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HELSINKI, Dec. 7, 2022
/PRNewswire/ - CGI (NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) is opening a new
Space and Geospatial Center of Excellence in Finland to partner with organizations across
industries to use space and geospatial data technologies. The aim
of these partnerships is to help organizations enhance their
operations and customer or citizen experience; pursue new business
opportunities made possible by advancements in space; and address
pressing societal challenges, such as climate change and security
threats.
"Finland is recognized
internationally as an expert in developing new technologies,
including advanced satellite data solutions," says Leena-Mari
Lähteenmaa, President of CGI´s operations in Finland, Poland and Baltics. "Integrating this
specialized expertise with CGI's space technology capabilities will
create new opportunities for driving business and societal
transformation across industries, including environmental and
natural resources, transportation, logistics, and retail, among
others."
CGI is a long-term space technology partner for clients such as
the European Space Agency (ESA) and the U.S. federal government, as
well as military forces, security organizations, and environmental
authorities across Europe,
Australia, Asia, and North
America. The company delivers complex, mission-critical
space software systems for satellite navigation, communication and
control, as well as Earth observation.
"New solutions emanating from Europe's Galileo project, which CGI has long
supported, together with more mature cloud technologies and
significant advances in data analytics and artificial intelligence
are generating new business use cases for satellite data,"
Miika Salo, Vice-President leading
CGI's new center of excellence adds. "These include fighting
climate change, managing critical infrastructure, optimizing
corporate supply chains, and improving consumer services, among
others. We look forward to helping clients explore the many ways
space innovation can transform their businesses and enable them to
positively impact our world."
CGI is recruiting new talent in Finland and approximately 70 space and
geospatial data experts will join the center during its start-up
phase, with 30 more recruited later.
Since completing its first space project in 1974, CGI
has supported the missions of more than 1,000 space
satellites. With 2,500 experts in space and related industries, the
company helps clients build and implement space strategies and
solutions that achieve tangible outcomes. For more information on
CGI's space capabilities and experience, visit
cgi.com/space.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest
independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
With 90,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI
delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT
and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and
business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI
works with clients through a local relationship model complemented
by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform
their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2022
reported revenue is C$12.87 billion
and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE
(GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.
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SOURCE CGI Inc.