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£16 million fund awarded for UK and India research and innovation partnership

The UK and India research and innovation partnership will focus on numerous topics, including earthquakes, animal health and AI

UKRI has strong relationships with funding partners in India, which could boost collaboration between the UK and India across a wide spectrum of research and innovation.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the Government of India launched the UK-India Science and Innovation Council (SIC) in April 2023, announcing four joint programmes signed at the UK-India Science Innovation Council meeting in Parliament.

The UK and India research and innovation partnership will help facilitate new joint research programmes , following the UK’s initial £119 million International Science Partnerships Fund.

Two projects will be funded through the new International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF)

• Improving farmed animal health and welfare to boost understanding of infectious diseases and resistance to treatment: This £5 million UK funding will be matched by India, for research into Farmed Animal Diseases and Health
• Industrial research and development for sustainability, focusing on sustainable materials and manufacturing, or power electronics, machines, and drives

What other agreements have been made between the UK and India?

• The creation of UK and India ‘Net Zero Innovation Virtual Centre’, which will host a Hydrogen Valley and Industrial Decarbonisation Living Lab, aiming to decarbonise manufacturing and transport
• Joint research programmes on sustainability and solid earth hazards
• An plan to launch a partnership for decarbonising India’s pharmaceutical and fine chemicals industries
• A programme of UK-India university partnerships, including one between Aston University and CSIR Dehradun on sustainable biofuels.
• The Fourth annual meeting of the RS/INSA Yusuf Hamied programme: promoting relationships and knowledge exchanges between UK and Indian researchers

The importance of global collaboration in a shrinking world

UKRI’s Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser said: “International collaboration in research and innovation benefits all involved, bringing together expertise and resources to go farther faster.

“The collaborations announced today span a wide spectrum of research and innovation, including environmental sustainability, food security and AI, with benefits that will be realised in the UK, India and across the world.”

Director Designate of UKRI India, Sukanya Kumar said: “This is a moment to celebrate the deep and extensive relationship between UKRI and India.

“This is a moment to celebrate the deep and extensive relationship between UKRI and India.”

“In addition to driving research and innovation excellence, our partnership with India brings positive impact to the lives of people in both our countries and across the globe. The new co-investment will pave the way for more joint research and innovation, which will drive sustainable growth and prosperity in the years ahead.

“The UK-India SIC takes place every two years alternating between London and New Delhi. As a result of the pandemic, this was the first SIC since 2018.

“The purpose of these meetings is to jointly review research and innovation partnerships between the UK and India and set the agenda for future collaboration.

“During the SIC, the Ministers undertook to work closely together in research and innovation, including during G20, which India is currently hosting.”

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UK-India collaborations announced during Foreign Secretary visit

25 October 2021

Two UK-India collaborations have been announced to boost 5G networks and future generations of telecoms.

The two UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded projects, announced as part of Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’s visit to India, are:

• the UK-India Future Networks Initiative (UKI-FNI), a £1.4 million project led by the University of East Anglia in collaboration with other UK and Indian universities. The project will build the capability, capacity, and relationships between the two countries in telecoms diversification technologies and research for 5G and beyond
• a £180,000 grant to the Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult to explore opportunities for further UK-India collaboration on the needs of future telecoms networks.

Research and innovation partnership

The projects announced are part of a wider UKRI collaboration with DST as together they explore a new India-UK research and innovation partnership in the area of future telecom networks.

UKI-FNI will build capability, capacity, and relationships between the two countries in telecom diversification technologies, building on previous collaboration in this area.

Funded by UKRI India and UKRI’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), it will also develop a joint Indo-UK roadmap and research strategy for 5G and beyond.

Future telecom networks

CSA Catapult is supported by UKRI’s Innovate UK. Through the funding announced today, CSA Catapult will explore opportunities for companies and universities to collaborate on UK-India joint research and innovation projects to meet the requirements for future telecom networks.

Five technology streams will be explored to address the dual challenges of cost-effective, secure digital access while reducing energy usage across the network.

UK Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure Julia Lopez said:

I am delighted that the UK and India are joining forces to look at how we can create more diverse, innovative and secure telecoms supply chains. This forward-looking partnership will bring together our nations’ finest minds to reduce the world’s over-reliance on a small number of firms to build and maintain the networks that are so vital to society and the global economy.

New research opportunities

Sanjeev K Varshney, Head of International Cooperation at the DST, said:

The announcement of the India-UK partnership to develop newer research opportunities in future telecom networks is very timely and we look forward to developing new bilateral collaboration in this and other emerging areas of mutual interest.

Rebecca Fairbairn, Director UKRI India, said:

UKRI India, in collaboration with our partner funders in India, is delighted to announce a drive towards a new Indo-UK research and innovation partnership on future telecom networks. Bringing together both our countries’ scientists, engineers, and innovators we will jointly develop new knowledge and high-impact research and innovation in line with our shared 2030 India-UK roadmap.

Developing a roadmap

Professor Gerard Parr, Principal Investigator for UKI-FNI, University of East Anglia, said:

There are many benefits to be accrued from the UKI-FNI project as we explore new innovative solutions in hardware, software and protocols. Ultimately, we will develop a roadmap for a much larger, mutually beneficial and longer-term collaboration between India and the UK in the important digital telecoms sector.

Dr Andy G Sellars, Strategic Development Director, CSA Catapult, said:

From a standing start in 2018, the Catapult has initiated over £140 million of projects developing advanced electronics to power next generation electric vehicles as part of our net zero commitment. We see a bigger opportunity to develop advanced electronic systems for future telecom networks working with industrial and academic partners in India.

Diverse collaborations

UKRI and India have co-invested:

• more than £330 million in joint programmes
• £450 million in further funding from public, non-profit and industry partners.

This is outlined in the UK-India: partnerships for growth with research and innovation report .

The report sets out how UKRI India has facilitated a diverse portfolio of research and innovation collaboration covering:

• environment
• societies and culture
• technology-driven innovation.

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UK-India joint research funding led to 258 projects, says report

The report, entitled 'uk-india: partnerships for growth with research and innovation', is said to illustrate the real world impact of the countries' research and innovation partnership.

• Updated Sep 30, 2021, 11:38 PM IST

The UK-India research and innovation relationship has resulted in 258 projects with a joint investment of around 330 million pounds, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) India said in a new report released on Thursday.

The report, entitled 'UK-India: Partnerships for Growth with Research and Innovation', is said to illustrate the real world impact of the countries'' research and innovation partnership and the opportunities for further bilateral collaboration. It analyses bilateral research and innovation projects co-funded by India and UKRI - a non-departmental public body of the UK government.

"I welcome this report which shows how research and innovation contributes to the UK and India''s deep rooted partnership and collaborative efforts to transform the lives of people in both our countries, and beyond," said Alex Ellis, British High Commissioner to India.

Over 200 technical outputs, including 84 new databases and 20 new pieces of software are listed as outcomes and impacts of UKRI India collaboration in the report.

"UKRI India joint funding resulted in 258 projects. Over 150 million pounds in funding from the UK was matched by Indian counterparts, bringing the overall joint investment to the equivalent of over GBP 330 million," the report notes.

"These research projects have generated more than GBP 450 million in further funding, mainly from public bodies but also from non-profit organisations and commercial entities, attesting the relevance of these projects. The projects covered a wide range of subjects, from heritage to renewable energy, generating a large number of outputs in different formats and scholarly and societal impact in a multitude of forms," the report concludes.

Delivered by Elsevier Pvt Ltd, the impact report is described as a testimony to the UK and Indian research and innovation communities working together towards shared challenges.

"As this report demonstrates, our India and UK partnerships are brilliant examples of how international research and innovation collaboration plays a vital role in discovering sustainable solutions," said Professor Christopher Smith, UKRI's International Champion.

"Sharing our expertise, knowledge and experience through partnerships has brought positive benefits across India, the UK and globally, and we look forward to building on those successes in the years ahead," he said.

UKRI India projects are designed to align and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with over 43 per cent of publications focusing on SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy - and SDG 3 - Good Health and Wellbeing.

Rebecca Fairbairn, Director UKRI India, added: "Our partnership with Indian funders has led to the development of new knowledge and products.

