The Central Government on Wednesday approved different Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)s with United Kingdom and Kuwait.
The Central Government on Wednesday approved different Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)s with United Kingdom and Kuwait. While with UK, the MoU was for public administration and governance reforms, the MoU between Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organisation (DOS/ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) was on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
MoU between India and UK
The Central Government on Wednesday given its ex-post facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in November between India and the United Kingdom for Cooperation in public administration and governance reforms.
The form of co-operation under the MoU will be in areas like sharing good governance practices in public administration, user-led service design, reducing bureaucracy in service delivery, government process re-engineering, building and developing staff capability, public grievance redress mechanism, local government reforms, reforms towards strengthening of social security, collaboration in strategies for promotion of ethics in government, collaboration between government and industry on staff management, mechanisms for public engagement, crisis and disaster management and digital transformation of government.
A Joint Working Group on Public Administration and Governance will be responsible for implementation of the MoU.
The MoU will help understand the system of customer-oriented public service delivery in the U.K. with reference to rapidly changing environments in the area of public service management and enable in replicating, adapting and innovating some of the best practices and processes in the Indian Public Service Delivery System, leading to improved public service delivery in India.
The First Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting under the MoU is scheduled to be held later this month in London. Provision of Citizen-Centric Online Services is the foundation of an efficient public administration system. It leads to transparency and accountability in the governance and fosters equitable growth.
MoU between ISRO and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR)
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was on Wednesday apprised of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organisation (DOS/ISRO) and Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research (KISR) on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes.
The MoU will enable pursuing potential interest areas in both cooperative and commercial mode such as use of data from Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites by KISR for initiating a few research and application projects; training; and building and launching of remote sensing and communication satellites on commercial terms.
The MoU will lead to setting up of a Joint Working Group, drawing members from ISRO and KISR, which will further work out the plan of action, including the time-frame and the means of implementing this MoU. Cooperation with KISR through this MoU will lead to developing a joint activity in the field of application of space technology for the benefit of humanity so that all sections and regions of the country will get benefited.
The MoU will provide impetus to explore newer research activities and application possibilities in the field of remote sensing of the earth; satellite communication; satellite navigation; space science and exploration of outer space.
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