Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd
.(Hitachi
India), a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. has organized the Hitachi Social
Innovation Forum2016in partnership with Times Network in Mumbai towards an
effort to support India’s infrastructure development. The forum was jointly
inaugurated by Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Chief Minister of
Maharashtra, His Excellency Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of
Japan to India, Kojin Nakakita, Managing Director, Hitachi India
and M K Anand, Managing Director and CEO of Times Network.
This 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.
Devendra Fadnavis, while addressing
participants said, “I would like to thank Hitachi for organizing this event at
such an appropriate time. Today, technology is at the forefront, the world is
transforming and disruptions are impacting the lives of people.”
He added, “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.”
Kenji Hiramatsu said, “I am very happy
to be part of this event and to promote bilateral relations with 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 programmes with India”
Kojin Nakakita said, “A
multitude of business and developmental challenges are fast-emerging globally
and in India. The question is, how do we respond to rapid urbanization,
large-scale concentration of people in cities, exploring sustainable
transportation solutions, efficient supply and management of water and energy
and creating stronger security solutions for the age of the Internet of Things
(IoT). Delivering individual products and systems to customers will no longer
suffice. Today the keyword is “connecting” these products and systems through
Digitalization.”
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.
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