"Our shared commitment to high quality, high impact bilateral research and innovation is positively changing lives. As we launch this impact report, I am delighted to announce that we are working with our partner funders in India to explore new priority areas that connect to our shared 2030 Roadmap for India-UK future relations."

The new priority areas cover eight new collaborative projects under the theme of Climate Adaptation and Resilience linked to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this year.

Spanning over the next six months, these will be small, scoping projects between teams of UK and Indian researchers to conduct research that addresses one or more questions around climate adaptation and resilience that link to the COP26 Action on Adaptation.

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Innovate UK and India’s science department announce joint project on sustainable materials

The UK and India have strengthened their partnership with £16 million for vital joint research and innovation.

Earthquakes, animal health and artificial intelligence (AI) are among the areas of research and innovation leaders in the UK and India have committed to work on together. While the two nations reinforce their commitment to collaborate on global issues.

£16 million of new investment from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), matched by the Government of India, was launched during the UK-India Science and Innovation Council (SIC) in London on 26 April 2023.

This was announced by the UK’s Minister of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), George Freeman, and the Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh.

New research collaborations

Four joint programmes were announced by UKRI and Indian partners, including two funded through the new International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF):

Improving farmed animal health and welfare through better understanding of infectious diseases and resistance to treatment

This £5 million ISPF project, with matched equivalent resources from the Government of India, is a partnership between UKRI’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and India’s Department of Biotechnology (DBT) .

Industrial research and development (R&D) collaborations for sustainability focusing on sustainable materials and manufacturing, or power electronics, machines and drives (or both)

A £5 million project with matched equivalent resources from the Government of India is a partnership between UKRI’s Innovate UK and India’s Department of Science and Technology (DST), delivered by India’s Technology Development Board (TDB)

Solid Earth Hazards

This £3 million project, with matched equivalent resources from the Government of India, is a partnership between UKRI’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and India’s Ministry of Earth Sciences.

Technology and skills partnership programme

This £3.3 million ISPF project with matched equivalent resources from the Government of India is a partnership between UKRI’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

Valued relationships

Speaking at the meeting, UKRI’s Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser highlighted the strong and valued relationships UKRI has with funding partners across India and welcomed the positive momentum in cooperation between the two countries across a wide spectrum of research and innovation.

Professor Leyser said: "International collaboration in research and innovation benefits all involved, bringing together expertise and resources to go farther faster. The collaborations announced today span a wide spectrum of research and innovation, including environmental sustainability, food security and AI, with benefits that will be realised in the UK, India and across the world."

Driving sustainable growth

Director Designate of UKRI India, Sukanya Kumar said: "This is a moment to celebrate the deep and extensive relationship between UKRI and India. In addition to driving research and innovation excellence, our partnership with India brings positive impact to the lives of people in both our countries and across the globe. The new co-investment will pave the way for more joint research and innovation, which will drive sustainable growth and prosperity in the years ahead.The UK-India SIC takes place every two years alternating between London and New Delhi. As a result of the pandemic, this was the first SIC since 2018. The purpose of these meetings is to jointly review research and innovation partnerships between the UK and India and set the agenda for future collaboration. During the SIC, the Ministers undertook to work closely together in research and innovation, including during G20, which India is currently hosting."

In his opening remarks, the Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh reflected on the importance of global collaboration in a shrinking world and how the traditional warmth shared by the UK and India makes our collaboration in research and innovation a natural development.

This article was first published on 27 April by Innovate UK / UKRI.

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Funding competition India – UK Collaborative R&D for industrial sustainability

UK registered organisations can apply for a share of up to £5 million to develop innovative proposals with India. This funding is from Innovate UK.

• Competition opens: Wednesday 31 May 2023
• Competition closes: Wednesday 6 September 2023 11:00am

This competition is now closed.

Competition sections

• Eligibility
• How to apply
• Supporting information

Description

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £5 million in innovation projects in partnership with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

The aim of this competition is to fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects between the UK and India focused on industrial sustainability.

Your proposal must include at least one business partner from the UK and one business partner from India.

UK participants must be part of an application submitted to Innovate UK. Indian partners must submit a parallel application to the Technology Development Board (TDB) who is the delivery partner for DST .

Your project must:

• be innovative
• be a new product, process or service
• involve a technological risk
• have a high market potential in the participating countries

Your project must focus on one of these 2 themes:

• sustainable materials and manufacturing for transforming foundation industries, in particular glass, paper, cements, ceramics, chemicals and metals
• power electronics, machines and drives

In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated.

Funding type

Project size.

UK applicants must apply for a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £300,000 per project.

Who can apply

Your project

• have a grant funding request of between £100,000 and £300,000
• start by 1 March 2024
• end by 31 August 2025
• last between 6 and 18 months

UK project partners must carry out the majority of their project work in the UK and intend to exploit the results from or in the UK.

The consortium must include at least one business registered in India that is a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners.

All businesses in a consortium must be separate legal and non-linked entities. This is to ensure that projects encourage genuine international collaboration, not internal company research. Linked companies are considered a single entity under the parent company.

Projects must represent genuine partnerships. No more than 70% of the total work packages can be delivered by any single partner or by all partners from a single participating country.

You must only include eligible project costs in your application.

The UK government has suspended publicly funded research and innovation collaborations with Russia.

In line with UK government policy, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will not enter or support any collaboration with partners which involve collaborations with a Russian entity as a third party, where there is any strategic benefit to the Russian State. This includes sourcing any goods or services originating from Russia.

We recognise partner countries’ approach towards Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may differ from our own and respect the right of our partners to choose who they partner with.

If your project’s grant funding request or duration falls outside of our eligibility criteria, you must provide justification by email to [email protected] at least 10 working days before the competition closes. We will decide whether to approve your request.

If you have not requested approval or your application has not been approved by us, you will be made ineligible. Your application will then not be sent for assessment.

Lead organisation

To lead a project your organisation must:

• be a UK registered business of any size
• be or involve at least one grant claiming UK registered micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (SME)
• collaborate with an Indian registered business, which must be a separate legal entity, not linked to the UK partners

More information on the different types of organisation can be found in our Funding rules .

UK Project team

To collaborate with the lead, your organisation must be one of the following UK registered:

• business of any size
• academic institution
• research and technology organisation (RTO)

Each UK partner organisation must be invited into the Innovation Funding Service by the lead to collaborate on a project. Once accepted, partners will be asked to login or to create an account and enter their own project costs into the Innovation Funding Service.

Non-funded partners

Your project can include partners that do not receive any of this competition’s funding. Their costs will count towards the total project costs.

Subcontractors

Subcontractors are allowed in this competition, but they are limited to no more than 20% of the total eligible costs of the UK participation.

Subcontractors can be from anywhere in the UK and you must select them through your usual procurement process. All subcontractor costs must be justified and appropriate to the total project costs.

Number of applications

A UK registered business can lead on one application but can be included as a collaborator in a further 2 applications.

If a UK registered business is not leading any application, it can collaborate in up to 3 applications.

A UK registered academic institution or RTO can collaborate on any number of applications.

Previous applications

You can use a previously submitted application to apply for this competition. We will not award you funding if you have:

• failed to exploit a previously funded project
• an overdue independent accountant’s report
• failed to comply with grant terms and conditions

Subsidy control (and State aid where applicable)

This competition provides funding in line with the Subsidy Control Act 2022. Further information about the Subsidy requirements can be found within the Subsidy Control Act 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)

Innovate UK is unable to award organisations that are considered to be in financial difficulty. We will conduct financial viability and eligibility tests to confirm this is not the case following the application stage.

EU State aid rules now only apply in limited circumstances. Please see our general guidance to check if these rules apply to your organisation.

Further Information

If you are unsure about your obligations under the Subsidy Control Act 2022 or the State aid rules, you should take independent legal advice. We are unable to advise on individual eligibility or legal obligations.

You must always make sure that the funding awarded to you is compliant with all current Subsidy Control legislation applicable in the United Kingdom.

Up to £5 million has been allocated to fund UK participants in innovation projects for this competition. Funding will be in the form of a grant.

If your UK registered organisation’s work on the project is commercial or economic, your funding request must not exceed the limits below. These limits apply even if your organisation normally acts non-economically but for the purpose of this project will be undertaking commercial or economic activity.

