Shri Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) inaugurated the Reliance Innovation Leadership Centre (RIL-C) in Pune. The centre will drive the company's Innovation agenda.
The Innovation agenda aims to propel RIL at the forefront of global business leadership by implementing Innovation strategies in operations as well as in Research and Technology domains.
The RIL-C will be guided by Reliance Innovation Council chaired by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, a global science icon and a member of the RIL Board. The council will have some of world's leading thinkers in the field of science, technology and innovation practioners as its members. The Council will shape and guide the various Innovation initiatives of the Company.
Reliance also plans to set up a Corporate Research and Technology Centre (CRTC). The CRTC with floor space of more than half million square feet in the central district of Navi Mumbai will act as a hub for the research centers already operating at various manufacturing locations.
Reliance intends to create world class physical and intellectual infrastructure in CRTC, with some of the best scientists bolstering its innovation agenda.
Reliance has already entered into path breaking tie-ups, collaborations & research agreements with world renowned institutes and universities to derive the full benefit from open innovation networks.