26 October 2009 | Delhi, India
infoDev's first workshop on Climate Technology Innovation Centers brought together over 50 leading stakeholders in India to brainstorm the barriers, needs and opportunities to Climate Technology Innovation in the country.
Stakeholders from a range of organizations attended the event including:
Moser Baer
GE
IBM
IFC
Indian Institute of Technology
Bureau of Energy Efficiency
New Ventures India
Acumen Fund
Applied Materials
India Angel Network
Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Ministry of Science and Technology
TERI
National Entrepreneurship Network
Tata Power
Peer Water Exchange
A news story by DFID about the event can be found here. For a more detailed summary of the outcomes of the workshop, please visit infoDev's Climate Technology Program website at www.infodev.org/climate in the following weeks.
The next steps of the program include a follow-up meeting with the stakeholders to review and discuss various concrete and practical interventions that might be included in an Climate Innovation Center Implementation Plan for India.