DG Shipping and C-DAC sign umbrella MoU to drive maritime innovation
The Directorate General of Shipping and C-DAC signed an umbrella MoU on 25 January 2025 to modernise maritime administration through digitalisation, cybersecurity and R&D.
Summary
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a scientific society under MeitY, signed an umbrella MoU at MeitY, New Delhi on 25 January 2025 in the presence of MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan. The DGS–C-DAC MoU, signed by DG Shipping Shyam Jagannathan and C-DAC DG E. Magesh, covers digitalisation and automation of maritime processes, maritime data analytics, cybersecurity and maritime IoT, maritime education and training, and R&D in maritime technologies.
Key facts
- Date
- 25 January 2025, MeitY, New Delhi
- Parties
- Directorate General of Shipping and C-DAC (MeitY)
- Signatories
- Shyam Jagannathan (DG Shipping); E. Magesh (DG, C-DAC)
- Focus
- Digitalisation, data analytics, cybersecurity & maritime IoT, training, R&D
Practice MCQs 2 questions
With which organisation did the Directorate General of Shipping sign an umbrella MoU on 25 January 2025 to drive maritime innovation?
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Correct answer: A — C-DAC
PIB 2096078: DGS signed the umbrella MoU with C-DAC, a scientific society under MeitY.
C-DAC, which signed an MoU with DG Shipping in January 2025, functions under which ministry?
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Correct answer: B — Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
PIB 2096078: C-DAC is a Scientific Society under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).