SIEMENS
350 the innovation in digitalisation . The industry needs to be more willing to invest and experiment without the burden of traditional accounting . The value is clear , and it does exist , but on occasion , it will be difficult to calculate an immediate return of investment .”
Siemens Mexico has defined its strategy to continue transforming itself in the future : “ Siemens is migrating towards becoming a company that is thoroughly about digital technology . Regarding software and digital services , we grew 20 % last year , with a revenue of over $ 5.78 billion – Siemens is already the eight largest software company in the world in terms of size . We ’ ve acquired over $ 11.55 billion in software in the last 10 years . We ’ ve also increased our investment in investigation and development significantly in the last few years . Almost $ 7 billion will go to Investigation and Development every year . This includes both the digital and automation areas as well as the areas of additive manufacturing , autonomous robots , blockchain applications , Artificial Intelligence , advanced materials , and energy storage among others .
Homero Javalera and Miguel Guerrero
“ In California , we have the Next 47 division , which works as a kind of catalyst for startups . For the next five years , Siemens sets aside $ 1.16 billion for Next 47 , and it ’ s mainly working with 3D printing , IoT , robotics and drones , artificial intelligence , augmented reality , and virtual reality .”
JANUARY 2019