Funding for Future Technology announced by UKRI-DST
The Foreign Secretary David Lammy davidlammy has announced the UK-India Technology Security Initiative during his first visit to India where he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi pmindia and senior government officials as part of his government’s “reset with the global south”.
The Initiative has been spearheaded and agreed by the National Security Advisors (NSAs) following negotiations between both countries to expand collaboration in critical and emerging technologies across priority sectors. It will set out a bold new approach for how the UK and India work together on the defining technologies of this decade – telecoms, critical minerals, AI ai-expo, quantum, health/bio tech, advanced materials and semiconductors semiconductors .
This first of its kind agreement – delivered by the Foreign Secretary on behalf of the Prime Minister – builds on a series of partnerships between British and Indian Government, industry and academia. The respective National Security Advisers will take this agreement forward to ensure the collective potential of UK-Indian critical technologies techuk is harnessed.
The announcement is part of a wider package of announcements the Foreign Secretary agreed following bilateral meetings in New Delhi with Indian Prime Minister Modi and Minister for External Affairs Dr S Jaishankar to refresh the UK-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership mea .
This will drive forward a bilateral partnership that is framed on boosting economic growth, deepening co-operation across key issues including trade, technology, education, culture and climate londonstockexchange .
Lammy said the Technology Security Initiative is to deliver on the promise of the UK-India relationship ukibc .
“This government will put growth at the heart of our foreign policy,” underlined Lammy who was recently appointed secretary by the new government and made his first trip to Delhi on 24 July.
“This will mean real action together on the challenges of the future from AI to critical minerals. Together we can unlock mutual growth, boost innovation, jobs and investment.
“We are also accelerating our joint work on the climate crisis – ensuring brighter, safer futures for Brits and Indians. This government is reconnecting Britain for our security and prosperity at home.’”
“From telecoms and semiconductors to biotechnology and AI, these generation-defining technologies will unlock countless new opportunities and innovations, so we can deliver for working people here and in India as we deepen our long-standing partnership,” elaborated Secretary of State for Science, Peter Kyle.
A new £7-million funding call for Future Telecoms research was also announced by UK Research and Innovation ukri and India’s Department of Science and Technology dst , under the India-UK science, technology and innovation partnership.
“Our Free Trade Agreement negotiations is the floor not the ceiling of our ambitions to unlock our shared potential and deliver growth, from Bengaluru to Birmingham,” said Lammy bengalurutechsummit .
“We have shared interests on the green transition, new technologies, economic security and global security,” who had said on leaving London for India.
He described the trip as “resetting our relationship with the Global South is a key part of how this government will reconnect Britain for our security and prosperity at home”.
He underscored the importance of the Living Bridge between the UK and India, represented by the 1.7 million people with Indian heritage that have made their home in the UK and make an exceptional contribution to British life. Fiinews.com
