Members from the government and the business community representing India and Sweden will take part in discussions during the annual Sweden Indian Nobel Memorial Week 2016, which commences tomorrow.
During the event which will be held from October 1 to 7, competitions and discussions with academia will be held at Indore, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and New Delhi.
The Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week is held in memory of Swedish innovator and philanthropist Alfred Nobel to celebrate Indian Nobel laureates and is organised in cooperation with leading Swedish companies in India.
The theme for the 10th edition of the event is 'Sweden Makes in India'.
Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy, and Erik Brandsma, Director General of Swedish Energy Agency, will also be participating in the event.
The other programmes during the event include 'The Nobel Wall' in Delhi, Noida and Chennai, the Swedish Film Festival in Chennai and Nobel Memorial Reception.
Harald Sandberg, Ambassador of Sweden to India, said, "India and Sweden do share common basic values and interests, and at the same time, we see a great potential to take inspiration from each other and expand our cooperation across a range of sectors."
He said the two countries are collaborating in India's "Smart Cities" initiative.
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