About Australia-India Strategic Research Fund:
- It is a bilateral program that supports collaborative research projects between Australia and India.
- It aims to strengthen the scientific relationship between the two countries and address common challenges through joint research efforts.
- It is a platform for bilateral collaboration in science, jointly managed and funded by the governments of India and Australia.
- Objectives
- To increase the uptake of leading-edge science and technology (S&T) by supporting collaboration between Australian and Indian researchers in strategically focused, leading-edge scientific research and technology projects, and strengthening strategic alliances between Australian and Indian researchers;
- Facilitate India’s and Australia’s access to the global S&T system.
- The priority areas for collaborative research projects in Round Fifteen of the Indo-Australian S&T Fund are Artificial Intelligence and machine learning, New and Renewable energy technologies (particularly ultra-low-cost solar and clean hydrogen), and Urban mining and electronic waste recycling.
Q1: What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
It involves the development of algorithms and models that enable computers to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making.
Source: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announces results of Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
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