MoU between Indian Academy of Highway Engineers and University of New South Wales

Indian Academy of Highway Engineers signs MoU with University of New South Wales for establishing Centre of Excellence in Smart Transportation

Question: Indian Highways Academy and the University of New South Wales signed a MoU to setup a Centre of Excellence? This Center of Excellence is for-
(a) Transportation System Center
(b) Center for Road Technology
(c) Advanced Transport Technology and System Center in Smart Transport
(d) Road Safety and Manufacturing Technology Center
Answer- (c)
Related facts:

  • On April 10th, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry through the Indian Academy of Highway Engineers and University of New South Wales (UNSW) to set up a Centre for Advanced Transportation Technology and Systems (CATTS).
  • The visions for CATTS are as follows:
    1. To accelerate the evaluation and adoption of new transportation technologies and explore market opportunities for them in India and Australia.
    2. Conduct research, development and training in the areas of transport system modeling and data for smart cities.
  • This would be the world’s first transportation centre involving two countries committed to seeing technological innovation for economic development through improved safety and reduced congestion.

Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=161037
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/hindirelease.aspx?relid=60451
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