Hitachi Ltd. has opened its R&D Centre in Bangalore, India. This is believed to be the first research base for the Hitachi Group in India. The new R&D Centre is to be directly operated by Hitachi India Pvt. Ltd. and is said to conduct research and development focusing on Information & Telecommunication systems and social infrastructure business. The researchers claim to study the local market need, and promote market-oriented technology research & development to improve and enhance current products, as well as conduct regional research founded on regional needs to pioneer new business areas in order to support the entry and expansion of Hitachi Group companies in India. Offshore-oriented research is to be also conducted in collaboration with universities and corporate entities in India to achieve efficient advanced research.
The Hitachi India R&D Centre is believed to start with about 10 researchers in order to contribute to business growth and pioneer new business areas in India based on local research. The new Hitachi India R&D Centre is to focus its activities in India but will in the future conduct R&D for the Asian Belt Zone in collaboration with Hitachi Asia R&D Centre, based in Singapore.
