Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan called for newer areas of cooperation between India and Italy. He was speaking at the India-Italy technology summit in  New Delhi today. <br />''<br />''Dr Vardhan said government is working steadily to ease the bottleneck in doing business and innovation in scientific areas. He said India and Italy are working together in many areas and major thrust should be given to Research and Development and knowledge economy. <br />''<br />''He expressed the hope that the summit would focus on advanced manufacturing and clean technology in the days to come. <br />''<br />''Dr Vardhan also said both countries should work together in space technology, heritage protection and linking research institutes.<br />