For feasibility studies and industrial research projects, you could get funding for your eligible project costs of:

• up to 70% if you are a micro or small organisation
• up to 60% if you are a medium sized organisation
• up to 50% if you are a large organisation

DST will provide funding support for the Indian partners of up to 50% of eligible project costs.

For more information on company sizes, please refer to the company accounts guidance . This is a change from the EU definition unless you are applying under State aid.

If you are applying for an award funded under State aid Regulations, the definitions are set out in the European Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 .

Research participation for UK organisations

The UK research organisations undertaking non-economic activity as part of the project can share up to 30% of the total eligible project costs. If your consortium contains more than one research organisation undertaking non-economic activity, this maximum is shared between them.

For UK registered research organisations, of that 30% you could get funding for your eligible project costs of up to:

• 80% of full economic costs (FEC) if you are a Je-S registered institution such as an academic
• 100% of your project costs if you are an RTO

Your proposal

Text update 26 May 2023: Edit to bullet point adding commercialisation, where we ask for projects to demonstrate a clear route to exploitation or commercialisation.

The aim of this competition is to fund collaborative research and development (CR&D) projects between the UK and India focused on sustainability.

Your project must demonstrate:

• a clear game changing or disruptive innovative idea leading to new products, processes or services
• a strong and deliverable business plan addressing market potential and needs
• sound, practical financial plans and timelines
• value for money
• a clear, evidence-based plan to deliver significant economic impact, return on investment (ROI) and growth through commercialisation, as soon as possible after project completion
• clear potential to significantly benefit the UK economy or national productivity
• the benefits and value of participants from the countries working together
• a clear definition of where intellectual property (IP) can be used and shared between the participants and countries
• a clear route to exploitation or commercialisation

Your project must focus on one or both of the following themes.

Sustainable materials and manufacturing

Your project must focus on at least one of these areas:

• enabling technologies for sustainability, including digital solutions, sensors and controls, bio-based feedstocks, waste recycling and value-added processes for waste streams
• new supply chain and business models for the manufacturing, materials or foundation industries (glass, paper, cements, ceramics, chemicals and metals), including, but not limited to, the move to a circular economy, industrial symbiosis, co-location and servitisation
• new and efficient production processes for the manufacturing, materials or foundation industries, including, but not limited to, transformative low temperature processes, waste heat capture and recovery systems, planning optimisation
• smart design for resource efficiency and through-life value using effective design methods​
• next generation materials involving the discovery, scaling, processing and adoption of advanced and sustainable materials​
• other sustainability improvements for the manufacturing, materials or foundation industries

Power electronics, machines and drives

Your project must focus on one or more of these areas:

• power electronic semiconductor fabrication or device packaging, including innovations in Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide
• power conversion innovations including invertors and convertors for any application, such as electric vehicles or energy systems
• electric machine design innovations, including design for manufacture, for any application
• electric machine control innovations, including design and manufacturing
• magnet manufacturing and end of life recycling solutions
• electric vehicle (EV) chargers
• 2 and 3 wheeler electric vehicle powertrains

Portfolio approach We want to fund a variety of projects across different research categories, themes, areas of focus, technology and technology maturity. We call this a portfolio approach .

Research categories

Projects we will not fund.

We will not fund projects that:

• work on non-civilian applications
• are not in scope
• do not meet Innovate UK’s eligibility criteria
• do not have an eligible Indian partner
• do not submit all mandatory documentation
• request grant of below £100,000 or more than £300,000 from Innovate UK

We cannot fund projects that are:

• dependent on export performance, for example giving a subsidy to a baker on the condition that it exports a certain quantity of bread to another country
• dependent on domestic inputs usage, for example giving a subsidy to a baker on the condition that it uses 50% UK flour in their product

Before you start

You must read the guidance on applying for a competition on the Innovation Funding Service before you start.

Before submitting, it is the lead applicant’s responsibility to make sure:

• that all the information provided in the application is correct
• your proposal meets the eligibility and scope criteria
• all sections of the application are marked as complete
• if applicable, that all UK partners have completed all assigned sections and accepted the terms and conditions (T&Cs)

You can reopen your application once submitted, up until the competition deadline. You must resubmit the application before the competition deadline.

What we ask you

The application is split into 3 sections:

• Project details.
• Application questions.

Accessibility and inclusion

We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to making our application process accessible to everyone. This includes providing support, in the form of reasonable adjustments, for people who have a disability or a long-term condition and face barriers applying to us. Read more on how we are making our application process more accessible and inclusive for everyone.

You must contact us as early as possible in the application process. We recommend contacting us at least 15 working days before the competition closing date to ensure we can provide you with the most suitable support possible.

You can contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling 0300 321 4357. Our phone lines are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays).

1. Project details

This section provides background for your application and is not scored.

Application team

Decide which organisations will work with you on your project and invite people from those organisations to help complete the application.

Application details

Give your project’s title, start date and duration.

Research category

Select the type of research you will undertake.

Project summary

Describe your project briefly and be clear about what makes it innovative. We use this section to assign the right experts to assess your application.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long. Public description

Describe your project in detail and in a way that you are happy to see published. Do not include any commercially sensitive information. If we award your project funding, we will publish this description. This could happen before you start your project.

Your answer can be up to 400 words long.

Describe how your project fits the scope of the competition. If your project is not in scope it will not be sent for assessment. We will tell you the reason why.

2. Application questions

You must answer all questions. Your answer to each question can be up to 400 words long. Do not include any website addresses (URLs) in your answers.

Question 1. Applicant location (not scored)

You must state the name and full registered address of your organisation and any partners, including Indian partners, and subcontractors working on your project.

We are collecting this information to understand the geographical location of all applicants.

Question 2. Theme (not scored)

You must select the theme in which the majority of your project is focused.

• sustainable materials and manufacturing
• power electronics, machines and drives (PEMD)

Question 3. Common proposal form (not scored)

This form is to enable Innovate UK and its assessors to gain an understanding of the costs of the whole project for the participants in both countries.

You must download and complete the ‘Common Proposal Form’ template, then upload as an appendix. It must be a PDF and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Once uploaded you must add ‘Common Proposal Form uploaded’ as your answer in the text box for this question.

Your Indian partners must upload the same ‘Common Proposal Form’ to their application to TDB.

Question 4. Need or challenge

What is the business need, technological challenge, or market opportunity behind your innovation?

• the main motivation for the project
• the business need, technological challenge or market opportunity
• whether you have identified any similar innovation and its current limitations, including those close to market or in development
• any work you have already done to respond to this need, for example if the project focuses on developing an existing capability or building a new one
• the wider economic, social, environmental, cultural or political challenges which are influential in creating the opportunity, such as incoming regulations, using our Horizons tool if appropriate

Question 5. Approach and innovation

What approach will you take and where will the focus of the innovation be?

• how you will respond to the need, challenge or opportunity identified
• how will you improve on the similar innovation that you have identified
• whether the innovation will focus on existing technologies in new areas, the development of new technologies for existing areas or a totally disruptive approach
• the freedom you have to operate
• how this project fits with your current product, service lines or offerings
• how it will make you more competitive
• the nature of the outputs you expect from the project (for example report, demonstrator, know-how, new process, product or service design) and how these will help you to target the need, challenge or opportunity identified

You can submit one appendix to support your answer. It can include diagrams and charts. It must be a PDF, up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 6. Team and resources

Who is in the project team and what are their roles?

• the roles, skills and experience of all members of the project team that are relevant to the approach you will be taking
• the resources, equipment and facilities needed for the project and how you will access them
• the details of any vital external parties, including subcontractors, who you will need to work with to successfully carry out the project
• the current relationships between the UK and Indian project partners and how these will change as a result of the project
• any roles you will need to recruit for

You can submit one appendix with a short summary of the main people working on your project to support your answer. It must be a PDF, up to 4 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 7. Market awareness

What does the market you are targeting look like?

• the target markets for the project outcomes and any other potential markets (domestic, international or both)
• the size of the target markets for the project outcomes, backed up by references where available
• the structure and dynamics of the target markets, including customer segmentation, together with predicted growth rates within clear timeframes
• the target markets’ main supply or value chains and business models, and any barriers to entry that exist
• the current UK position in targeting these markets
• the size and main features of any other markets not already listed

If your project is highly innovative, where the market may be unexplored, describe or explain:

• what the market’s size might be
• how your project will try to explore the market’s potential

Question 8. Outcomes and route to market

How are you going to grow your business and increase long term productivity as a result of the project?

