Telstra and Accenture formed a joint venture.

Telstra, a telecommunications and technology company, and Accenture, a global professional services company, formed a joint venture to rapidly accelerate Telstra’s data and AI roadmap to further extend its network leadership, improve customer experience, and help its teams operate more efficiently and effectively. Financial terms were not disclosed. Steered by joint global leadership, the JV would comprise specialists from Telstra and Accenture’s Data & AI teams to build on Telstra’s work creating a world-class data and AI ecosystem, modernising its data and AI platforms, and embedding responsible AI by design.