Dr Jitendra Singh, Minister of Science and Technology, presided at the 9th BRICS Science and Technology Meet on November 26, 2021.
Highlights:
During the discussion, the minister urged the BRICS countries to collaborate to develop cost-effective, sustainable, inexpensive, accessible, and scalable scientific solutions because they confront comparable and distinct difficulties.
He also advocated for the BRICS countries to be given their appropriate place in the Global Innovation Index.
This, he believes, may be accomplished through further enhancing collaboration in the sectors of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) is an annual rating of countries based on their potential and achievement in innovation.
The World Intellectual Property Organization publishes the index in collaboration with INSEAD, Cornell University, and other organisations and institutions.
It is based on both subjective and objective data gathered from sources such as the International Telecommunication Union, the , and the World Economic Forum.