SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure | SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Institutions: Ministry of Science & Technology
The United Kingdom and United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for deeper collaboration in strategic science and technology areas, including artificial intelligence, civil nuclear, fusion energy, quantum technologies, biotechnology, and semiconductors. The agreement commits both countries to launch joint flagship research programmes through UKRI, NSF, DOE and DSIT; expand shared infrastructure such as AI compute capacity, large-scale datasets, and nuclear/fusion research facilities; and develop common approaches to standards, regulation, and metrology in emerging technologies.
It also provides for enhanced academic and industrial partnerships, mechanisms for joint funding, and avenues to accelerate technology adoption through coordinated policies. The MoU is presented as a cornerstone of the UK–US alliance, linking innovation to broader economic security, resilience of supply chains, and global leadership in setting norms for advanced technologies.
Relevant question for policy stakeholders: How can India institutionalize trilateral or multilateral science partnerships (involving shared infrastructure, joint standards-setting, and co-funded research programmes) while ensuring that domestic industrial and regulatory priorities remain safeguarded?
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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/memorandum-of-understanding-between-the-government-of-the-united-states-of-america-and-the-government-of-the-united-kingdom-of-great-britain-and-north