The Department works as the nodal point in respect of matters relating to international cooperation in the field of Public Administration and Governance, which include organizing programmes and visits of the foreign delegation to India and visits of Indian delegation abroad as part of projects / bilateral measures taken up in accordance with the Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) / Agreements signed between India and other countries (bilateral or multilateral). The purpose of the international cooperation component is to enable sharing of information, best practice and movement of personnel across national government in areas of Public Administration and Governance Reforms. As part of its international collaborative efforts, DARPG has signed MoUs on cooperation in the field of Public Administration and Governance Reforms with Portugal, United Kingdom, Singapore and Australia, The Gambia and trilateral MoU with Brazil and South Africa (IBSA).