During an official side event of the seventh Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD7), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and NEC Corporation (NEC) agreed on a global collaboration and partnership framework to develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions for inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID). To this end, UNIDO Deputy Director General Hiroshi Kuniyoshi and NEC Executive Vice President Toshiya Matsuki signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will enhance and strengthen cooperation to leverage Information ICT for ISID. As such, and based on the MOU, UNIDO and NEC will co-create projects for the use of ICT in industrial developments, procurement of funds, and global development of projects.