Tech collaboration
Singapore-Headquartered Meinhardt Group International, which has a strong presence in Indian infrastructure projects, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for collaboration in technology with Siemens Pte Ltd, the Singapore arm of Siemens AG, the world’s leading global technology powerhouse.
Both parties indicated strong commitment to leverage their expertise and capabilities in engineering and urban solutions, forming a strategic partnership to collaborate in the areas of Intelligent Building Technologies, Building Performance & Sustainability, Airports & Seaports, Data Centres, Rail & Road Transport, and Power & Smart Grids, said global multidisciplinary engineering and project management consultancy group.
Both parties indicated strong commitment to leverage their expertise and capabilities in engineering and urban solutions, forming a strategic partnership to collaborate in the areas of Intelligent Building Technologies, Building Performance & Sustainability, Airports & Seaports, Data Centres, Rail & Road Transport, and Power & Smart Grids.
Meinhardt, with the support of Singapore Economic Development Board, operates Singapore’s first Smart Cities Centre of Excellence (CoE) by an engineering consultancy firm, and the planned collaboration with Siemens will support the CoE’s development of new smart city solutions.
The collaboration will enhance both firms’ leading international position as a model for smart technology provider in the region by incorporating state-of-the-art technology in ICT, smart buildings, intelligent transportation, renewable energy and green technologies.
The MoU was signed by Omar Shahzad, Group CEO of Meinhardt and Dr. Armin Bruck, President and CEO of Siemens Pte Ltd. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Dr S. Nasim, Group Executive Chairman of Meinhardt and Dr. Roland Busch, Managing Board Member of Siemens AG.
“As a world technology leader and partner for smart and sustainable cities, Siemens has in-depth experience in working with cities to offer the solutions and local know-how to become more efficient, effective and environmentally-friendly,” said Dr Bruck.
“This partnership will enable Meinhardt and Siemens to combine our engineering consultancy experience with technical expertise to provide the most appropriate smart technologies for cities across Asia and beyond,” he added.
Omar Shahzad welcomed the MOU as a significant milestone for Meinhardt CoE’s and will create the most ambitious technology partnering and advisory platform to date for today’s fast urbanizing world.
He said “Increasing urbanization is one of the most serious challenges & opportunities facing cities and countries across Asia and the Emerging Market World. Our collaboration with Siemens will allow us to harness our complementary strengths and jointly work on solutions that can help address these issues more effectively”. fii-news.com
