To promote higher digital inclusion and improve connectivity utilizing rising applied sciences, UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and Innovate UK launched the UK-India Connectivity and Innovation Centre (CIC).
The launch is a collaboration with the UK authorities’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology and India’s Department of Technology (DoT).
India and the UK have dedicated a mixed preliminary £24 million for a interval of 4 years.
UK-India Connectivity and Innovation Centre
Transforming telecoms with synthetic intelligence and telecommunication cybersecurity, the funding will set up partnerships between UK and India:
- analysis centres
- trade tutorial partnerships
- joint check beds
- focused collaboration in non-terrestrial networks
This strategic initiative in future telecommunications analysis and innovation will advance joint analysis, improvement and deployment, bringing collectively academia and trade from each international locations.
The CIC will span the complete analysis and innovation lifecycle with the purpose of delivering sustained financial progress, technological management and inclusive digital entry.
India-UK InnoXchange programme
A brand new initiative led by India’s Department of Science and Technology and Innovate UK, InnoXchange will harness the collective strengths of educational and analysis establishments in each international locations.
The initiative will foster collaboration in:
- innovation
- expertise switch
- entrepreneurship
A big milestone
The programme will facilitate structured exchanges between startups and incubators in each international locations, selling data sharing and unlocking new alternatives for collaborative progress.
These initiatives mark a major milestone within the UK-India analysis and innovation partnership.
Together, the UK and India are constructing a future-ready partnership that not solely addresses international challenges but in addition drives and sustainable progress.
A daring step ahead
Marking this essential milestone, Professor Sir Ian Chapman, UKRI Chief Executive, mentioned:
These thrilling new partnerships mark a daring step ahead within the UK-India analysis and innovation relationship.
They will assist ship on the ambition set out within the UK-India Vision 2035 and the Research and Innovation Corridor by deepening collaboration throughout sustainable trade, entrepreneurship and cutting-edge science.
By bringing collectively sensible minds and modern firms, we’re constructing a powerful, forward-looking relationship grounded in belief and shared ambition.
A shared imaginative and prescient
Commending the UK-India CIC, Dr Neeraj Mittal, Secretary, DoT, mentioned:
The launch of the UK-India Connectivity and Innovation Centre marks a major milestone in our shared imaginative and prescient for inclusive and future-ready digital infrastructure.
This collaboration between India and the UK will speed up innovation in next-generation telecommunications, together with 6G, and foster deeper partnerships between our tutorial establishments and industries.
We are proud to collectively launch this initiative, which won’t solely strengthen bilateral ties but in addition be sure that rising applied sciences serve the broader targets of financial progress and digital inclusion.