European and Indian Research and Technology Organizations to Produce Joint Roadmap for Advanced IT Research
The Open Group and the Interactive Technology Software and Media Association (ITSMA) have announced that they have partnered with a consortium of leading European and Indian research and technology developers to identify future areas for coordination of government funded IT research. Supported by the European Commission, the Fostering Cooperation in Computing Systems for EU and India (EU-INCOOP) project is investing over 460,000 EURO (US$630,000) to bring together leading researchers from India and Europe to identify priorities and develop a joint research roadmap that is said to increase cooperation and address future technology needs in each region. The roadmap and recommendations is claimed to be used to identify areas of common interests and foster closer links between Governments’ funded research projects in Europe and India.
A Rajashree Iyer, Director, ITSMA said, "With computing technologies being an important driver behind India's fast growing economy, greater cooperation with the EU in coordinating advanced research in computing technologies is extremely important for our members. The EU-INCOOP project will provide an important opportunity to integrate the research and development priorities of India with the interests of the EU research community. This will provide a way forward to more collaborative projects that achieve greater impact and create new alliances in delivering technologies that will be needed by both regions."
David Lounsbury, Chief Technical Officer, The Open Group said, "The EU-INCOOP project brings together experts from key areas of computing technology research and development from both the EU and India who will work together to identify the critical areas where joint research should be focused that benefits both regions. We're confident a collaborative approach will bring opportunities for new joint research initiatives between EU and India that will lead to systems developers in both regions being more productive and better able to manage expected increases in future system complexity."
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