What’s the India-U.S. initiative on future tech?
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According to the iCET roadmap, India and the U.S. would collaborate on important and developing technologies in industries like semiconductors, wireless telephony, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence.
Points to Ponder:
Areas of Focus for the Initiative:
- Research Agency Partnership:
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- Establishing a partnership between research organisations will promote cooperation in fields like artificial intelligence (AI).
- Create a new roadmap for defence-industrial cooperation to speed up technological cooperation for joint research and development and production.
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- Common Standards in AI:
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- Develop universal standards for artificial intelligence to encourage collaboration and interoperability.
- The development of a road map to quicken defence technical cooperation is necessary.
- Create an “innovation bridge” to link defence startup companies.
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- Semiconductor Ecosystem:
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- Encourage the growth of an ecosystem for semiconductors.
- assemble a supply network for semiconductors.
- Create a task force led by the semiconductor sector to consider recommendations.
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- Human Spaceflight:
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- Strengthen cooperation on human spaceflight activities.
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- Advancement in 5G and 6G:
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- Advance cooperation on the development of 5G and 6G technologies.
Progress Made:
- Quantum Coordination Mechanism:
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- Put in place the Quantum Coordination Mechanism to facilitate collaboration in quantum technologies.
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- Public-Private Dialogue (PDD) on Telecommunication:
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- Initiated a PDD on telecommunication to drive collaboration in OpenRAN, 5G, and 6G.
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- Exchanges on AI and Space:
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- Held “important exchanges” on artificial intelligence (AI) and space.
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- Semiconductor Supply Chain:
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- Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a semiconductor supply chain.
- Created a semiconductor sub-committee to review recommendations from an industry-led task force.
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- Defense Jet Engine Deal:
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- India and the U.S. are close to concluding a mega jet engine deal.
- India-U.S. Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X):
- A new initiative called INDUS-X is set to be launched during the visit to advance cutting-edge technology cooperation.
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- Roadmap for Defense Industrial Cooperation:
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- India and the U.S. have concluded a roadmap for defense-industrial cooperation to guide policy direction.
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- Strategic Trade Dialogue:
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- Established a Strategic Trade Dialogue to remove regulatory barriers and review export control norms for strategic technology and trade collaborations.
