India, Singapore moved from competition to collaboration: Modi

Chennai: India and Singapore have moved from competition to collaboration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at Singapore-India Hackathon here at IIT-Madras on Monday.
“Last year during my visit to Singapore, I was told that the focus of the hackathon was competition. This year, the emphasis is on collaboration and complementing each other’s efforts. So it can be safely said that we have moved from competition to collaboration,” Prime Minister Modi said.
The event, an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is the first of its kind joint international hackathon between India and any other country. The 36-hour long event, which started on Saturday will conclude today.
This year, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras hosted the hackathon, which focussed on three themes — good health and well-being, quality education, and affordable and clean energy.
The hackathon had 20 teams of three university students each from India and Singapore for exchange of culture and ideas.
Calling the idea a grand success, the Prime Minister said that such events bring together government departments, industry people and all premier institutes like the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).