ON a worldwide basis, Hitachi is a unique company because of how it positions (and continues to reposition) its IT and social infrastructure businesses. The company's new Social Innovation Business resolves issues faced by society and customers through innovation that combines both IT and social infrastructure, thereby contributing to improvements in people's quality of life. Manufacturers' Monthly managing editor Branko Miletic spoke to Hitachi's CTO/Vice President & Chief Engineer Global Solutions, Strategy & Development IT Platform Division Michael Hay about how the company's ideas on repurposing IP is leading the way to a better understanding of how innovation can be managed more usefully.
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