US India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) Initiative launched
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19th Mar, 2021
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U.S. India Artificial Intelligence (USIAI) Initiative is launched by the Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum.
About the US India Artificial Intelligence Initiative
- Focus Area: USIAI Initiative focuses on AI cooperation in critical areas that are priorities for both countries.
- Purpose: It will serve as a platform to discuss opportunities, challenges, and barriers for bilateral AI R&D collaboration, enable AI innovation, help share ideas for developing an AI workforce, and recommend modes and mechanisms for catalyzing partnerships.
- Significance:The US-India strategic partnership can be strengthened by focusing on AI cooperation in critical areas that are priorities for both countries.
About Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
- Establishment: It is a bilateral organization established in 2000.
- Inter-governmental organization: It was established as an autonomous bilateral body through an inter-governmental agreement between India and the USA.
- Mandate: It was mandated to promote, catalyze and seed bilateral collaborations in science, technology, and innovation through close interactions among government, academia, and industry.
- Fund: It is funded by the Department of Science & Technology (DST), the Governments of India, and the U.S. Department of State.
Other Similar initiatives
- National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
- Implementation: The mission is implemented by the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
- Objective: To harness the potential of this new wave of technology and make India a leading player in Cyber-Physical systems.
- Aim: The Mission aims to create a strong foundation and a seamless ecosystem for CPS technologies by coordinating and integrating nationwide efforts encompassing knowledge generation, human resource development, research, technology and product development, innovation, and commercialization.
- Accelerate Vigyan
- Aim: It strives to provide a big push to high-end scientific research and prepare scientific manpower which can venture into research careers and a knowledge-based economy.
- Focus: This scheme is primarily focused on young potential researchers.
- Implementation: It is implemented through the Department of Science & Technology (DST).
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