Digital enterprise is already a reality: Roland Busch of Siemens AG

In the digital age, new business models driven by Internet of Things (IoT) are successful in creating customer value through speed and scale, says Roland Busch, COO, CTO & Managing Board Member, Siemens AG. Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) can potentially give a huge boost to the Indian industry.

“India is a key focus market and plays an important role in our global digitalisation strategy. We are seeing an acceleration in interest and demand from customers for our digitalisation portfolio,” he tells Sudhir Chowdhary in a recent interview. Excerpts:

How important is India for Siemens? How well are you placed to meet the country’s technology and manufacturing needs?
India is a key focus market and plays an important role in our global digitalisation strategy. Research and software development in India coupled with the sharpened focus on startup innovations through Next47 will actively drive the implementation of cutting-edge