NEC joins CSC to develop, deliver new digital services to rural areas

NEC Technologies India (NECTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, and Common Service Centre (CSC) e-Governance Services India Ltd, on Wednesday have announced a strategic alliance to jointly develop and deliver new digital services to around 900 million citizens living in rural areas of the country.

As part of this alliance, NECTI has decided to do an equity investment in CSC special purpose vehicle (SPV) to become the third-biggest shareholder.

“With this strategic alliance, our innovative technologies will unlock new opportunities and bring additional value to citizens, CSC operators as well as CSC SPV,” Takayuki Inaba, Managing Director, NEC Technologies India, said.

NEC and CSC SPV also created a joint-working group within CSC SPV to develop new, innovative digital services for citizens living in rural areas of India.