Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of the Ministry of Defence has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM), the premier chamber of commerce for software and services in India to strengthen cooperation and increase collaboration between the Indian IT industry and DRDO.
This MoU is an initiative to further innovation and the development of Intellectual Property in the domestic market in India. The MoU will help establish a successful working relationship between DRDO and the Indian IT industry and will advance issues of mutual interest. This initiative will also strengthen cooperation for enabling a long-term involvement of IT software companies in DRDO’s development projects.
Speaking on the occasion Shri M Natrajan, Director General Defence R&D said DRDO has taken a lot of initiatives for promoting increased partnership of private sector industry in the development of major systems. He said "as the modern military systems are becoming increasingly software intensive, we are keen to workout a long-term strategic arrangement with NASSCOM to enable Indian IT industry to partner DRDO labs in various software development activities mainly related to systems like Radars, Electronic Warfare Systems, Sonars, Flight Control, Avionics, Missile Systems, Command and Control Systems, Communication System etc." Shri Natrajan said the MoU seeks to facilitate defining long term strategic partnership with IT industry and to take further actions for finalizing methodologies for its effective implementation.
Shri Kiran Karnik, President NASSCOM said creating upstream linkages with the Indian R&D institutions is a key part of NASSCOM's focus on developing India’s innovation eco-system. He said DRDO has been responsible for developing a number of leading technologies in multi-focus areas spanning across aero-space, control systems, communication etc. which makes it the obvious choice for such a partnership. Shri Karnik said through this MoU the DRDO-IT industry partnership could liverage the experience and best practices gained through these engagements.
This MoU is an initiative to further innovation and the development of Intellectual Property in the domestic market in India. The MoU will help establish a successful working relationship between DRDO and the Indian IT industry and will advance issues of mutual interest. This initiative will also strengthen cooperation for enabling a long-term involvement of IT software companies in DRDO’s development projects.
Speaking on the occasion Shri M Natrajan, Director General Defence R&D said DRDO has taken a lot of initiatives for promoting increased partnership of private sector industry in the development of major systems. He said "as the modern military systems are becoming increasingly software intensive, we are keen to workout a long-term strategic arrangement with NASSCOM to enable Indian IT industry to partner DRDO labs in various software development activities mainly related to systems like Radars, Electronic Warfare Systems, Sonars, Flight Control, Avionics, Missile Systems, Command and Control Systems, Communication System etc." Shri Natrajan said the MoU seeks to facilitate defining long term strategic partnership with IT industry and to take further actions for finalizing methodologies for its effective implementation.
Shri Kiran Karnik, President NASSCOM said creating upstream linkages with the Indian R&D institutions is a key part of NASSCOM's focus on developing India’s innovation eco-system. He said DRDO has been responsible for developing a number of leading technologies in multi-focus areas spanning across aero-space, control systems, communication etc. which makes it the obvious choice for such a partnership. Shri Karnik said through this MoU the DRDO-IT industry partnership could liverage the experience and best practices gained through these engagements.
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