On Monday, January 9 (U.S. time), Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan and the United States Department of Energy discussed and issued a joint statement regarding energy security

L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS), a global pure-play engineering services company, announced that it has agreed to acquire the Smart World & Communication (SWC) Business of L&T.

​​​​​​​On January 6, Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), and H.E. Mr. Alejandro Mayorkas, the United States Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), signed and exchanged a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) on Cybersecurity that also covers Industrial Control Systems

Schneider Electric and BitSight announced a strategic partnership to develop an Operational Technology (OT) Risk Identification and Threat Intelligence capability to Improve Detection of OT Cybersecurity Exposure

Valmet announced that it has completed the acquisition of the US-based NovaTech Automation’s Process Solutions business.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced that the two companies have reached a basic agreement to establish a joint venture to integrate their businesses in fields focused on power generator systems

Hexagon AB announced the acquisition of Qognify, a provider of physical security and enterprise incident management software solutions.

Trimble announced that it has agreed to acquire Transporeon, a leading cloud-based transportation management platform, in an all-cash transaction valued at €1.88 billion.

IBM and Rapidus announced a joint development partnership to advance logic scaling technology as part of Japan's initiatives to become a global leader in Advanced Semiconductor Technology