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New Delhi :CSIR, a premier R&D organisation with focus on science and technology that enables innovation-driven industry and nurture trans-disciplinary leadership, and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a GoI flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, have come together to collaborate in areas of mutual interest.
Towards promoting innovation in the country in various sectors, a letter of intent was signed on June 5, 2020, between the two organizations, in the presence of Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairperson, Niti Aayog, Amitabh Kant, CEO of Niti Aayog ,and Dr Shekhar C Mande, DG CSIR and other senior officials from both the organisations, according to a PIB release.
Major areas of mutual interest, among others include: Supporting world class start-ups through CSIR Incubators under Atal Innovation mission initiatives and jointly work on new models of innovation, including setting up of CSIR Innovation Parks; Stimulating innovation and research in the MSME industry by CSIR in collaboration with ARISE; Creating problem solving mind-set across schools in India through close cooperation between Atal Tinkering Labs and Jigyasa.