• your current position in the markets and supply or value chains outlined, and whether you will be extending or establishing your market position
• your target customers or end users, and the value to them, for example, why they would use or buy your product
• your route to market
• how you are going to profit from the innovation, including increased revenues or cost reduction
• how the innovation will affect your productivity and growth, in both the short and the long term
• how you will protect and exploit the outputs of the project, for example through know-how, patenting, designs or changes to your business model
• your strategy for targeting the other markets you have identified during or after the project

If there is any research organisation activity in the project, describe:

• your plans to spread the project’s research outputs over a reasonable timescale
• how you expect to use the results generated from the project in further research activities

Question 9. Wider impacts

What impact might this project have outside the project team?

Describe and, where possible, measure the economic benefits from the project such as productivity increases and import substitution, to:

• external parties
• others in the supply chain
• broader industry

Describe and, where possible, measure any expected:

• impact on government priorities
• environmental impacts, either positive or negative
• regional impacts of the project

Describe any expected social impacts, either positive or negative on, for example:

• quality of life
• social inclusion or exclusion
• jobs, such as safeguarding, creating, changing or displacing them
• public empowerment
• health and safety
• regulations

Question 10. Project management

How will you manage your project effectively?

• the main work packages of your project, indicating the lead partner assigned to each and the total cost of each one
• your approach to project management, identifying any major tools and mechanisms you will use to get a successful and innovative project outcome
• the management reporting lines
• your project plan in enough detail to identify any links or dependencies between work packages or milestones

You must submit a project plan or Gantt chart as an appendix to support your answer. It must be a PDF, up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 11. Risks

What are the main risks for this project?

• the main risks and uncertainties of the project, including the technical, commercial, managerial and environmental risks
• how you will mitigate these risks
• any project inputs that are critical to completion, such as resources, expertise, and data sets
• any output likely to be subject to regulatory requirements, certification, ethical issues and so on, and how you will manage this

You must submit a risk register as an appendix to support your answer. It must be a PDF, up to 2 A4 pages long and no larger than 10MB in size. The font must be legible at 100% zoom.

Question 12. Added value

How will this public funding help you to accelerate or enhance your approach to developing your project towards commercialisation? What impact would this award have on the organisations involved?

• what advantages public funding would offer your project, for example, appeal to investors, more partners, reduced risk or a faster route to market (this list is not exhaustive)
• the likely impact of the project outcomes on the organisations involved
• what other routes of investment you have already approached
• what your project would look like without public funding
• how this project would change the R&D activities of all the organisations involved

Question 13. Costs and value for money

How much will the project cost and how does it represent value for money for the team and the UK taxpayer?

In terms of your project goals, explain:

• your total project costs for all UK project partners
• the grant you are requesting from Innovate UK
• the balance of project costs and grant requested across the UK project partners
• how each UK project partner will finance their contributions to your project
• how this UK project represents value for money for you and the UK taxpayer
• how it compares to what you would spend your money on otherwise
• any subcontractor costs and why they are critical to your project

3. Finances

Each UK organisation in your project must complete their own project costs, organisation details and funding details in the application. UK academic institutions must complete and upload a Je-S form .

Background and further information

Innovate UK is an executive non-departmental public body established by the UK Government in 2007, and sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

The Department for Science and Technology (DST) is the government ministry that supports Indian organisations interested in international collaboration, giving them access to expertise and supporting their growth. The Technology Development Board (TDB) is the delivery body for DST.

The objective of this programme is to foster and support the development of industrial collaborative R&D projects. These bring together businesses of any size, research organisations and academics from both countries for the joint development of innovative products, processes or services.

It aims to stimulate innovative R&D projects that increase industrial sustainability and improve energy and resource efficiency, demonstrating high industrial relevance and commercial potential.

The desired result would be to deliver benefit to all participants and, more broadly, to both nations. These projects are intended to help participants to become more competitive by developing global research-based alliances with the potential to foster increased or expanded bilateral R&D collaboration.

This programme is jointly funded and operated by Innovate UK and the Department for Science and Technology in India.

Data sharing

This competition is jointly operated by Innovate UK, the Department for Science and Technology (DST) and Technology Development Board (TDB) (each an “agency”).

Any relevant information submitted and produced during the application process concerning your application can be shared by one agency with the other, for its individual storage, processing and use.

This means that any information given to or generated by Innovate UK in respect of your application may be passed on to DST and TDB and vice versa. This would include, but is not restricted to:

• the information stated on the application, including the personal details of all applicants
• scoring and feedback on the application
• information received during the management and administration of the grant, such as Monitoring Officer reports and Independent Accountant Reports

Innovate UK, DST and TDB are directly accountable to you for their holding and processing of your information, including any personal data and confidential information. Data is held in accordance with their own policies. Accordingly, Innovate UK, DST and TDB will be data controllers for personal data submitted during the application. Innovate UK’s Privacy Policy is accessible here .

Innovate UK complies with the requirements of GDPR , and is committed to upholding the data protection principles, and protecting your information. The Information Commissioner’s Office also has a useful guide for organisations, which outlines the data protection principles.

Find a project partner

If you want help to find a project partner, contact Innovate UK EDGE .

Innovate UK EDGE in conjunction with the Department for Science and Technology (DST) manage a business matchmaking platform that will support you in finding a partner in India.

Support for SMEs from Innovate UK EDGE

If you receive an award, you will be contacted about working with an innovation and growth specialist at Innovate UK EDGE . This service forms part of our funded offer to you.

These specialists focus on growing innovative businesses and ensuring that projects contribute to their growth. Working one-to-one, they can help you to identify your best strategy and harness world-class resources to grow and achieve scale.

If you are a successful UK organisation with this application and awarded a grant, you will be asked to set up your project.

You must follow the unique link embedded in your email notification. This takes you to your IFS Set Up portal, the tool that Innovate UK uses to gather necessary information before we can allow your project to begin.

You will need to provide:

• the name and contact details of your project manager and project finance lead
• a redacted copy of your bank details
• a collaboration agreement
• an exploitation plan

In order to process your claims, we need to make sure that the bank details you give to us relate to a UK high street bank that is regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). The account must have a BACS clearing facility and be in the same company name as your application.

If you have any doubts that your bank account will not meet Innovate UK's funding criteria, you can use the sort code checker . If you input the sort code and find a tick next to the ‘BACS Direct Credit payments can be sent to this sort code’, this will give you an indication that the bank account you hold is acceptable.

Finance checks

We will carry out checks to make sure you are an established company with access to the funds necessary to complete the project.

You must check your IFS portal regularly and respond to any requests we have sent for additional information to avoid any delays.

Failure to complete project setup may result in your grant offer being withdrawn.

Your Grant offer letter (GOL)

Once you have successfully completed project setup, we will issue your GOL.

The GOL will be made available on your IFS portal. You will need to sign and upload this before you start your project.

Your GOL will show the start date for your project, do not start your project before this date. Any costs incurred before your start date cannot be claimed as part of your grant.

If your application is unsuccessful

If you are unsuccessful with your application this time, you can view feedback from the assessors. This will be available to you on your IFS portal following notification.

Sometimes your application will have scored well, and you will receive positive comments from the assessors. You may be unsuccessful as your average score was not above the funding threshold or your project has not been selected under the portfolio approach if this is applied for this competition.

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UK and India to collaborate on joint research projects on climate change

The UK and India signed an agreement today, to collaborate on science and innovation, following a meeting between UK Science Minister George Freeman and Indian Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh.

According to the statement, the memorandum of understanding on research between the two countries will be signed in UK Parliament, enabling quicker, deeper collaboration on science between the two science powerhouses that will drive economic growth, create skilled jobs and improve lives in the UK, India , and worldwide.

The agreement will focus on a new joint research scheme aiming to deliver progress on climate change and pandemic preparedness through AI and machine learning.

As per the reports, programmes include the establishment of a new UK-India Net Zero Innovation Virtual Centre focusing on industrial decarbonisation and launching the first-ever UK-India scientific deep sea voyage.

George Freeman, Minister of State for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , said: “India is rapidly building on its phenomenal software and innovation sectors to become a global powerhouse in science and technology.

“With our extensive trading and cultural links, shared democratic values and interest in urgent global issues from green technology and agri-tech to biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have very strong platforms for deepening research collaboration.

