Logica launches second innovation center

Logica launched its second innovation center in India, at Chennai. The fifth
in the global Spark series, the new Spark innovation centre will focus on
Intelligent Trans­port Systems (ITS). The Spark center will showcase Logica's
capabilities and thought leadership in multiple areas within the ITS space and
will highlight solutions that address multiple modes of transport such as rail,
road and air and their inter-modality. This center further strengthens Logica's
commitment to innovation in enhancing safety, efficiency, reliability,
accessibility and sustaina­bility of integrated transport systems.

Globally, Logica has been spearheading innova­tion in a host of areas that
add value to its customers.

It follows others that already exist at several locations. Logica's Spark
centers help facilitate collaborative innovation by stimulating the intelligence
of thousands of staff, customers and partners. Spark Centers provide a focused
environment where one could find innovative solutions to today's business
problems and gain valuable insight into the technologies of tomorrow. At the
same time, they demonstrate Logica's ingenuity to identify the white spaces for
innovation and deliver solutions that address them.

Abhay Gupte, CEO, Logica India said, “Logica's Spark innovation centres
enable us to work in collaboration with our customers to ideate for

the future and pave the way forward for next generation IT solutions. The
transportation industry is a burgeoning and thriving industry, and our venture
into deve­loping creative, innovative solutions for the same is imminent.
Innovation in thinking, solutions and partnerships will ensure that our
customers build and maintain a competitive advantage.”

GBS Bindra, Director- Global Innovation, Logica, said, “India has always been
a strategic Innovation hub for Logica globally. This is our second innovation
center in India, and we are pleased that it is focused on the ITS theme. The
need for multimodality is signifi­cant and our role as an integral part of the
system is critical. This centre is significant for our drive towards innovative
solutions for sustainable and intelligent transport systems, and emphasizes our
progress and commitment.”