International Centre of Automotive Technology (ICAT) develops Automotive technology e-portal ‘ASPIRE’
- The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) is developing technology platform for the Indian Automotive Industry, to build a strong and self-reliant automotive industry in line with the vision of Make in India and Atma-Nirbhar vision of Government of India.
- The e-portal named ASPIRE (Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry, Research and Education) will act as a one stop solution, for the various stakeholders from the Indian auto industry like automotive OEMs, Tier 1 Tier 2 & Tier 3 companies, R&D institutions and academia (colleges & universities), to come other on a common platform and share ideas on matters involving innovation and adoption of global technological advancements, for ushering the industry into future with combined efforts.
- The portal can be accessed through https://aspire.icat.in.
- It will be launched in Phases.
- The Phase I of the portal has been launched on 15 July 2020, and include connecting the users and experts on the portal for functionality assessment.
- Phase II of the portal which is expected by August 15, 2020 will include the posting of domain specific challenges, team formation and finalizing the milestones for the execution of projects for the said challenges and industry problems.
- The final phase of the portal is expected by 15 September, 2020, with hosting of the Grand challenges and providing an elaborate resource database and project monitoring and execution.
- The International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) headquarter: Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana.
Source: PIB