Serhii Morhunov: We Are Starting Cooperation with the Successful and World-famous Company Bosch

Vinnytsia Innovation Day was held in Vinnytsia to increase interest in the development and use of advanced ideas. The event was organized by Vinnytsia City Council and co-organized by the world-famous Bosch company. As part of the Innovation Day, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed between the municipality and Robert Bosch Ltd.

Mayor Serhii Morhunov stressed that the city authorities and the community of Vinnytsia have similar values with this company. "We are starting cooperation not just with a successful and world-famous company, but with a company that has similar values to Vinnytsia City Council and our community. Bosch not only manufactures quality equipment, it operates with a high degree of social and environmental responsibility. I know that the special value of the company is a caring attitude to the environment and natural resources, and we are very impressed, because similar goals are set in our Strategy 3.0. And another important component for us is innovation. We are focused on the digitalization of the municipal space, the development of municipal investment, green economy and smart specialization," said Serhii Morhunov. "It is nice that we are signing a memorandum of cooperation with such a serious and powerful company. Our plans are ambitious, but the most important thing is that these partnerships grow into friendships. We are open to cooperation. I think that cooperation with companies such as HEAD, Green Cool, Barlinek is an example of a serious approach to cooperation with corporations and our partners."

On behalf of Bosch, the Memorandum was signed by Vitalii Bulda, CEO of Robert Bosch Ltd. "I am very pleased to communicate with you, because we have a sense of partnership, from the very beginning the dialogue mode worked, we began to communicate on one wave." Employees ask me how Vinnytsia is, to which I answer that Vinnytsia is great, there are people here who respond to our initiatives, submit their proposals, come with us and it drives them. They have a desire to change the city for the better," says Vitalii Bulda. "Vinnytsia for me is an example of how the city is constantly moving forward. Today, our conversations with the mayor and staff show that the city is constantly looking for new digital solutions for parking, security systems, building control, training. I am very pleased, and we will be able to join the movement of the city forward. I am sure that the technologies presented today on Independence Square as part of the Innovation Day will be useful to you, because you have an innovative city. There you can see air and security monitoring systems and much more."

After signing the memorandum, the city administration together with the guests visited the exhibition locations as part of the Vinnytsia Innovation Day on Independence Square, which everyone was able to visit until 16:30.

"I hope that such events will be traditional and in addition to Bosch, we will involve other companies so that Vinnytsia residents and guests of our city can see the innovations that exist in global corporations," said Serhii Morhunov. "Near each stand at the exhibition there are interesting things that can be implemented in Vinnytsia in various fields. There is an interesting stand for children, I think we will work on the application of such good innovative solutions from an early age. Here are the areas related to video surveillance and security systems. In general, it is important to find common ground so that we can continue to work with this world-famous company."

During Vinnytsia Innovation Day there were locations with demonstrations and master classes of innovative equipment. In particular, presentations of high-tech solutions for security and warning systems, the basics of car mechatronics from the Bosch Training Center, innovations in the field of power tools that may be of interest to students and staff of higher education, and much more. For the youngest visitors to the demo zone, there was an opportunity to get acquainted with Bosch Mini educational toys, which promote a scientific approach to the game.

Bosch was founded in 1886, headquartered in Gerlingen (near Stuttgart, Germany). Bosch has been operating in Ukraine since 1993. It is the largest provider of solutions for the automotive and aftermarket parts, as well as industrial and home appliances.