Urkund Awarded Nationwide Contract in India
India seeks
to elevate research and innovation with historic global tender
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Urkund, a Swedish technology
firm with expertise in text analysis powered by machine learning, was recently
awarded the nationwide contract to supply all universities in India with plagiarism prevention software. The Indian
government seeks to enhance the quality of research within the country's
academic institutions by deterring research misconduct and plagiarism,
promoting originality and innovation.
Speaking to the Central Advisory Board of Education, Union Human
Resource Minister, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal, said
that "[the software] will significantly help to improve the quality of
research outcome by ensuring the originality of ideas and publication of the
research scholars".
Urkund's long-standing local partner, eGalactic, was instrumental
in the tender process, gaining the commitment and trust by the Indian
government. With its 1,045 institutions, the onboarding program was of
unprecedented proportions gathering institutions from all geographical regions
of India at 5 locations over 2 weeks.
"We're incredibly proud to be entrusted to help improve
education quality in India, the world's largest
democracy," comments Andreas Ohlson, Chief
Executive Officer at Urkund. "Also, the tender itself is a great sign of
governmental responsibility and oversight for the challenge of countering
plagiarism. I must say it brought the best solutions to the table with what I
believe are the toughest technological requirements I've seen to date."
The tender was initiated by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) entrusting Information and Library Network Centre
(INFLIBNET), an Inter-University Centre of the University Grants Commission
(UGC), with the tender and procurement process.
Contact: Carl-Fredrik Wållgren, CMO
Phone: +46-70-279-39-59
SOURCE Prio Infocenter AB
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