WMG, CII sign MOU to strengthen work on climate change

LONDON: Britain's leading research outfit, Warwick Manufacturing Group, on Thursday signed an agreement with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to strengthen work on climate change, high-tech manufacturing and global health care in India.

The Memorandum of Understanding, signed at a conference on "Achieving 10 per cent GDP Growth in India", organised by the CII here, would help explore possibilities for cooperation and collaboration in research in the fields of Automotives, Experimental Engineering, Robotics, Digital Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.

"The governments of the UK and India recognise the importance of close collaboration of both countries in the field of science and technologies," Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharya, founder and Director of WMG said.

"There is exciting potential for joint research in many fields between us and, in particular, between WMG, Indian private and public research institutions and universities and the Indian private sector. WMG has already been working with very big industries such as Tata and TVS Motors,"he said.

Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of the CII said: "Indian industries now have a major focus on innovation in order to become path-breakers in their respective fields. There is also a growing need for Intellectual Property Right protection for Indian organisations.

"All economic powers need to respond to the pressing need for new technology to meet the challenges of climate change and environmental damage and India is no different. We also must contribute to the need for a massive improvement in global health care provision.

"This link with WMG will give the Indian economy unsurpassed access to new technology in these key areas," he said.