The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India will cooperate more closely in sustainable industrial development following a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on October 5 in Abu Dhabi.
The MoU was signed by His Excellency Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council.
Focusing on facilitating industrial investments, technology transfer and enabling the deployment of key technologies in industries, the MoU will benefit both countries through joint industrial and technological developments. It focuses on seven key areas of supply chain resilience, renewable energy and energy efficiency, health and life sciences, space systems, AI, Industry 4.0 and advanced technologies, and standardisation and metrology.
Under the MoU, the UAE and India will also collaborate in the deployment of 4IR technologies in industry, real-time data processing, the development of machine-to-machine control systems, the development of autonomous robotics, equipment and vehicles, as well as the deployment of additive manufacturing in key industries.
Both the sides reviewed and strengthened existing collaborations, and explored new opportunities for their bilateral partnerships.
