New Delhi ,Sept 7
India has moved beyond being a market for global technology and has become a centre for designing and developing products, Samsung Southwest Asia President and CEO JB Park said as the company marked 30 years in the country.
Samsung entered India in 1995 and has since expanded its manufacturing operations, research facilities and design capabilities. Park said the company now views India not only as a consumer market but as a place where the future of technology is being conceived and shaped.
The company’s research and development engineers in Bengaluru and Noida work with Samsung teams globally. Their contributions cover products and digital experiences intended for Indian consumers and international markets. India’s scale, diversity and changing technology landscape have encouraged the company to create solutions that are simple, inclusive and relevant to people with varied needs.
Indian engineers are collaborating with global teams on next-generation artificial intelligence applications. Park said AI would have lasting value only when it addressed problems faced by people, and India offered a testing ground for such innovation.
Samsung’s investments in the country extend beyond factories and research centres to education, skills and youth-led innovation. Through Samsung Innovation Campus, young people receive training in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and coding.
Its Solve for Tomorrow programme offers mentorship and support to young innovators seeking technology-based answers to social and community problems. Now in its fifth year in India, the initiative is developing from a competition into a pipeline for promising ideas.
Looking ahead, Samsung aims to help India lead the next wave of technology capable of improving lives worldwide. Park said the company’s Indian legacy should be judged not only by the devices it has sold or the facilities it has built, but also by the talent, ambitions and ideas it has helped nurture.
