Gandhinagar, Nov 9 (UNI) Indian Army on Tuesday signed MoUs with Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) and Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-Informatics (BISAG-N) in Gandhinagar to collaborate in different sectors of research and development.
An official statement said the agreement with the RRU will synergise innovations, research, technology incubation, joint projects, publication and patents, training, higher learning and distance education in the Army.
The MoU signed with BISAG-N will facilitate exchange of knowledge and collaboration in the fields emerging technologies for development of GIS and IT based Enterprise Resource Planning Software among other things.
Army Chief General MM Naravane, addressed the gathering through virtual platform in which he emphasised that signing of this MoU is a path breaking initiative towards enhancing the interaction of Indian Army with academia.
Army Chief highlighted that the demands of future warfare mandates Indian Army officers and men to be educated in niche domains of warfare to include artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, cyber warfare, robotics and aerospace that have potential military applications and a disruptive impact on modern-day warfare.
RRU is an Institute of National importance established under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, committed to identify, prepare and sustain statecraft of national, strategic and security culture through continuous enhancement and development of innovation, education, research and training cadres from the security, military and civilian society.
BISAG-N is an autonomous scientific society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.
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