Will collaborate in three-month project to develop concrete business plan
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NTT DATA (TOKYO: 9613), a leading IT services provider, announced today that it has awarded Pune, India-based FlytBase as the Open Innovation Contest 9.0 champion
for developing the world’s first Internet of Drones (IoD) platform for
easily deploying intelligent drones connected with cloud-based business
applications. The winning proposal was chosen during the contest’s Grand
Finale event at NTT DATA headquarters in Tokyo on March 13-14. Going
forward, NTT DATA will collaborate with FlytBase to develop a concrete
business plan.
FlytBase
provides the edge and cloud-based software layers to deploy fleets of
fully automated, cloud-connected drones at scale. Compatible with all
major drones and hardware platforms, the solution can be leveraged for
enhanced efficiency in diverse fields, such as agriculture, animal
detection (farms), rescue, parking-lot monitoring, warehouse inventory
management, environmental monitoring and compliance. In the contest, it
was judged to be the overall best added-value IT service for NTT DATA
customers, which include public bodies, the private sector and
individuals.
NTT
DATA’s annual competition invites high-tech startups to submit
proposals on tackling issues in society worldwide. The proposals are
judged by a panel comprising NTT DATA personnel and outside experts.
NTT
DATA received more than 450 intriguing proposals from around the world
starting last September. Regional contests were held in 20 cities (18
countries) on four continents between December 2018 and February 2019.
Each regional contest selected a winner to present at the Grand Finale
in Tokyo. The final proposals covered seven categories: Healthcare
& Life Sciences, Financial Services, Insurance &
Payments, Automotive & IoT, RPA & Back Office,
Storefront & Digital Marketing, Data Distribution, and
Disruptive Social Innovation.
In
addition to the top prize, the SDGs Spotlight Winner award was
presented to TNH Health (São Paulo), the Audience Award went to Innoviz
Technologies (Tel Aviv) and the Judges Award was given to Iotium (San
Francisco).
Nitin
Gupta, founder and CEO of FlytBase, said: “This is a great honor. NTT
DATA is one of the biggest system integrators and is trusted by very
large customers, so we hope to expand our market quickly and
efficiently. From the start, NTT DATA has been very focused on building a
collaborative business and using our technology to develop new business
opportunities. We look forward to creating great products for our
customers.”
Kotaro
Zamma, Head of NTT DATA’s Open Innovation and Business Incubation,
said: “This year, we received many solutions tackling issues related to
UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially in developing countries. It
is exciting to learn about diverse new businesses that offer promising
solutions for the infrastructure sector. We look forward to
collaborating with FlytBase to co-create an innovative new business.”
NTT
DATA’s Open Innovation Contest leads to the creation of practical new
businesses. Social Coin, the 2017 winner, collaborated with NTT DATA to
develop a commercial solution, Citibeats, that enables public and
private bodies worldwide to leverage AI to identify community concerns
and respond efficiently with practical programs. Also, last year’s
winner Gestoos is implementing a proof-of-concept initiative together
with NTT DATA clients. In addition, NTT DATA Italy has signed a
collaboration agreement with GiPStech, last year’s winner in Milan, and
is developing cooperative businesses with the other finalists.
Each
regional contest was organized in collaboration with one or more NTT
DATA group companies or regional partners: NTT DATA UK and Innovate
Finance (UK), NTT DATA Italy (Italy), everis (Spain, Brazil, Portugal,
Chile, Peru and Mexico), Dimension Data (South Africa), NTT DATA
Services (U.S.A.), MaRS Discovery District (Canada), Business Finland
(Finland), Agorize (France), Deloitte Israel (Israel), TiE (India), and
Startupbootcamp and Rainmaking Innovation (China and Vietnam).
Next
year’s Open Innovation Contest will again be held in venues worldwide
as a winning proposition for startups, NTT DATA, its enterprise clients
and global society.
About NTT DATA Corporation
NTT
DATA is a leading IT services provider and global innovation partner
headquartered in Tokyo, with business operations in over 50 countries.
Our emphasis is on long-term commitment, combining global reach with
local intimacy to provide premier professional services varying from
consulting and systems development to outsourcing. For more information,
visit www.nttdata.com.
List of Contestants
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The following contestants presented at the Grand finale.
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City
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Company
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Barcelona
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Boston
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Cape Town
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Espoo
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Ho Chi Minh City
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Lima
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Lisbon
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London
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Madrid
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Mexico City
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Milan
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Paris
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Pune
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San Francisco
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Santiago
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São Paulo
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Shanghai
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Tel Aviv
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Tokyo
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Toronto
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