Kerala IT Parks contributed ideas to an evolving global collaboration led by Japanese companies on digital solutions for a world after Covid-19, as the State government’s venture joined a webinar as part of Niigata BizExpo 2020 in the East Asian country through Adam Innovations.

Six out of the eight presentations at the online seminar were by member-companies of Kerala IT Parks. Each of them pitched digital solutions and answered questions at the platform that was virtual owing to the pandemic.

The webinar got an “overwhelming response” from Japanese companies and government officials, organisers said.

The event saw the participation of 300 members from four countries: US, Sri Lanka and India besides host Japan. Supported by Japanese interpretations, the webinar had its fifth company, too, from India (Pune-based Tech Mahindra) besides one from Sri Lanka.

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The next step will be a series of business discussions and matching service between the companies in Niigata and Kerala.

The companies selected from Kerala IT Parks (Technopark Trivandrum, Infopark Kochi and Cyberpark Kozhikode) for the event were Zoondia, Gemini Software solutions, UL Technologies, EBS Business Solutions, Reflections Global and Neovibe Technologies. The webinar dealt with smart work allocation systems, factory of the future, data analytics in healthcare, intelligent property management system, business process automation and artificial intelligence in manufacturing sectors.

Conducted in collaboration with Adam Innovations (Adam-i), the webinar was held alongside Niigata BizExpo 2020, the largest business expo in Japan’s prefecture, features exhibitions, seminars and B2B meetings.

The Covid-imposed restrictions led the event at Niigata Industrial Promotions Centre in Chibu region of Honshu Island go online in October 15 and 16.

The event was attended also by the Confederation of Indian MSME, CII, IIMKLIVE, NIT Calicut, Manipal University and their start-up forums to understand more or Covid-time global technologies.

Adam-i is a digital transformation company that promotes Global IT Park on a PPP model in collaboration with Niigata prefectural government, Minamiuonuma city council and the International University of Japan. Adam-i had replicated the Kerala IT model in Japan after a detailed study of Technopark, Infopark and Cyberpark models and their implication on society, with focus on the IT sector and job opportunities.

Adam-i President Kaushal Wawlagala said Covid-19 has forced companies to move to digital much faster than expected. These kinds of activities will broaden the scope for business opportunities for SMEs in Kerala.

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