A high-level Tech Leadership Plenary Session of the DST-CII Technology Summit between India and Portugal has seen a discussion between dignitaries from India and Portugal about the areas like water, healthcare, agritech, waste management, cleantech climate solutions, and ICT in which the two countries can collaborate to bring about solutions for societal challenges and build a holistic and mutually beneficial relationship.
Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST said "India and Portugal have been rediscovering each other through science, technology, innovation, industry and markets and started collaboration in co-creating bilateral knowledge, collaborative projects in science, technology and innovation and co-operating on multilateral issues". Mr. Eduardo Maldonado,PresidentANI (National Innovation Agency), Portugal, said, " the two countries with extremely high qualified young generation and excellent technological skills hold great opportunities for enhancing cooperation through collaborative research and innovation projects, staff exchanges in research and academic institutions and mobility which can be done bilaterally or with Portugal as an entry point in joint European projects".
In the meet, Alok Nanda,Co-chairman, CII National Committee on R&D & Innovation and CTO, GE South Asia & CEO, GE India Technology Centre highlighted the need to create a roadmap for co-creating and co-using knowledge to solve global problems with technological solutions. Few other industrial experts were also present in the meet discussing the possible opportunities to deepen the ties between two countries and steps can be taken to achieve mutual growth.
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