Japanese technology solutions company Hitachi is very keen on working on technology transfer programs with the government of India. The company is working on crucial infrastructural development projects in collaboration with the States.
Hitachi India, a subsidiary of Hitachi, recently hosted Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2016″ in Mumbai to support India’s infrastructure development and promote bilateral relations between India and Japan.
The forum was inaugurated by Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India, Kojin Nakakita, Managing Director, Hitachi India and M K Anand, Managing Director and CEO of Times Network. The event served as a platform for Hitachi to bring together thought leaders to deliberate on themes pertaining to Transition from traditional to digital banking, increasing railway capacity and reliability through IT and ICT, building a robust IT infrastructure and digital transformation for India.
“Japan is already partnering India on various initiatives such as collaborations on high speed railway, dedicated freight corridor, global technology support to Smart Cities and Digital India initiatives. We are happy to work on more technology transfer programs with India”, said Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to India.
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Devendra Fadnavis, while addressing participants said, “The need of the hour is to promote digital communication that can integrate the country by bridging the gap between villages and cities. Every extraordinary situation needs an extraordinary solution and Social Innovation acts as a catalyst towards this. Technology is a great leveller. For instance, it can provide solutions and can transform remote villages that do not have accessibility to the world.”
The Hitachi Social Innovation Forum is Hitachi’s global flagship event. In its 4th year in India, the event sought to bring together influential leaders from diversified backgrounds, policy makers, domain experts and industry representatives to delve on collaborating with each other to arrive at holistic solutions for sustainable urban development.