“Today’s landmark agreement is another big step in delivering the UK-India 2030 Roadmap. We’ll continue to bring our brightest minds and best tech together to forge a prosperous, clean and healthy fourth industrial revolution for future generations,” Freeman said.

Alongside this momentous agreement, today’s announcement also sees India named as a partner for the UK’s International Science Partnerships Fund, carrying forward the UK-India science partnership built through the Newton-Bhabha fund, explains the official from UK High Commission in New Delhi.  

According to the statement, this renewed partnership will kick off with two new joint UK-India research programmes.

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How the Newton Fund works

The partnership with India is the Newton-Bhabha Fund

The Fund is being delivered by 7 UK delivery partners in collaboration with funders in 17 active partnering countries. They develop and run calls, allocate and manage the money they receive as part of the Newton Fund. All opportunities for organisations, institutions and individuals interested in applying are listed on our  funding page .

Priorities for India

The Newton-Bhabha  Fund have identified a number of priority areas:

• Sustainable cities and urbanisation
• Public health and wellbeing
• Energy-water-food nexus 
• Understanding oceans 

with two underpinning capabilities:

• High value manufacturing

Key Programmes under Newton-Bhabha

The joint programmes within Newton-Bhabha cover a wide spectrum from capacity building programmes to funding research projects through to the translation of research into innovation. These include:

• Newton International Fellowships: support early stage post-doctoral researchers for two years at a UK research institution.  
• PhD Placements : provide opportunity for the UK and Indian PhD scholars to spend a period of their study (2 to 6 months) in Indian and UK higher education institutions.  
• Newton Researcher Links Workshops: provide a platform to stimulate initial links between, and support capacity building among, early career researchers in India and the UK.  
• Joint research calls and joint virtual centres : provide an opportunity for Indian and UK experts to work together on research projects to address key global challenges. Partnerships exist in the areas including anti-microbial resistance, air pollution and human health, sustainable cities and urbanization, clean energy, and women and child health.    
• Research and Innovation Bridges: facilitate collaborations between UK and Indian businesses and research organisations proposing novel commercially-focussed solutions to particular socio-economic challenge.  
• Joint Industrial R&D calls: support collaborative industrial R&D projects up to two years in duration, aimed at tackling grand societal challenges with a route to future commercial success.  
• Leaders in Innovation Fellowships: offer intensive commercialisation and entrepreneurship training and coaching for innovative researchers .  
• Industry Academia Partnerships Programme: is forging partnership between higher education institutions and industry to build technology links and enhances quality and relevance of engineering education.

Newton Prize  The Newton Prize demonstrates how partnerships between the UK and Newton partner countries are offering solutions to global challenges.The prize countries in 2017 were India, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. India received two awards of £200,000 each. 

Indian funding partners

The main Indian funding partners to date are:

• Department of Biotechnology (DBT)
• Department of Science and Technology   (DST)
• Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
• Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA)
• Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
• Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
• Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) 
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune
• Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
• Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY)
• National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)
• Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)– India office
• Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB)

Further support and guidance

For further information on the Newton-Bhabha  Fund opportunities please get in touch with the Newton Fund team in India  [email protected] ​

About the India Newton Team

The Country team is based in the HIgh Commission in New Dehli. It is responsible for: 

• Overall programme coordination for Newton-Bhabha Programme for India.
• Coordinating the in-country elements of the Newton-Bhabha Fund; promoting the fund widely in India; engaging with Indian and UK stakeholders to ensure innovative and results-driven programmes that deliver mutual benefits and value for money.
• Representing UK delivery partners including Royal Society, British Academy, Royal Academy of Engineering, Academy of Medical Sciences, the Met Office and Innovate UK. 

Rita Sharma Head, Newton Fund India Tamil Chandru Senior Advisor, Newton Fund India Aakanksha Upadhyay Advisor, Newton Fund India  

The Newton-Bhabha team can be reached at [email protected] ​

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2030 Roadmap for India-UK future relations

Published 4 May 2021

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2030 Vision

India and the UK are committed to a partnership that delivers for both countries. Our 2030 vision is for revitalised and dynamic connections between our people; re-energised trade, investment and technological collaboration that improves the lives and livelihoods of our citizens; enhanced defence and security cooperation that brings a more secure Indian Ocean Region and Indo-Pacific and India-UK leadership in climate, clean energy and health that acts as a global force for good.

The opportunity

Both India and the UK are vibrant democracies and leading economies of the world with impressive advances and capabilities in human resources, manufacturing, innovation, science, education, research, fintech, space, defence, emerging and green technologies, clean energy among others. Both are suitably placed to bring their respective strengths to address global challenges with regard to climate, security, terrorism and pandemics and believe that democratic norms and principles are the mainstay for maintaining a rules based international system and respect for universal human rights.

Through this ambitious Roadmap, we will elevate the India-UK relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP). The Roadmap will guide cooperation for the next ten years covering all aspects of our multi-faceted relations. We will have an annual Strategic Review meeting at the Foreign Minister level to monitor the implementation of the Roadmap, if required update it and report back on the progress to our Prime Ministers.

I. Connecting our countries and people

As two modern, open and democratic societies, we will strengthen the bonds between our countries. The India-UK relationship has at its heart shared history, values and culture, with the strong understanding of each other that it brings. This has created a highly educated, and economically dynamic living bridge, with 1.6m Britons of Indian origin. This inherent strength means our relationship is already broad, with cooperation everywhere from agriculture to space, but we believe it has great potential to grow further. We will upgrade institutional mechanisms that will enable us to set and achieve ambitious goals in all areas of cooperation and strengthen avenues for people to people connect in education, research and innovation, capacity building, employment and culture.

To achieve this and related objectives, we will:

1. Political

1.1 Enhance high level & ministerial contacts to further improve bilateral institutional mechanisms (such as the Economic and Financial Dialogue led by India’s Finance Minister and the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Joint Economic and Trade Committee led by India’s CIM and the UK Secretary of State for International Trade, and the Strategic Dialogue between Defence Ministers)for an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral, regional and global issues with focus on the Commonwealth countries in Africa, CARICOM and Pacific Island States.

1.2 Ensure effective high-level cooperation through biennial India-UK Summits (agreed at PM level in 2015), ministerial meetings and regular high-level exchanges.

1.3 Strengthen cooperation and coordination in the UN, including at the UNSC and UNFCCC, and other multilateral fora such as G-20, WTO (in the run up to the twelfth WTO Ministerial Conference in November 2021), WHO, Commonwealth, IMF and World Bank etc., while preserving their core principles. Promote and uphold a rules-based international system and work together to promote reformed multilateralism to make international organizations, including the UN Security Council, more representative, reflecting contemporary realities, and more effective in addressing current global challenges through regular contacts and exchange of views between MEA and FCDO and between our delegations in New York and Geneva.

1.4 Promote and facilitate regular exchanges between our parliamentarians, judges, executive agencies and public bodies to foster deeper mutual understanding and strengthen our democratic and institutional partnership.

1.5 Promote Track 1.5 and Track 2 Dialogues between our think tanks and academic institutions on various aspects of our strategic relations.

1.6 Enhance India-UK engagement within the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) framework as UK is a Dialogue Partner in IORA.

1.7 Enhance convergences and work together on the broader Indo-Pacific Agenda to maintain peace, stability, safety and security in the Indo-Pacific region, and explore the potential for cooperation under the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI).

2. Migration and mobility

2.1 Implement the comprehensive Migration and Mobility Partnership covering movement of students and professionals as well as irregular migration keeping in view the UK’s new skills based immigration policy no later than April 2022.

2.2 The UK commits to a joint dialogue with India, including relevant stakeholder participation, for mutual exchanges and sharing of information concerning the possibility of signing a Social Security Agreement.

2.3. Engage further on the issue of signing a diplomatic visa waiver arrangement/MOU to facilitate official exchanges.

2.4. Enhance cooperation under the bilateral Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties to facilitate speedy conclusion of extradition requests from both sides.

3. Consular cooperation

3.1 Strengthen the India-UK Consular Dialogue to promote closer cooperation in consular matters and to resolve long-running or complex consular cases, develop working-level arrangements to promote safe travel for the millions of Indian and British nationals who travel between our two countries each year, ensuring they are able to access first class consular services when required.

