The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (ICICI Foundation), the CSR arm of ICICI Bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to work together on a Digital Health Stack project towards advancing and strengthening healthcare. The Stack will be available in the public healthcare system, starting with the State of Uttar Pradesh. ICICI Foundation will support this initiative with significant fund requirements over multiple years.

According to Manindra Agrawal, Director of IIT Kanpur, with the core expertise in Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning and a thriving MedTech ecosystem, the Institute is well poised to provide necessary technological support to the mission of developing the Digital Health Stack. He also added that they are grateful to ICICI Foundation for their generous contribution towards this initiative and look forward to a successful endeavour.

The MoU was signed by Prof. J Ramkumar, Acting Dean of Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur, and Mr. Sanjay Datta, President, ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth, in the presence of senior officials of ICICI Foundation and senior professors from IIT Kanpur. Shri Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Advisor to the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, graced the MoU ceremony virtually.

Mr Sanjay Datta, President of ICICI Foundation, remarked that ICICI Foundation has been working on capacity building in the healthcare space. In line with this, they are pleased to collaborate with IIT Kanpur.

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IIT Kanpur