Embassy of India
Belgrade
Press Release
India-Serbia Cooperation in the field of Information Technology &
Electronics
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the Cooperation in the field of
Information Technology & Electronics was signed in Belgrade today between
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology of the Government of the
Republic of India and Ministry of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunication of the
Government of the Republic of Serbia. Ambassador of India to the Republic of
Serbia, Mrs. Narinder Chauhan and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Trade, Tourism & Telecommunications Mr Rasim Ljajic, signed the MOU in
the presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Prime
Minister’s Office, who is on official visit to Serbia.
The objective of this MOU is to establish inter-institutional co-operation
and relations between the two countries, in the field of IT & Electronics and foster
active cooperation and exchanges between the private entities, capacity building
institutions, Governments and other public and private organizations of the two
countries.
Under the terms of agreement, both countries will enhance cooperation for
using IT as a tool to improve public service delivery i.e. e-learning, e-government
services, tele-medicine, e-education, e-authentication, cyber security, internetgovernance, e-commerce etc. The two countries will also explore cooperation in
R&D and Innovation in IT & Electronics sector through joint collaborative
projects, organizing technical exhibitions, workshops, seminars, expert visits &
training sessions and will develop cooperation on IT hubs, start-up companies and
infrastructure incubators.
The MOU shall be implemented by establishing a Working Group to define
methodologies, mechanisms and procedures for the development of the activities
provided in the agreement.
The signing of MOU is a major step in developing and strengthening
industrial, technological and commercial cooperation between the two countries in
IT&E sector and to implement institutional and capacity building cooperation
aimed at fostering partnerships between the two friendly nations.
Place: Belgrade
Date : October 13, 2016