3.2 Establish a working mechanism on cooperation in consular crises, including consular crises in third countries and on best practice for crisis preparedness and crisis management.

4. Education, research and innovation and enterprise

4.1 Expand cooperation between our universities in light of India’s New Education Policy, including by agreeing mutual recognition of qualifications before the end of 2021, simplification of the education regulatory framework, embracing online courses, integrating vocational training into mainstream education and greater international collaboration.

4.2 Work towards mutual recognition of professional qualifications at the earliest possible date.

4.3 Enhance development of direct linkages and partnerships between higher educational institutions of both the countries.

4.4 Support and promote the two-way mobility of a greater number of students, teachers and researchers.

4.5 Enhance exchange of ideas on the India-UK partnership by organising networks of leading think tanks, universities and research organisations, as well as libraries and museums in both countries.

4.6 Enhance cooperation between India and the UK on strengthening the role of women in STEMM at schools, universities, and research institutions and creating an enabling environment for equal participation of women in STEM disciplines through collaboration on new initiatives like Gender Advancement for Transforming Institutions (GATI) project.

4.7 Develop collaborations between Industry, Academia and the Government to foster innovation among school students by focusing on teacher training, mentoring and sharing of global best practices through initiatives like the India Innovation Competency Enhancement Program (IICEP).

4.8 Continue the biennial ministerial UK-India Science and Innovation Council to set the agenda for the two governments’ science, research and innovation collaborations, and align with wider-shared priorities and deliver in partnership.

4.9 Build on the two countries’ existing bilateral research, science and innovation infrastructure and governmental relationships to continue to support high-quality, high-impact research and innovation through joint processes. Position the UK and India as mutual partners of choice and a force for good in the world in areas of shared priority, including health, the circular economy, climate, clean energy, urban development and engineering healthier environments, waste-to-wealth, manufacturing, cyber physical systems, space and related research.

4.10 Forge partnership across the pipeline of research and innovation activity, from basic research to applied and interdisciplinary research and through to translation and commercialisation across government departments to optimise impact, utilize expertise and networks and minimise duplication.

4.11 Leverage and build on existing, long-standing bilateral partnerships such as on education, research and innovation, to stimulate a joint pipeline of talent, excellent researchers and early-career innovators and explore new opportunities for student and researchers exchanges by establishing joint centres and facilitating access to state-of-the-art facilities.

4.12 Establish a series of dialogues / working groups under the Memorandum of Understanding on Telecommunications and ICT agreed between the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Department of Telecoms in India and the Joint Declaration of Intent on Digitalisation between DCMS and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), and strengthen the existing India-UK Tech Partnership to tackle global challenges; realising the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and emerging technologies, the benefits of interactive data systems, and the changing use of technology to overcome the digital divide with a particular focus on the digital economy and society; cyber resilience and telecoms; health technologies; and promoting clean growth, smart urbanisation and future mobility. These discussions will inform a new ministerial level Dialogue on Technology.

4.13 Work together to share knowledge and expertise regarding artificial intelligence, scientific support to policies and regulatory aspects including ethics, and promote a dialogue in research and innovation. Through Tech Summits, bring together tech innovators, scientists, entrepreneurs and policy makers to work together on challenges including the norms and governance of future tech under the cross cutting theme of ‘data’.

4.14 Grow programmes such as the Fast Track Start-Up Fund to nurture innovation led, sustainable growth and jobs, and tech solutions that benefit both countries. Explore partnerships with joint investment to enable the growth of technology-enabled innovative businesses and increase the number of start-ups and MSMEs growing and scaling-up internationally, for example in relation to climate and the environment, med tech devices, industrial biotech and agriculture, and sustainable development, helping to achieve the Global Goals by 2030.

4.15 Launch a UK-India Young Entrepreneurship Forum.

4.16 Leverage the Indian and UK strength in Agriculture and allied sciences with a focus on research and innovation to halt the decline in biodiversity associated with large scale approaches to agriculture, improving nutrient and water use efficiency, reducing post-harvest losses, improving shelf life of healthy foods, major animal/aquaculture/plant infections, urban and deep-sea farming, aquaculture diversification, etc. to ensure food security.

4.17 Explore partnership around the future of work as we enter the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and adapt to working differently and sustainably with new technologies in the post-COVID landscape, in particular creating more opportunities for young people and women to propel the 4IR and understanding the impact and opportunities of this shift and these technologies on people’s lives and culture.

5.1 Enhance collaboration to support the development of our Creative Economies to create wealth and secure livelihoods. Work together to better understand the value and impact of the formal and informal creative economy through research and policy dialogue for long-term impact on GDP.

5.2 Enhance cultural relations with support for collaboration, research and exchange in partnership with cultural innovators, creative organisations and heritage sectors to strengthen the creative economy.

5.3 Strengthen arts and culture capacity programmes and international showcasing opportunities which respond to digital innovation and entrepreneurship in, for example, India’s smart cities and creative sectors to enhance enterprise, exchange and expression in festivals, craft and design, and the heritage economy.

5.4 Deepen India-UK cooperation on approaches to the resilience and protection of cultural heritage assets from risks such as natural disasters; meet the aspirations of young India and the diaspora in the UK through mutual learning and creative exchange to enhance equalities, diversity and inclusion.

5.5 Implement ‘India-UK Together’ (‘SAATH-SAATH’ in Hindi), a joint cultural exchange programme between the two countries to celebrate India’s 75th anniversary of Independence this year. Work towards creating a vibrant arts and culture programme together in 2022 to strengthen artistic collaboration, skills and networks for the creative economies of both countries as part of UK and India’s Living Bridge.

6. Connectivity

6.1 Explore initiatives to improve connectivity between India and the UK and seek synergies between our cooperation on connectivity projects with third countries including in the Indo-Pacific region, respecting countries’ sovereignty and territorial integrity.

6.2 Work towards renewing our air services agreement following the UK’s departure from the European Union.

II. Trade and prosperity

The UK and India partnership will create shared prosperity and deliver leadership in global economic governance. To unlock the potential for the relationship from our dynamic private sectors, we are launching an Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP), which includes our intent to negotiate a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.

To achieve these and related outcomes we will:

7.1 Free Trade Agreement – Confirm our intent to finalise the pre-negotiation scoping phase for a Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement by the end of 2021. This will resolve market access issues, boost exports and strengthen our trade partnership across a comprehensive range of areas. Both sides will undertake respective scoping, consultations and domestic processes, with consideration of the opportunity arising from an Interim Agreement, to achieve the early gains of the ETP.

7.2 Remove barriers to trade through a balanced and beneficial market access package under the ETP including on agriculture, healthcare, education, legal services, seafarers, marine, healthcare and social security.

7.3 Continue cooperation under the Joint Working Group on Trade towards reducing/removing market access barriers faced by Indian businesses in the UK and UK businesses in India.

7.4 Continue to share experience on regulatory reform, tax administration, and trade facilitation and standards through the early conclusion of a new and refreshed UK-India Ease of Doing Business MoU. Encourage and institutionalize cooperation between relevant regulators, such as FSSAI and the UK regulator to facilitate exports and avoid trade disruptions due to non-compliance with standards by producers and exporters.

7.5 Increase exchanges and cooperation in the services sector such as IT and digital tech, healthcare and life sciences, financial and professional services, transport & logistics, Business Services, Tourism and Hospitality, Audio-Visual Services and other services. Step up bilateral Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) trade and collaborations, particularly technology sharing and financing of businesses.

7.6 Deepen cooperation on G2G across a broad range of sectors, with a particular focus on infrastructure including airports and multi-modal transport hubs, through the establishment of a G2G bilateral framework through which projects can be facilitated between government and industry.

7.7 Continue to explore specific opportunities to collaborate on the Indian Rail and Land Development Authority’s station redevelopment programme. This collaboration, to be formalised through the signing of an MoU, will capitalise on the UK’s heritage conservation and station renewal expertise and redevelopment experience to support India’s extensive programme to regenerate railway links and community hubs across the country.

7.8 Identify infrastructure projects in India, particularly green transition projects, that utilise UK Export Finance support in the form of long term competitive financing of up to £4bn, including in Indian Rupees.

7.9 Explore longer term options for a UK concessional finance offer to mobilise UK expertise into clean, green and sustainable infrastructure projects in India.

