BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRICS CCI) delegation today called on Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh in New Delhi. The meeting focused on strengthening industry-led global engagement and collaboration across the BRICS and BRICS Plus ecosystems through innovation, StartUps, emerging technologies, research collaboration and entrepreneurship.
Addressing the meeting, Dr Singh said that India’s growing stature as a global innovation hub and its leadership in emerging technologies provide an ideal opportunity for industry organisations to build stronger international partnerships that contribute to national growth and global development.
He said that the country has witnessed remarkable progress in sectors such as Space, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, Nuclear Energy and Deep Technology, opening new avenues for global collaboration.
Dr Singh also encouraged the Chamber to deepen its engagement with the wider BRICS ecosystem through sector-specific meetings, innovation forums and thematic engagements.
He also invited the Chamber to identify focused areas of cooperation aligned with India’s scientific and technological priorities and develop sector-specific proposals that could facilitate productive engagement with the concerned departments and institutions.
During the meeting BRICS CCI also shared its ongoing initiatives aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, innovation, trade facilitation, women-led enterprises, research collaboration and business networking among BRICS and BRICS Plus ecosystems.
