India & Angola to collaborate in area of electronics & IT
Published: May 23, 2018
By TIOLCORPLAWS News Service
NEW DELHI, MAY 23, 2018: THE Union Cabinet has been apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) the between India and Angola for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Electronics and Information Technology. The agreement intends to promote closer cooperation in the areas of e-Governance, HRD for IT education, Information Security, Electronics Hardware manufacturing, IT embedded Software industry and Telemedicine.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is mandated to promote international cooperation in the emerging and frontier areas of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) under bilateral and regional framework of cooperation. It has entered into agreements with counterpart organizations and agencies of various countries to promote close cooperation and exchange of information in the area of ICT. To further enhance cooperation with various countries, particularly in view of the new initiatives taken by Government of India like 'Digital India' & 'Make in India', there is an increased need for exploring business opportunities in the technology sector which are of interest.
The Ministry negotiated a comprehensive MoU for a focussed cooperation in ICT areas such as in e-Governance, HRD for IT education, Information Security, Electronics Hardware manufacturing, IT embedded Software industry & Telemedicine. After negotiations the draft MoU was finalised and signed during the visit of Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr M.J. Akbar, on behalf of the Government of India and Mr Domingos Custodio Vieira Lopes, Secretary of State for International Cooperation and Angolan Communities, on behalf of Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Government of Angola.