Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Sept 23: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Grassroots Innovations Augmentation Network (GIAN), Ahmadabad Gujarat to promote innovation, incubation and other developmental activities in Jammu & Kashmir.
The MoU was signed by Director, NIT Srinagar, Prof Rakesh Sehgal and GIAN, Gujarat, represented by Dr Anamika Dey, CEO, GIAN and Padam Shree Prof Anil Gupta.
The MoU was signed in presence of Prof G A Harmain HAG, Dean, Research & Consultancy, and few eminent guests from MVDUST, IIM Jammu etc.
On the occasion, Prof Sehgal said the MoU would connect IIED Centre to activities of GIAN in the region to augment grassroots innovations.
The Director said institutes IIED Centre and GIAN’s Jammu and Kashmir team would work together to deepen the cooperation between two entities and promote Innovation, Incubation and other developmental activities, particularly in J&K.
“The objective of the MoU is to establish a close partnership between NIT Srinagar and GIAN that will foster a collaborative environment in leveraging collective effort of both parties,” he said.
On the occasion, Dr Anamika, Dey CEO GIAN said GIAN shall help grassroot innovators of Innovation hub, NIT Srinagar by including them (the innovators) as beneficiaries under the purview of existing MoUs.
“The future MoUs that GIAN signs with external stakeholders, innovations mobilised by IIEDC-NIT Srinagar from various sectors and segments will also be given global visibility as a part of Honey Bee Network database including tech-pedia-in,” he said.
Prof Anil K Gupta (Founder Honeybee Network, SRISTI, GIAN & NIF) delivered a special address on the occasion. He discussed various ideas on the occasion,
Earlier, Prof Saad Parvez, Head, IIED NIT Srinagar said both intuitions shall take prior informed consent from the innovators and the Intellectual Property Rights of ideas and innovations shall be filed in the name of the original innovator/s.
During the ceremony, Grassroots Innovators of Kashmir, Rafiq Ahmad Ahanger, Naseera Akther, Jhangir, Dr Sunil Wanchoo of SMVDU, Dr Pankaj Mehta, IIC Central University of Jammu and Dr Muqbil Burhan Chairperson CIE, IIM Jammu Srinagar Campus, also addressed.
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