International Collaboration
International Collaboration
Collaboration & Growth
- We promote global collaboration to foster the exchange of innovative ideas, leading to broader applications across various fields.
Objectives:
- Encourage collaborative research for idea cross-pollination.
- Connect global research paradigms with Indian researchers.
How the program delivers value
Collaborative Projects
Standards and Frameworks Development
International Workshop/Conferences
Exchange Programs for Students, Experts, and Faculty
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Development
May 24, 2022
- On May 24, 2022, The President of The United States, Mr. Joe Biden met with The Indian Prime Minister,, Mr. Narendra Modi in Tokyo to reaffirm their commitment to work together for a more prosperous, free, connected, and secure world.
- The leaders reviewed the progress made in the U.S.-India Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.
- The White House has released a Readout of President Biden’s Meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Referring to the recent U.S.-India Collaborative Research Program launched by Technology Innovation Hubs (supported by the Department of Science and Technology of India) and National Science Foundation, USA, the readout says:
- “The U.S. plans to join six of India’s Technology Innovation Hubs to support at least 25 joint research projects in 2022 in areas such as artificial intelligence and data science to advance progress in applications such as agriculture, health and climate. The U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Science and Technology of India will deepen this cooperation through the new U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology.”
About U.S.-India Collaborative Research Program:
- Initiated by the National Science Foundation (NSF) USA and Technology Innovation Hubs (TIHs) at premier Indian institutes, including IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Madras, IIT Jodhpur, IIT BHU, and ISI Kolkata, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
- This program fosters collaborative research at the intersection of fields like AI, data science, edge computing, computer vision, IoT, and controls, with applications in agriculture, health, climate, robotics, and manufacturing. It accelerates technology development for mutual societal and economic benefits through a joint U.S.-India funding opportunity.
- In March 2022, NSF organized a two-day workshop, uniting 100 scientists and engineers from the U.S. and India, in partnership with the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum and DST.