In today's episode, we are speaking with John Walsh, CTO of Fujitsu Ireland, where they promote a Human Centric Intelligent Society, meaning the key emphasis being that people are placed first and then the technology design. We learn how the Japanese company has its particular approach to doing business. John also talks of how an optimised integration approach is the force that enables tech companies to leverage what is already available and possibly avoid needless large capital investment. What is hyperconnectivity all about and do we really need to be end to end connected as a society? And the extension of 5G to 5GE. There has never been a more exciting time in history where ICT is concerned, for eg. where large scale complex medical research can be completed in days rather than years now. As tech grads qualifications transcend all borders in the world, John gives tips on the winning formula for employee retention and the traits he looks for in the workplace and ‘diversity of mindsets’ being one, because “When the only tool that you have is a hammer - every problem looks like a nail."  Listen to the podcast: about John’s career in Fujitsu and the business of ICT from minutes 2 to 9. about telecoms and the revolution of 5G and the Internet of things from minutes 9 to 19. about the difference between sophisticated networks and hyper-connectivity from minutes 19 to 26. about creating human-centric computing systems and the safety and sustainability of society from minutes 26 to 32. about hand recognition technology and machine learning from minutes 32 to 44. about mentoring and attracting tech talent from minutes 44 to 49. about digital transformation and John’s dinner party guests from minutes 49 to 54. Additional content is available to subscribers. Or press the link here to subscribe   Hosts: Geraldine Magnier & Mahima Badsra   Jr Production Assistant: Laura Matjusaityte   Twitter: @needlelands   Website: idiro.com/where-the-needle-lands/   Email: [email protected]  iTunes: https://lnkd.in/eme6kyY