Learning & Development
UK and India announce educational tie-in
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Part of a stament from The Rt Hon Theresa May MP and Foreign & Commonwealth
Office
Joint
statement between the governments of the UK and India, Prime Minister Theresa
May and Prime Minister Narendra Modi set out a bold vision for the India-UK
Strategic Partnership.
Celebrating culture and education and promoting skills
Celebrating culture and education and promoting skills
The
two prime ministers noted that 2016 is the India-UK Year of Education, Research
and Innovation and welcomed the further investment (£20m) in the UK-India
Education Research Initiative (UKIERI) to 2021, creating 50 new partnerships in
2017.
Both
prime ministers welcomed first 35 UK faculties visiting India under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development funded GIAN programme and 198 new GREAT
scholarships for Indian students to study at 40 UK universities. Both leaders
welcomed the first batch of TCS sponsored UK interns, under the Generation
UK-India programme.
Both
prime ministers look forward to the celebration of 2017 as the India-UK Year of
Culture and support the activities and programmes being planned, for example an
exhibition of Indian Science in the Science Museum in London, and highlighting
400 years of Shakespeare. Both prime ministers welcomed new teaching materials
to the Indian SWAYAM MOOC platform, developed in partnership by UK and Indian
universities.
The
UK is supporting the Skill India Mission through a Centre for Excellence for
the automobile sector in Pune. Prime Minister May announced a new commitment of
up to £12 million to support India’s Skill India mission. Technology transfer
from the UK will facilitate international training standards in up to 5 sectors
including apprenticeships and certification.
Harnessing
science and technology for a better future
The
two prime ministers noted that the exponential growth in science and technology
programmes in India provide immense possibilities for further expanding
bilateral collaboration. India-UK joint funding now stands at over £200 million
and its leveraged impact on the economies and societies is several times
higher.
They
announced new research partnerships worth £80 million including a new Joint
Strategic Group on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) with a joint investment of
up to £13 million. The prime ministers recognised that Anti-Microbial
Resistance (AMR) is a global challenge, and further recognised the commitments
made at the G20 and UNGA earlier this year.
Building
upon the Thames-Ganga Partnership, the two prime ministers welcomed new
initiatives on joint hydrological research programme and re-using waste water
as well as innovative biotechnologies for cleaning and processing industrial
waste, adding value to the Swachh Bharat programme.
Noting
the growing partnership in the area of renewable energy and combating climate
change, the two prime ministers welcomed the launch of a India-UK Clean Energy
R&D Centre with a focus on solar energy storage and integration with joint
investment of £10 million and a collaborative R&D programme on energy
efficient building materials. Both these green initiatives would help to reduce
carbon footprint and contribute to the Smart Cities programme.
Building
on the recent successful collaborations in agriculture, the two sides announced
projects to address post-harvest losses benefiting farmers. Building on the
recent successful collaborations in healthcare, the two sides announced the
launch of the second phase of joint research in women’s and children’s health
in low-income settings.
The
two leaders commended ongoing collaboration in biotechnology. The two sides
looked forward to engaging on India’s efforts to develop a Bio-bank that will
draw on UK Bio-Bank’s scientific expertise.
Cyber
cooperation
The
UK and India also remain committed to promoting a free, open, peaceful and
secure cyberspace. The UK and India will work together to support the
multi-stakeholder model of internet governance. The UK fully supports PM Modi’s
vision of a digital India. The growing India-UK cyber relationship is a success
story of the Defence and International Security Partnership (DISP).
The
two prime ministers announced their desire to enter into a Framework for the
UK-India Cyber Relationship. The prime ministers also noted with satisfaction
progress made on cyber security, including regular cooperation to tackle the
shared threat of cyber crime, and the signing of an MOU between respective
Computer Security Incident Response Teams in March 2016.
Source | http://www.thecsuite.co.uk/
Regards
Pralhad
Jadhav
Senior
Manager @ Library
Khaitan
& Co
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