India Rwanda Innovation Growth Program launched |
On a State visit to Rwanda, Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari on 20 February 2017 launched the India- Rwanda Innovation Growth Program in presence of the Prime Minister of Rwanda, Anastase Murekezi. The first of its kind initiative anywhere in Africa, the pilot serves as a unique diplomacy tool to strengthen the bilateral relationship purely based on Science, Technology and Innovation. To match the socio-economic needs of Rwanda, the Program will deploy 20 demonstrated and validated Indian technologies and innovations over next two years to create sustainable social enterprises ventures with Rwandan partners and stimulate economic impact development. As a prelude, fifteen Indian techno-entrepreneurs showcased their innovative solutions at the prestigious Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali. The Expo and Business to Business interaction were inaugurated by the Vice President of India and the Prime Minister of Rwanda. More than 100 interested private and public sector attendees from Rwanda attended and interacted with Indian innovators and business delegates. Munish Gupta, Member FICCI National Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation, was hailed as the inspiration behind the launch of the program.
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