The Indian Institute of Corporate
Affairs (IICA), an autonomous institute functioning under the aegis of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, today signed 5 memoranda of understanding with
country’s five leading research, academic and business institutions, namely:
Indian School of Business (ISB); Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE); Tata
Institute of Social Sciences (TISS); The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) and
YES Bank Limited. Shri Sachin Pilot, Minister of Corporate Affairs, was present
on the occasion.
IICA provides opportunities for
research, education, and advocacy and also serves as a knowledge-centre for
policy makers, regulators and other stakeholders related to the domain of
corporate affairs. The Institute supports the growth of the corporate sector in
India through an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach. IICA is also an
academy for the Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS) officers. The Minister had
an intense interaction with the probationers of the ICLS, discussing their
training needs and how IICA’s course modules could be enhanced to cater to
everyday practical requirements. Shri Pilot emphasized the importance of
gauging and assessing the specific needs of industry and business and stressed
on the fact that all the courses should add value to the participants’
potential and ability thereby creating a demand in the Corporate Sector for
employees to undergo training/development at IICA.
Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, DG & CEO
of IICA, stressed upon the need for institutional partnerships saying that it
holds the potential to bring together diverse stakeholders for the common goal
of advancing knowledge and promoting able corporate governance.
Shri Sachin Pilot also released two
books – Business Responsibility India Survey 2013 and Responsible
Corporate Engagement in Rural India – A Compendium of Good Practices; an
outcome of the bilateral cooperation project between IICA and GIZ on business
responsibility.
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