Suzuki sets up its first innovation centre outside Japan at IIT-Hyderabad

Sangareddy: Automobile giant Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) Japan, has set up its first Suzuki Innovation Centre (SIC) outside Japan at the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H). The SIC has officially started functioning from Friday.

It is also the first foreign company to set up an innovation centre at IIT-H’s Research park. As part of the understanding between India and Japan, the SIC will work for creating innovations, for India and Japan by acting as a platform for the exchange of knowledge between SMC and IIT-H.

The SIC will be operated as a platform for open innovation among industries, academia, and startups. The Centre will also support skill development and the exchange of human resources between India and Japan. It is yet another milestone for IIT-H to play an important role in strengthening the India-Japan relationship. As a part of this initiative, IIT-H has offered the necessary support for the Centre within the Technology Research Park.

Speaking on this initiative. IIT-H Director Prof BS Murty said, “It is a result of cumulative success stories between Suzuki Motor Corporation and IIT-H over the years. The philosophy of this programme is to create inclusive value for the Indian and Japanese societies. The IIT-H will work closely with SMC and other upcoming stakeholders to identify and address broad challenges on and beyond mobility, in India and Japan, on top of the synergistic combination of technology and design.”

He said the Centre is also a testament to the leaders we are producing at our campus. Very young and dynamic alumni of IIT-H, Vipul Nath Jindal and Prathyusha Thammineni, have led the whole initiative from ground-up, he added. The detailed activities in SIC are planned to be publicly launched in the second quarter this year.

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