Shri S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) inaugurated the 1st Workshop on MeitY-National Science Foundation (NSF), USA Joint Call for R&D Proposals under the MeitY-NSF Research Collaboration here on November 02, 2023. It is an opportunity for US and Indian researchers to brainstorm and make research collaborations during the Workshop.
MeitY and NSF have signed an Implementation Arrangement (IA) on Research Collaboration in May 2023. This collaborative research opportunity focuses specifically on discoveries and innovations in areas of mutual interest as highlighted in the Joint Statement made by the government of India and United States of America during Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June 2023.
In the first Joint Call, proposals in the areas of semiconductor research, next-generation communication technologies/networks/systems, cyber-security, sustainability and green technologies and Intelligent Transportation Systems will be considered. The proposal submission started on August 21, 2023, and the last date for proposal submission is January 05, 2024. The first day of the Workshop witnessed active participation by more than 200 researchers and start-ups from both countries, officials of NSF, embassy of USA and other senior officials of MeitY and industries.
There were a series of sessions on Semiconductor Research, Industry/Universities Interaction, Cyber Security and parallel break-out sessions in all 5 identified areas of research collaboration, which were well attended by researchers from both sides.
