Six Technology Platforms launched to help India become a competitive manufacturing centre
New Delhi, Jul 2 (FN Bureau) The government on Friday launched six Technology Innovation Platforms that will focus on developing technologies for globally competitive manufacturing in India. The six platforms have been developed by IIT Madras, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT), Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), BHEL and HMT in association with IISc Banglore.
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated the platform in a virtual mode. “Inovation in high-end technology creates wealth for the Country. PM @narendramodi Ji has a vision and mission for enhanced investment in research & innovation,” he said in a tweet. The platforms, he said, will help in bringing India’s technical resources and the industry concerned onto one platform to kickstart and facilitate identification of technology problems faced by Indian Industry and crowdsource solutions for the same. Further, the minister said this will facilitate the development of the key ‘mother’ manufacturing technologies indigenously through ‘Grand Challenges’ on the platforms to help achieve the vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat and a globally competitive manufacturing sector in India.
The platforms will facilitate industry (including OEMs, Tier 1 Tier 2 & Tier 3 companies & Raw Material Manufacturers), start-ups, domain experts/professionals, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities), to provide technology solutions, suggestions, expert opinions etc. on issues involving manufacturing technologies, a ministry statement said. They will facilitate exchange of knowledge with respect to research & development and other technological aspects, the ministry said, adding that over 39,000 students, experts, institutes, industries and labs have already registered on these platforms.