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Pursuant to the MOU signed between the Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India, and the Ministry of Information and Communication, Republic of Korea, in April, 2001, the two sides further signed a Joint Statement here today, by Shri Dayanidhi Maran, Union Minister of Communications & Information Technology and Dr. Daeje Chin, Minister of Information and Communication, Republic of Korea to promote cooperation in the field of information technology.
The joint statement aims to provide a fillip to the investment flows from Korea to Indian ICT hardware sector, exploitation of complementarities between Korean ICT hardware industry and the Indian software industry, development of technology and human resources in software sector, next- generation ICT industry, such as 4G and next-generation mobile communications and research networks, broadband infrastructure, e-government, digital signature and Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT). The two countries have also agreed to promote and facilitate the joint research, exchange of experts and professionals, encouragement of liaison with other Government agencies, industrial, academic and professional organisations, organising technical exhibitions, seminar, symposium and to have India-Korea IT Cooperation Committee meetings on regular basis.
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