The Corporate Technology Division serves as the backbone of i-PRO’s technology in general, providing support for the creation of leading-edge technologies, planning and development by product teams working at the forefront of the industry, and bolstering the skills of engineers working on a wide range of i-PRO products, including intelligent surveillance, public safety, and industrial and medical vision modules. Speaking from his perspective as an engineer, Makoto Takakuwa, who as head of Research & Development plays a major role in i-PRO’s ongoing emergence as a world-class company. Offering an engineer’s perspective, Mr. Takakuwa shared his views on the importance of R&D at i-PRO and its future direction.