Digitalization has shaped industries and daily lives across the globe
In the year of 2020, it is no doubt that Digitalization has shaped industries and daily lives across the globe. The magnitude of technology has strengthen connectivity as well as innovation cycles. With the notion of our current stage of global innovation, we zoom in on individuals and companies that are contributing to uplift our society.
Meet Hatsumi Tanaka, Director and CEO Welltool Co., Ltd. A global entrepreneur who’s mission is to assist and enable global communications without boundaries with the power of Digitalization. Born in Tokyo,Japan, Hatsumi kick started her company and initiative, Welltool in March of 2015 aiming to cater to the needs of communication sectors of the global community.
“Welltool allows people across the world to communicate with each other using their own language. It is my aim that people around the world become the users of Chat as well as Well Auto-Translation Tag. These are the tool we have all been dreaming about of which it allow us to solve the issue of communication barriers and this relates to approaching all 17 goals of the SDGs. With this tool I am driven to contribute to our international society and world peace.”
Inspired by Hatsumi’s passion, here is an excerpt about her story and mission of connecting the world.
Describe your story about what inspired you to start your initiative?
On January 17th, 1995, I was one of the victim of Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake in Japan. I experienced the hardships of a natural disaster back then. Through that experience I learned the importance of information gathering.