The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) recently hosted the Governor of Tokyo, Koike Yuriko, along with a delegation of officials from Singapore. The Governor said that Tokyo would like to work on exchange programmes and collaborations to welcome Indian students, startups, and businesses to work and develop their products in Tokyo.
“It’s good to see India is making great progress in the fields of IT and technology. Indian startups are also making a mark at global level. The city of Tokyo is working to find solutions to global urban challenges using cutting-edge technology through visionary projects like “SusHi Tech Tokyo” to create a sustainable society for tomorrow. We in Japan, and especially Tokyo, would like to work on exchange programmes and collaborations to welcome Indian students, startups, and businesses to work and develop their products in Tokyo and form long-term connections.”, said Koike Yuriko, Governor of Tokyo, Japan.
Yuriko also interacted with a few startup founders at IITGN, including Cellegant Energy, which is developing innovative, energy efficient, and smart fuel cell-based energy systems; Galanto Innovations, which is developing an engaging virtual reality-based rehabilitation system that will enable stroke patients (with disability) to recover from their disability quickly; Golden Plastics, which is working on a single consolidated system that takes plastic waste as input and directly 3D prints various products from it; Infyu Labs, which is developing a lab in a pocket device for food processors and food exporters to help in quality assessment of the fruits without cutting them; among others.
The delegation also visited some of the advanced labs at IITGN, including Maker Bhawan – a world-class Maker Space and the Centre for Creative Learning (CCL).
Courtesy : The Indian Express