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The Hague and Karnataka Renew MoU at Bengaluru Tech Summit

2019-11-18

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Source: https://mma.prnewswire.com

Collaboration between Dutch city The Hague and Indian government and business takes off at Bengaluru Tech Summit.

Indian companies JK Technosoft and eMuhdra announce opening business in The Netherlands  


In presence of the Deputy Mayor of The Hague, the Netherlands, Ms. Saskia Bruines, Karnataka The Hague Innovation Corridor MoU was signed with the Department of IT, BT and S&T, Government of Karnataka for collaboration in fields of Health, Cybersecurity, Agri-tech and Peace & Justice. 


The MoU, which is a renewal of an earlier MoU signed in 2016, will focus on identifying partnerships for tech innovation facilitation, startup exchanges and nurturing talent on both sides.


Speaking on the occasion Ms. Saskia Bruines, Deputy Mayor of The Hague said: 'The Hague believes in close international co-operation between government, science and industry. In our region, we are fortunate to have such close cooperation: top universities, tech hubs, economic top sectors, including Indian companies like HCL and Tech Mahindra, and a government that promotes regional cooperation. And now we are proud to underpin this by signing the MoU with the State of Karnataka.'


Mr. Prashant Kumar Mishra, Director, Department of IT & BT said, 'We are indeed delighted to see our relationship with The Hague, which started in IT BIZ during 2016, deepen further at Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019. Parties of today's co-operation shall further grow our mutually beneficial relationship in the fields of Health, Cybersecurity, Agri-tech and Peace & Justice we as we move forward.'Also, at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2019, JK Technosoft formally announced the opening of its European headquarters in The Hague. JK Technosoft (JKT), is part of JK Group, globally recognized for its technology innovation, quality solutions and services.


eMudhra is a leading digital transformation company headquartered in Bangalore focused on offering identity and trust services to 35mn people and providing solutions for paperless transformation and digital authentication to Fortune 100 customers and a number of top enterprises in eGovernance, Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.

 

eMudhra has recently set up a company in The Hague in Netherlands to offer trust services, cyber-security and Artificial Intelligence solutions to customers in the European Union. eMudhra was attracted to The Hague because of its reputation in promoting companies focused on cyber security. eMudhra thanks The Hague business agency for the continued support it received in helping set up its first presence in the European Union.