ITA RWTH & TIDCO Sign MoU for Smart Tech Collaboration

The Institut für Textiltechnik (ITA) of RWTH Aachen University and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO) intend to collaborate in the future in the areas of robotics, smart textiles, and AI-supported manufacturing. Promoting talent exchange and a long-term Indian-German partnership are the concurrent goals.

At the Tamil Nadu Rising Investment Conclave in Düsseldorf, the memorandum of agreement (MoU) was inked. The signing was attended by top government and business officials as well as M. K. Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, India.

The goal of the partnership is to establish an open innovation ecosystem that combines a dynamic industry with the outstanding research from Germany. This partnership is greatly supported by Guidance Tamil Nadu, and Hon. Dr TRB Rajaa, Minister for Industry, Investment Promotion and Trade of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Thiru V. Arun Roy, I.A.S., Principal Secretary, Department of Industry, Government of Tamil Nadu, exchanged the MoU on behalf of Sandeep Nanduri, I.A.S., Managing Director, TIDCO. Dr Akram Idrissi, Head of Strategy & Business Development at ITA, exchanged the MoU on behalf of ITA Director Prof. Dr Thomas Gries.

Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited is a leading industrial development agency of the Government of Tamil Nadu established in the year 1965. TIDCO aims to promote balanced and continuous industrial development by facilitating medium and large size industries in the state through Joint Ventures. TIDCO is also the Nodal agency for the development of various industrial corridor projects in Tamil Nadu.