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30 MoUs signed at IIT Conclave in Gujarat

Along with prominent IIT alumni, heads of institutes and companies signed 30 Memorandums of Understanding at the IIT Conclave organised at Nirma University on Monday.

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Along with prominent IIT alumni, heads of institutes and companies signed 30 Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) at the IIT Conclave organised at Nirma University on Monday.

These knowledge sharing MOUs include 15 signed between the Pan-IIT Gujarat Alumni Association and the government of Gujarat in various areas including castor production, improving agricultural productivity using nanotechnology, urban waste management, solar energy and skills development in the state, among others.

The alumni association will be coming up with a possible technology driven solution to the government within 3 months.

Furthermore, 15 MoUs were signed between various companies and prominent educational institutes and the government of Gujarat, for setting up Centres of Excellence in areas like the ceramics industry, chemical industry, environment protection, solid waste management and more.

Apart from the signing of MOUs, delegates from all over India and abroad discussed various issues such as innovation and value-based education to secure economic leadership for Gujarat in the 21st century. 

Addressing the audience at the conclave, chief minister Narendra Modi called upon the IIT alumni to design technology that can be used for social upliftment of the people of the state.

"I want technology to be used in all spheres of life which in turn would lead to good governance. I believe in minimum government and maximum governance," added Modi.

He urged the IITians to help the government in making the Forensic Science University a world class institute. He also stressed on the need to involve engineers of IIT as the evaluators of projects like BRTS.

Former chief minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, an alumnus of IIT-Powai, was also present on the occasion.   

Dr. RN Vakil, director of CEPT signed two MOUs with the Gujarat government to develop a centre of excellence in the field of energy, environment and infrastructure. Dr Sudhir K Jain, director of IIT-GN, signed an MOU on behalf of IIT-GN, to set up a centre of excellence for the chemical industry. 

ATIRA also signed four MOUs for their centres of excellence as well. United Phosphorus Ltd also signed an MOU for environment protection.

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