8. Financial cooperation

8.1 Continue to strengthen cooperation under the Economic and Financial Dialogue, held on an annual basis, to realise the potential for increased financial services trade between our two countries.

8.2 Implement the new annual India-UK Financial Markets Dialogue to share expertise, experiences and deepen collaboration between our financial sectors by July 2021.

8.3 Deliver the new UK-India strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of GIFT City, promoting greater links between GIFT City and the UK financial services ecosystem.

8.4 Deepen cooperation on infrastructure through the new UK-India Partnership on Infrastructure Financing and Policy, to support India’s ambitious plans for delivering inclusive, resilient and sustainable infrastructure under the National Infrastructure Pipeline.

8.5 Engage actively under the new UK-India Sustainable Finance Forum to drive forward deeper cooperation between the UK and India on sustainable finance, for catalyzing private sector flows into sustainable sectors in India supported by the industry-led India-UK Sustainable Finance Working Group.

8.6 Strengthen the UK-India Fintech Dialogue to enhance collaboration on financial services, including facilitating faster flows of UK-India remittances. Building on the successful launch of RuPay cards in the UK, explore options for enhancing cross-border payments between the UK and India.

8.7 Drive forward private sector financial cooperation under the India-UK Financial Partnership, with a strong and renewed mandate.

8.8 Build on the UK-India Development Capital Partnerships and strengthen two-way investments between UK and India, with the goal of investing into Indian start-ups, early-stage and green businesses and other innovative ventures and contributing towards sustainable development and the achievement of Global Goals by 2030. Boost entrepreneurial connections and exchanges to promote and strengthen closer cooperation, investment, mentorship and diaspora connects and sharing best practices.

8.9 Continue to encourage the UK’s Development Finance Institution the CDC Group to work with India’s private sector in the sectors most important for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This includes an emphasis on women’s role as leaders, employees, entrepreneurs, suppliers and customers.

8.10 Take forward our joint investment in the new UK-India Global Innovation Partnership.

9. Investment

9.1 Identify priority areas for partnership and investment in existing and new areas of cooperation including, new and renewable energy, creative industries, advanced engineering, agri-tech, healthcare and life sciences including pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, metallurgy, automotive and agricultural engineering, defence, food processing industry etc.

9.2 Encourage UK companies to invest in India’s manufacturing sector taking advantage of the Production Linked Incentive Scheme including in Electronics, Telecommunication equipment, automotive and pharmaceuticals manufacturing.

9.3 Encourage Indian Companies to raise finance in the London market, including through listings and bond issuance, drawing on the success of the masala bond market.

10. Economic co-operation

10.1 Develop the UK-India partnership on economic cooperation, including through the IES-GES economic exchange, and collaboration on new priority economic reform areas such as sharing of experience on privatization.

10.2 Work together to strengthen global economic governance, partnering in multilateral economic fora such as G20, World Bank and IMF to strengthen global growth and tackle emerging issues. This includes working closely on India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.

11. Smart and sustainable urbanisation

11.1 Launch a new phase of cooperation on urbanisation by supporting smart and sustainable cities, promoting investments, promoting climate action and disaster risk reduction in cities, developing effective solid waste management and treatment and promotion of a circular economy, facilitating sustainable cooling solutions, digitalisation and smart tech, developing effective water supply and sanitation and innovation in housing to help improve our understanding of social and spatial inequality and blue and green spaces in urban areas and engineer healthier environments.

11.2 Facilitate the involvement of businesses in the partnership on smart and sustainable urbanization and support them in identifying partners, access to financing, and adapting technologies and business models to the Indian context.

11.3 Strengthen the Joint Working Group on Sustainable Urban Development through regular implementation and updating of the Joint Action Plan.

11.4 Enhance India-UK technology partnership to include cutting edge urban innovation including Building Information Modelling (BIM), bioclimatic building design and e-mobility.

12.1 Set up appropriate mechanisms to strengthen India-UK space cooperation for peaceful purposes in all areas of mutual interest including joint satellites, hosting of payloads, space technology applications, industry interactions and enhanced information sharing, addressing barriers to commerce and increasing bilateral trade in space goods and services.

12.2 Develop an India-UK space cooperation framework including on global governance issues on outer space and hold consultations on space by October 2021. Coordinate in multilateral fora to safeguard Indian, UK, and global interests, recognising the importance of maintaining a safe, stable, secure and sustainable outer space environment.

13. Cooperation in nuclear domain

13.1 Enhance bilateral collaboration on nuclear matters building on the UK-India Joint Working Group, to include mutually beneficial exchanges on nuclear energy, nuclear security and safety, non-proliferation, decommissioning and waste management. Strengthen UK-India exchanges on disarmament and non-proliferation issues and UK’s support for India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

III. Defence and security

India and the UK will work in strategic partnership to strengthen efforts to tackle cyber, space, crime and terrorist threats and develop a free, open and secure Indo-Pacific Region.

Our shared interests will underpin greater cooperation in multilateral fora where a strengthened UK India relationship will build understanding among diverse partners on international security and will help set global rules for cyber security and space taking into account their respective interests.

14. Defence and international security

14.1 Expand cooperation under the Defence and International Security Partnership (DISP) agreed in 2015 and complete a set of framework documents including Logistics and Training MoUs and Grey and Dark shipping information sharing agreements to deepen further our security ties and enable smooth collaboration between our armed services.

15. Maritime Cooperation

15.1 Promote freedom of navigation and open access, and improve maritime cooperation through a partnership in the Western Indian Ocean, with a new Maritime Dialogue, Grey and Dark Shipping information sharing and mechanisms for operational co-ordination all in place.

16. Joint exercises and professional military exchanges

16.1 Conduct Joint Service exercises and demonstrate greater complexity in military exchanges.

16.2 Enhance the UK-India Defence education and reform partnership.

17. Defence collaboration (research, innovation, technology and industry)

17.1 Under the Defence Consultative Group, embark on a new, ambitious Strategic Collaborative Partnership on research, innovation, technology and industry to develop transformational defence and security capabilities to tackle common threats and the operational challenges of the future, building on the current collaboration under the UK-India Defence Technology and Industrial Capability Cooperation (DTICC) MoU.

17.2 Establish a portfolio of UK-India collaborative projects to support the development of new technologies and capabilities, including government-to-government and business-to business arrangements and projects.

17.3 Broaden our dialogue on Combat Air collaboration to determine how the UK can support India’s ambitions for their Light Combat Air MK2 Programme.

18. Cyber security

18.1 Further enhance cooperation to promote international security and stability in cyberspace including through bilateral cooperation on critical national infrastructure, healthcare and vaccines and encouraging cooperation between governments and the private sector to embed safety in ICT products and in system designs while ensuring the protection of user privacy. This will be supported by a framework that recognises the applicability of international law to State behaviour in a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace.

18.2 Strengthen bilateral co-operation in priority areas which would include among other things detecting and responding to malicious cyber activities, on-line threats and crimes, cybercrime investigation, capacity building and cooperation in emerging technologies and associated public safety risks. The priority areas will be further elaborated through the India-UK Cyber Dialogue by April 2023.

19. Counter-terrorism

19.1 Strengthen cooperation to take decisive and concerted actions against globally-proscribed terrorists and terror entities.

IV. Climate

India and the UK will work together on one of the biggest challenges the world faces, helping to strengthen collaboration between global partners: we will co-lead global climate action, encouraging others to achieve milestone agreements on climate change, enhance bilateral cooperation towards low carbon development and climate resilient pathways, mobilise investment and channel climate finance towards implementation of the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement and supporting a resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We commit to safeguarding our planet and building a more environmentally sustainable and inclusive future together, holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Our nationally determined contributions will represent a progression reflecting the highest possible ambition, compatible with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

21. India/UK partnerships

21.1 Strengthen the India-UK partnership on climate change, delivering a substantial contribution to reduced emissions and improved resilience in the context of strong climate action required in the current decade to reach the goals of the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.

21.2 Strengthen bilateral dialogues and partnership on climate change, including the Ministerial Energy Dialogue, and Joint Working Groups on Climate, Power and Renewables.

21.3 Collaborate to strengthen climate discourse and decision making in line with the principles of the UNFCCC including its Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Agreement.

