India-EU Workshop on Innovation and Partnerships opens new opportunities for cooperation in innovation policies
During 14-17 December 2009, an EU delegation led by Deputy Director General Françoise Le Bail of European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry, was participating in a one-day India-EU workshop on Sectoral Innovation in Chennai and in a one-day India-EU workshop on Innovation Policies and Frameworks in New Delhi, as well as in several site visits in Chennai, Bangalore and New Delhi.
Françoise Le Bail, Deputy Director General, DG Enterprise and Industry, and T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology Government of India signed a joint letter, stating that „the exchanges and discussions have allowed both parties to understand better each other’s innovation systems, capacities and public support policies, to identify areas of common interest and to explore opportunities for cooperation.“
Nine European experts were invited by the European Commission to join the India-EU workshops in their personal capacity (i.e. not representing European Commission or their employing organisation), chosen on their personal merits and capacity to present and reflect more generally the European experiences on issues and sectors that have been identified interesting and important by both the European Commission services and the Indian government representatives. Main recommendations from the Indian and EU experts participating in this process are annexed to this document.
We discovered dynamic and enterpreunial Indian innovation communities, as well as strong potential for EU technologies, prodcuts and services. There are a number of complementarities that provide a mutually beneficial basis for innovation collaboration, which could be further pursued“, stated one of the participants.
Agenda and presentations could be downloaded from the INNO-Views workshop pages. If you like to discuss your experience of innovation partnerships with India please enter DG Enterprise & Industries Blog „Innovation unlimited“.
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