Published by: Times of India

Published on: Apr 10th 2018


Highlights

  • The new company is about partnering with the government in digitally transforming the society by providing e-Governance 
  • The spectrum of e-Governance covers, amongst many, the field of education, healthcare, agriculture, labour and insurance 

New Delhi: Hitachi has announced to form Hitachi MGRM Net to expand its social innovation business in India using digital technologies. Hitachi India acquired part of the shares in MGRM Net Limited, which is involved in the IT service business in India.

After this acquisition, the name of the company would be changed to Hitachi MGRM Net. The new company is about partnering with the government in digitally transforming the society by providing citizen lifecycle e-Governance, Hitachi said in a statement. The spectrum of e-Governance covers, amongst many, the fields of education, healthcare, agriculture, labour, and insurance. Hitachi MGRM Net will enable to create a smart social environment in the future, it added.

Toshiaki Higashihara, President and CEO of Hitachi said: “ Along with the acceleration of digitalization all over the world, Hitachi is focusing on Social Innovation Business in order to solve social issues and customers’ challenged by utilizing loT platform ‘Lumada’.”

Commenting on the development, Bharat Kaushal, Managing Director of Hitachi India said: “As a result of a strong collaborative relationship with MGRM Net, we would be working on the e-Governance including administration services for the Indian government.”

While Dr. Komandury Venkata Ramana Murthy, Chairman of MGRM Net stated that, “By combining our respective experiences, expertise and cutting edge technologies, we will create innovation that will contribute to the digitalization of the Indian society.”

Meanwhile, Hitachi has positioned India as one of its strategic regions globally, and has expanded its business in India by focusing on government services solutions such as Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and public security using loT technologies, and on the railway system business, that contributes in strengthening social infrastructures.

People looking for e-Governace technology in the field of of education, healthcare, agriculture, labour and insurance
Hitachi MGRM Net – M-Governance Platform

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