⇒ India’s Minister for Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh chaired the 9th BRICS Science & Technology Ministers meet held on 26 November 2021.
- Dr. Jitendra Singh has called for working towards rightful place for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) in the Global Innovation Index. He said, it can be achieved through further strengthening the cooperation in the field of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
Theme:
India, for its Chairship, chose the overall theme of ‘BRICS @ 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus’.
Participants:
Vice Minister of Science and Technology, China; Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, South Africa; Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brazil and Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education, Russia and senior officials from BRICS countries attended the meet and adopted the agenda.
During the 9th BRICS Science Technology Innovation Ministerial Meeting:
All the member states have adopted the BRICS innovation Action Plan 2021-24, BRICS STI Declaration 2021 and Calendar of BRICS STI Activities 2022 which will act as a roadmap to take the cooperation forward.