as a part its global initiative, ‘Social Sabbatical program’. A group of 12 SAP employees from different parts of the world like- Ireland, Canada, France, Germany, US, Brazil, Columbia and Oslo, worked for a one month onsite with – Aashray Incubator, NEEV, CIIE and SEWA Manager, in Ahmedabad to help set these organizations for sustainable growth.

The Social Sabbatical is one of the most cutting-edge initiatives for social engagement and leadership development for SAP employees. The program aligns with the company’s CSR strategy that centers on leveraging its core assets to help the world run better and improve people’s lives, with a focus on equipping the world’s youth with skills to tackle society’s problems and thrive in the digital economy.

Having started this program with 30 participants in three countries (Brazil, India, South Africa) in 2012, the program is set-up to scale rapidly. In the current cycle, 120 participants will be serving 40 different organizations in 10 countries – Panama, Greece, Brazil, India, Peru, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Ghana. Through this campaign, SAP encourages employee engagement to support education and social entrepreneurship to successfully drive sustainable economic growth, innovation and job creation across the globe.

“India is increasingly adopting a socially inclusive culture,” said, Vlasta Dusil, Vice President, Human Resources, SAP India. “It has become integral for organizations to make a positive social impact on communities we work with and providing a platform for the employees to get a higher purpose. Programs such as our ‘Social Sabbatical’ help enable social enterprises make an impact that better people’s lives.”

Here is a gist of the work done by the SAP Social Sabbatical team in Ahmedabad;

“We initiated the Social Sabbatical program with a vision to solve the business challenges for the education and entrepreneurial sectors in emerging markets like India. Via, the Social Sabbatical program, our out-and-out focus is to help organizations and budding entrepreneurs unlock their potential and create social impact, and emerge as the nation’s growth engines,” said Alexandra van der Ploeg, Global CSR Program Director – Social Sabbatical, SAP.

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable approximately 345,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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MUMBAI— Feb.22, 2017: SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Sri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM), one of the leading education trusts in the country, has adopted SAP solutions to transform the way it engages with students and its staff. With a vision to become educators of the future, SVKM has collaborated with SAP Education to provide certified SAP training courses as supplement to the curriculum. It has also implemented SAP SuccessFactors to effectively manage its expanding faculty and staff count.

Established in 1934, SVKM runs around 30 educational establishments in Mumbai and across India which include premier institutions like NMIMS Deemed-to-be University, Mithibai College, NM College of Commerce, D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering and several others. The Trust felt the necessity to enhance students’ employability by providing them access to industry-leading training courses on enterprise software and processes to supplement the syllabus. It also recognized the need to revamp its entire HR operations in an automated manner and boost productivity and performance of its faculty and staff. SVKM worked with SAP Education Partner Seed Infotech and Yash Technologies to implement SAP Education courses and SAP SuccessFactors respectively.

“The SVKM Trust aims to impart world-class knowledge services across sectors and geographies through its institutions,” said Amrish Patel, President & Trustee, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal and Chancellor, NMIMS. “It was imperative for us to keep up with the pace of change that the industries are witnessing globally and we chose SAP solutions to lead the adoption of this change across all our institutes. This will improve our students’ ability to explore cross-market opportunities as well as help us realize a wholesome approach to holistic engagement with our faculty and staff.”

“SVKM is an absolute frontrunner in India’s education sector and is instrumental in molding the bright future of its students,” said Avinash Kumar Purwar, Vice President, Global Partner Operations and Head of Emerging Business, SAP India. “It is vital for them to create a conducive environment for empowering students with the latest industry skills as well as boosting their faculty and staff performance. With SAP, they will have the capability to bring alive both the goals and become industry pioneers by leading the requisite transformation.”

About Sri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal (SVKM)

Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal is a Public Charitable Trust registered under the Society’s Registration Act and Bombay Public Trust Act. From its humble beginnings in 1934, when it took over the Rashtriya Shala, a school established in 1921 in the wake of the National Movement, the Mandal today has grown into a big educational complex imparting high-level education to more than 35,000 students. SVKM has mastered the art of being able to transform itself into a close knit family and at the same time help its students to attain all-round development, be employable and achieve success. For more information, visit www.svkm.ac.in

About SAP

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable approximately 345,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com.

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