First Ever Indian – ASEAN Innotech summit held in Delhi by Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences

Intensify Collaborative Research In Science, Technology And Innovation To Handle Economic Challenges

• Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences conducted Indian – ASEAN InnoTech summit by beholding scientific community in India and ASEAN member states to intensify collaborative research in science, technology and innovation to address the economic and societal challenges being faced by the two regions.
• This summit is the first ever meeting between Indian and ASEAN scientific community held by India itself but own initiative. The summit was organized by FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
• Along with summit there was a B2B (Buyer to Buyer) and B2G (Buyer to Government) exhibition accelerating towards innovative development of scientific fields. Under the ASEAN-India Innovation Platform, 400 technologies are ready to be commercialized in ASEAN member states, he said and called upon the scientific community to pool and share technologies through the platform.
• Ministry of External Affairs, Dr. Vardhan said, India has a lot to offer to the ASEAN countries. New age technologies were being nurtured at the 38 laboratories of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, he said and added that in the global list of 1207 research institutions supported by government funding, India stood at the 9th position. “Our mission is to position India into the big league and be recognised among the top three global leaders in Science & Technology,”
  

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  Highlights of the summit

• Participating ASEAN Member Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• Exclusive session with India ASEAN S&T Secretaries and Advisors
• Exhibition: to showcase best Indian Innovative Technologies, with potential implementation in the ASEAN region
• B2G meetings: one to one meeting with ASEAN delegation of ministers, advisors, and other dignitaries
  

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  7 Objectives of the summit

• Explore avenues of cross country partnerships with Indian R&D-based enterprises
• Capture global trends in technology management and strategy
• Connect local and global research & development community for collaborative engagement
• Create avenues for industry-academia-government partnerships
• Promote best practices in financing, strategy, and leadership
• Advance progressive ideas for policy reforms and regulatory environment
• Build capacities for market assessment and rapid commercialization of research
  

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