Odisha Govt Signs MoU with Tony Blair Institute For Global Change

Bhubaneswar: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Odisha Government and Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) today.

The collaboration will be beneficial in increasing economic capacity along with successful implementation of various programmes of the State Government, informed the Electronics & Information Technology Department.

The Institute will provide advisory support to the State Government to enable it to successfully deliver on its overall economic agenda. It will undertake a range of activities such as current-state analysis, external benchmarking, roadmap design, capacity development and many others.

Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, TBI is helmed by former Prime Minister of UK, Tony Blair, and greatly benefits from his vast experience, expertise, and network. It works in 45+ countries to help governments turn ideas into reality. It helps leaders by advising on strategy, policy, and delivery, and by unlocking the power of technology across all three. Its domains of specialization include governance, foreign policy, investments, infrastructure and cities, climate and energy, and human capital. Through interventions in these areas, the organization aims to help build more open, inclusive, and prosperous societies for people everywhere.

The collaboration, a non-commercial project, involves strategy development support, delivery and implementation support, and strategic communications support. Under these support initiatives, TBI will undertake a range of activities such as current-state analysis, external benchmarking, roadmap design, capacity development, effective communication of core reforms to enhance adoption, and many others. These initiatives, coupled with TBI’s expertise in leveraging insights from various public and private stakeholders, are expected to further catalyze Odisha’s ongoing transformation.

On this occasion, Minister of Electronics, Information Technology, Sports and Youth Services & Home, Tusharkanti Behera, Chief Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Jena, Development Commissioner-cum ACS, Anu Garg, Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, Deoranjan Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Finance Vishal Kumar Dev, Principal Secretary, RD, Information and Public Relations Department Sanjay Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, E&IT Department Manoj Kumar Mishra were present on the occasion.

The MoU was signed by the Special Secretary, E&IT Department, Odisha Manas Ranjan Panda and Vivek Agarwal, Country Director, India of Tony Blair Institute of Global Change (TBI).

Additional Secretary E&IT Department Manoj Kumar Pattnaik proposed the vote of thanks.