- India seeks to elevate research and innovation with historic global 

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.

About Urkund

Urkund supports academic institutions, secondary schools, and corporations in 
their institutional effectiveness and quality initiatives by delivering a fully 
automated system for checking text originality and preventing plagiarism. The 
software is fully integrated into all major learning management systems and 
uses advanced machine learning to deliver test-winning accuracy. With 20 years 
at the forefront of promoting academic integrity, Urkund now serves over 5,000 
institutions in nearly 80 countries around the globe. Urkund is developed by 
Prio Infocenter AB, a privately-owned company headquartered in Stockholm, 
Sweden. Visit www.urkund.com to learn more.

Contact: Carl-Fredrik Wållgren, CMO 
Phone: +46-70-279-39-59
Email: carl-fredrik.wallgren@urkund.com

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SOURCE: Prio Infocenter AB