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Follow UsXerox Corporation has announced the
opening of its India Innovation Hub located in Chennai at the Olympia
Technology Park. The Xerox India Innovation Hub is based on the
concept of 'Open Innovation' and will bring together Xerox scientists
and engineers with leading Indian academic institutions, research
labs and industry partners. Its initial mission is to develop
document management solutions that are relevant to emerging market
countries and contribute innovation to solutions and services
delivery.
“The Xerox India Innovation Hub
exemplifies our continued commitment to customers in the emerging
markets,” said Dr Sophie Vandebroek, Chief Technology Officer and
President of the Xerox Innovation Group. “Creating a research
facility in India allows us to make use of local knowledge and to
extend that expertise to our global initiatives,” she added.
Located in the city of Chennai, the
India Hub will enable Xerox to expand and build on the strong
partnerships the company already has in place with India's top
technical and business schools. Research will leverage Xerox's
world-class expertise in imaging, data mining, smart document
management, linguistics and ethnography with the latest technologies
and trends such as cloud and web computing, human computation, social
networks and computational economics.
“Open Innovation is at the core of
how we conduct research not only at the Xerox India Innovation Hub,
but also at Xerox research centers around the world,” said Dr Meera
Sampath, Director, Xerox India Innovation Hub. “Linking the talent
in India with Xerox's 500 scientists at our centers in the US,
Canada and France will allow us to leverage the power of truly global
innovation networks and engage in cutting-edge research to create
unique value for our customers around the world.”
The hub will continue to develop
similar partnerships with India's top technical and scientific
talent, and is actively seeking collaborators and research personnel.
Student fellowship and internship programs also complement the open
innovation partnerships.
In addition to the hub, Xerox plans to
open a Xerox technology showroom adjacent to its India headquarters
near Delhi later this year, where Xerox customers and partners in
India and surrounding regions will be able to see the newest
technology developments from Xerox research centers around the world.
The showroom also will support the Xerox Innovation Group's
Customer Led Innovation program and help researchers in India learn
more about local customer needs and challenges.
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