21.4 Take forward collaboration and share best practice and low-cost climate appropriate technologies in areas including: clean energy, clean transport & e-mobility, sustainable finance, green businesses, industrial decarbonisation, protecting nature and biodiversity, and adaptation and resilience. We will work with businesses on all of the above priorities to minimize their carbon emissions while generating sustainable inclusive green jobs and growth by switching to renewables, new tech, electric mobility, improved efficiency.

21.5 Build on the India-UK partnership between the Green Growth Equity Fund and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund to mobilise institutional investments in the targeted renewable energy, waste management, electric mobility and environment sub-sectors, building markets and investment opportunities including through the City of London. Enable greater partnership with India’s private sector (including the banking and institutional sector) in shaping and raising global ambitions on climate and green finance.

21.6 Deepen the India-UK Partnership on Green Hydrogen - including through promoting knowledge exchange, policy and regulation cooperation, research and innovation.

21.7 Take forward collaboration through the UK-India Sustainable Finance Forum, supported by the India-UK Sustainable Finance Working Group and explore the possibility of partnership with the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI).

21.8 Strengthen collaboration on the India Energy Security Scenarios Calculator to support energy policy and planning.

21.9 Encourage Track II dialogues on climate-related themes including the India-UK Track II Dialogue on Climate and Energy.

22. Clean energy and transport

22.1 Strengthen collaboration to promote secure, affordable and sustainable supplies of energy as shared priorities. Reduce the cost of development and deployment of clean energy projects through technology innovation, market-building, knowledge sharing, capacity building, trade and investment and project establishment, for example on energy efficiency, smart grids, AI and digitalisation, efficient electricity distribution in the solar, offshore wind, sustainable cooling, industrial decarbonisation, carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) and energy storage sectors and on green hydrogen.

22.2 Unlock India’s offshore wind potential by sharing knowledge and expertise to support India’s clean energy transition.

22.3 Launch a global Green Grids Initiative at COP26, to include a political declaration by national leaders and increased technical, financial and research cooperation to help deliver India’s vision of One Sun One World One Grid.

22.4 On energy, develop collaboration in research and innovation, demonstration and deployment of technologies to promote bio-economy including biofuels towards low emission pathways and climate resilience.

22.5 Strengthen collaboration on clean transport, including in the areas of e-vehicles, charging infrastructure and battery storage.

22.6 Explore new cooperation in areas including Green Hydrogen, Green Steel and on Battery Manufacturing and Innovation.

23. Adaptation and resilience

23.1 As co-chairs of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), reinforce cooperation on enhancing adaptation and climate change resilience across vulnerable communities, including Small Island Developing States. Both countries will seek to support the development and implementation of plans and strategies for cities and towns and highly vulnerable rural populations as key actors in climate change adaptation.

23.2 Strengthen collaboration for the climate-proofing of infrastructure investment to maximise low carbon and resilience outcomes.

23.3 Work collectively through the Adaptation Action Coalition to highlight good adaptation practices on climate resilient infrastructure, and to scale-up and accelerate adaptation action to support the most vulnerable.

23.4 Strengthen joint collaboration through The Weather and Climate Science for Service Partnership India to advance scientific understanding and modelling capabilities that can be translated into services.

24. Nature and biodiversity

24.1 Strengthen collaboration to protect and restore nature, and explore ways to mainstream biodiversity into economic and financial decision-making. Address air and water pollution and find innovative solutions to tackling plastic and marine pollution, as well as promoting the integration of environmental concerns and solutions into economic growth policies.

24.2 Work together on building a UK-India Forests Partnership.

25. Waste management and the circular economy

25.1 Strengthen cooperation to support India’s transition to a resource efficient and circular economy.

25.2 In waste management under Mission Waste to Wealth, identify, develop and deploy technologies to treat waste to generate energy, recycle materials, and extract resources of value. Identify and support the development of new technologies like the Ocean Thermal Energy conversion, wave energy that promise to create a clean and green environment.

26. Regional and multilateral cooperation

26.1 Explore opportunities for mobilising regional and global climate action including through the CDRI, the International Solar Alliance (ISA) and emerging initiatives including One Sun One World One Grid and the World Solar Bank, and maximizing the opportunities afforded by the UK’s Presidency of COP26 at Glasgow 2021 including the COP26 Energy Transition Council and ZEVs Transition Council and India’s Presidency of the G20 in 2023 to drive climate action over the next ten years.

26.2 As co-chairs of the CDRI, support the creation of a new multi-country Technical Assistance Facility and Fund (TAFF) to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to develop more resilient infrastructure. The facility would provide technical assistance to SIDS to help them plan for systemic resilience, to prepare projects fit to attract finance from public, private and multilateral actors and to evolve advanced operation and maintenance standards and systems to enhance long-term resilience.

26.3 Strengthen partnership on climate finance for mobilising major new investment in clean energy and low-cost climate appropriate technologies including to de-risking of investments in mutually identified sectors of economy for clean and resilient development.

26.4 Play supportive roles in the UNFCCC to ensure global coherence in driving down emissions, working together to seek global agreements on critical issues in accordance with national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.

As a Global Force for Good in health, the UK and India will use our combined research and innovation strength to address the biggest global health challenges, save lives and improve health and well-being.

We will expand the breadth and depth of the India-UK Health Partnership to enhance global health security and pandemic resilience, show leadership on Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR), promote healthy societies and strengthen both our health systems through increased collaboration on clinical education, health worker mobility and digital health.

27.1 Hold regular dialogue at Ministerial level on strategic priorities for collaboration in the health sector and through the Joint Working Group on Health and Life Sciences agree an India-UK Action Plan on Health and Life Sciences to establish a detailed framework for collaboration.

28. COVID-19 and pandemic preparedness

28.1 Work together to boost the resilience of global medical supply chains to ensure critical supplies of medicines, vaccines, logistics, diagnostics and other medical products reach those who need them. Jointly commit to the multilateral effort, including through the COVAX facility, to support equitable vaccine access for developing countries.

28.2 Develop the India-UK partnership on Vaccines, Therapeutics and Diagnostics and expand the UK-India Vaccines Hub to develop distribution policy, clinical trials, regulation, research and innovation related to Covid-19, helping guarantee equitable global supply by April 2022.

28.3 Build on the excellent cooperation on the AstraZeneca/Oxford University Vaccine with India’s Serum Institute and explore manufacturing deals beyond Covid19 to tackle other infectious diseases and bring co-developed technologies to market.

28.4 Work together on health security and future pandemic preparedness including through an India-UK Zoonotic Research Twinning Initiative to better understand, monitor and mitigate against future pandemics.

28.5 Jointly work to bring the urgent reforms needed in WHO so that it is better equipped and accountable in responding to pandemic threats.

28.6 Facilitate collaborative research on emerging diseases.

29. Anti-microbial resistance (AMR)

29.1 Take global leadership on tackling the growing health and economic threat of Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) on the basis of ‘one health approach’ and foster greater science and innovation engagement on AMR.

30. Non-communicable diseases

30.1 Develop a UK-India Partnership on Healthy Societies by April 2022 to co-develop innovative and inclusive solutions for non-communicable diseases and ageing related challenges.

30.2 Boost existing efforts for the betterment of health and well-being by research and innovation in prevention and treatment of chronic & neurological diseases, brain-computer inter-phase, genomics and precision medicine, cell and gene therapy, vaccines, biotherapeutics (including bio-manufacturing), smart bio-sensors and bio-electronics, biomaterials and bio-fabrication.

31. Digital health

31.1 Develop an India-UK Digital Health Partnership to facilitate greater collaboration on digital health initiatives including on sharing of best practice.

31.2 Explore collaboration in tele-medicine services to enhance health services at remote areas under the Ayushman Bharat Programme.

31.3 Promote joint research and policy engagement on health data for Predictive and Precision Health care focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence and agree on joint activities in this regard by April 2022.

32. Ayurveda and alternative medicine

32.1. Explore cooperation on research into Ayurveda and promote yoga in the UK.

33. NHS partnership and health worker mobility

33.1 Strengthen mechanisms to facilitate increased transfer/exchange of doctors and nurses on a permanent or short-term basis.

33.2 Increase opportunities for generic medicine supply from India to the UK by seeking access for Indian pharma products to the NHS and recognition of Indian generic and Ayurvedic medicines that meet UK regulatory standards.

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