Qantas announced on the 10th that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Accenture, an Irish consulting agency. Over the next few years, it will gradually hand over some corporate functions to the latter and use artificial intelligence and other technical means to carry out enterprise transformation. According to a statement issued by Qantas on its official website, some of its functions will be taken over by Accenture's team in India to achieve innovation through technological means such as automation and artificial intelligence. Accenture will invest upfront capital to accelerate the transformation of the Qantas data platform. Through this partnership, Qantas plans to modernize its back-office systems, business processes and data management, and simplify and restructure the operation of corporate functions to enhance competitiveness. The statement said that due to the transfer of functions, Qantas will successively lay off about 850 jobs over the next few years, and the first batch of personnel adjustments is expected to be completed in mid-2027.

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