MOUs between the Government of India and Palestine

List of documents signed during the State Visit of President of Palestine to India S.No

Title of MOUs

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MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of the State of Palestine for establishing IndiaPalestine Centre of Excellence in ICT MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of the State of Palestine for providing Technical and Vocational education training equipment and training services for the Ministry of Labour’s Vocational Training Centres in Palestine.

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MoU between The Government of the Republic of India and The Government of the State of Palestine for Construction and Equipping of Jawaharlal Nehru Secondary School for Girls in Asera Al Shamalyeh and Jawaharlal Nehru Secondary School for Boys in Abu Dees.

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Signatory from Indian side H.E. Shri S M Krishna Rxternal Affairs Minister

H.E. Shri S M Krishna Rxternal Affairs Minister

H.E. Shri S M Krishna Rxternal Affairs Minister

Signatory from Palestinian side H.E. Dr. Saeb M.S. Erakat, Member of Executive Committee of Palestinian Liberation Organization

H.E. Dr. Saeb M.S. Erakat, Member of Executive Committee of Palestinian Liberation Organization

H.E. Dr. Saeb M.S. Erakat, Member of Executive Committee of Palestinian Liberation Organization

Fact Sheet on the documents signed during the State Visit of President of Palestine to India (i)

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE FOR ESTABLISHING INDIA – PALESTINE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN ICT. -

Under this MOU, a state of the art centre on ICT will be set up in Palestine.

Given India’s expertise in the field of ICT, this project will create a pool of IT experts and generate employment opportunities for them.

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IT professionals from Palestine will also be given a higher-level training in India in the field of ICT who will then impart training to Palestinians making the ICT centre self reliant.

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Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC), a premier R&D organization of the Dept. of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) under the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, will be the implementing agency for this project.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR’S VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES IN PALESTINE. -

This proposal has been considered for capacity building of youth and women of Palestine by providing machinery and technical expertise for vocational training centres in Palestine.

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The Indian government will provide equipment for VTCs in the existing Palestinian infrastructure.

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Identified trainers from Palestine will be given necessary training in India so that they are able to train the local youth and women in Palestine.

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This Project will be implemented by HMT International Ltd., a GoI Enterprise under the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises.

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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS IN ASERA AL SHAMALYEH AND JAWAHARLAL NEHRU SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR BOYS IN ABU DEES.

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The estimated cost of the project for two schools is US$ 1.8 million.

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These two schools will cater to educational needs of about 800 students in the Palestinian districts of Asera Al Shamalyeh, Abu Dees and neighbouring villages.

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The school in Asera Al Shamalyeh will have a constructed area of 1900 sq.m. with 12 class rooms and other facilities; Abu Dees School will be constructed in an area of 1700 sq.m. with 10 classrooms and other facilities.

New Delhi September 11, 2012