President Pranab Mukherjee today received the Garwood Award for Outstanding Global Leader in Open Innovation from UC Berkeley-Haas School of Business at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The award was presented by Prof. Solomon Darwin, Executive Director Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation. The University of California, Berkeley, one of the most prestigious educational institutes in the world, has established the Garwood Award to acknowledge individuals who have embraced, supported and encouraged open innovation in a significant and impactful way. The award was presented to the President for promoting open innovation, for taking initiative of hosting and gathering global innovators at the first-ever Global Roundtable on the Inclusive Innovations at Rashtrapati Bhavan. In his acceptance speech, Mr Mukherjee said that open innovation is a way to future as it captures knowledge-flow from all sources. He said, Open innovation is most essential for government entities, who are tasked to serve the citizens. He added that placing of data in the public domain without compromising the privacy, promotes transparency, innovation and opens up new avenues to solve problems of citizens efficiently and effectively. The President said, innovation is a critical driver of growth and development and open innovation takes the innovation to next level and creates a new eco-system of access and equal opportunities to all. He said, open innovation has a potential to transform the global social landscape and help achieve the goal of a more fair and just world.