Australia-India Initiative for Joint Assessment of Critical Technologies​
Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong announced in a joint press statement with the Indian Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar that the Australian National University (ANU) had been awarded a grant to lead a project under the Australia India Cyber and Critical Technologies Partnership (AICCTP). Co-leader of the grant will be InKlude Labs in Bengaluru.
The scholars and educators from Australia and India immediately set the project in train, with a working meeting on next steps. The project will promote the first bilateral joint assessments of critical technologies affecting international security. Such joint assessments have been common among longstanding strategic allies but rarely involved two countries that are in early stages of building a strategic partnership like Australia and India.
The project aims to create a co-operative network in the two countries involving government, business interests, policy researchers and technology specialists to foster joint assessments on a continuing basis.
The championing of a co-operative approach to cross-border technology assessment would position these countries for complementary work in the Quad and larger multilateral settings.
This initiative will publish research papers and public commentaries, host workshops and webinars for stakeholders, and draft a syllabus for professional education of stakeholders in this field. The project aims to enhance diplomatic and stakeholder support on the global stage for joint or multilateral studies of critical emerging technologies assessing the potential risks to peace and stability.​
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This initiative will publish research papers and public commentaries, host workshops and webinars for stakeholders, and draft a syllabus for the professional education of stakeholders in this field. The team is inviting expressions of interest by stakeholders from Australia and India who would like to participate in related workshops and webinars. We also invite specialists working on technology assessments in other countries to convey their interest.
The effort draws together scholars and experts from the Australian National University, the Social Cyber Institute, Southern Cross University, Blended Learning International in Australia, Arizona State University in USA and InKlude Labs in India with Takshashila Institution as a knowledge partner.
Team members include Professor Glenn Withers, Professor Katina Michael, Karthik Bappanad, Bharath Reddy, Professor Greg Austin, Dr Brendan Walker-Munro, Lisa Materano and Adam P. Henry.
For further details and to participate in the workshops, please reach out to the project team by email karthik@klude.in or greg.austin@socialcyber.co.​​​​​​​​​​​​​