Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA)

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) under the Ministry of Science & Technology and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) today signed an Memorandum of Understanding on Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA). The MoU was signed by Secretary, DST, Dr. T. Ramasami and CII President Shri R. Seshasayee in the presence of Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Kapil Sibal. Welcoming the development the Minister said that there is a greater global exploitation of technology as exemplified by export flows of high tech products across nations and technological collaboration for generic technologies. Therefore, we can no longer afford to go ahead on our own and have to develop technology in partnership with entities, nationally or internationally. GITA is one such example of public-private partnership., he said.

The broad objective of GITA project is to promote and facilitate technology partnership between overseas and Indian industry/institutes with the aim of enhancing technology competitiveness of Indian organizations. The technology partnerships can take place through various modes under the framework of national/international laws-

I. Joint Development

II. Technology Transfer/ licensing etc.

III. Joint Ventre/Collaboration

IV. Any other mode

These partnerships shall be facilitated through following enabling activities-

a) Providing exposure to the industry/ other organizations through organizing summits/ seminars/ workshops/ missions etc.

b)

c) Direct facilitation services by interacting with organization on either side.

Through various mechanisms, it shall be the effort of CII and DST that Indian industry and other organizations get benefited by generation of new technology opportunities.

I. Various promotional and networking forums created by CII and DST.

II. Additional programmes as shall be decided from time to time.

III. Other tools like Information Technology shall also be fully utilized to promote GITA.

IV. Creation of independent entities within /outside CII and under parnership between CII, DST and overseas partner/ partners, from joint technology development/ commercialization projects. The scope and form of these entities shall be decided mutually on case to case basis.

V. Creation of an International Technology Promotion and Facilitation Park for showcasing and commercializing the most promising technologies available through overseas networking.

VI. Any other mechanisms as may be required and deemed appropriate jointly by CII and DST.

Through various mechanisms, it shall be the effort of CII and DST that Indian industry and other organizations get benefited by generation of new technology opportunities.

Source : Press Information Bureau
Date : November 06, 2006