The memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of Information, technology and Electronics between India and Palestine was initiated during the first session of the joint commission meeting in November 2016.
After several negotiations, the draft of MoU was finalised and signed between the two nations in May 2017. The cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was notified about the MoU on Tuesday.
An official statement was issued which said “The MoU shall come into effect from the date of signature of the parties and shall remain in force for 5 years. The MoU shall be implemented by establishing a working group on IT and electronics composed of representatives of the two parties.”
With the signing of the agreement, both the countries will promote cooperation in e-governance, m-governance, e-public services delivery, cyber security, software technology parks, start-up ecosystem etc. The cooperation in ICT (information and communications technology) domain in both B2B (business to business) and G2G (government to government) will also be strengthened giving more employment opportunities.
The statement also read that India has been contributing material and technical assistance to the Palestinian people and that India has always supported Palestine interests both at international and bilateral levels.