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Welcome to the December Edition of the UK Science and Innovation Network in India’s Newsletter. In this edition we talk all about the India UK Technology Summit, which was held in New Delhi from 7- 9 Nov’16, and bought together the most exciting thought leaders, businesses, educational institutions and innovators to connect and explore the future of India-UK collaboration.
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Dr Ruth McKernan CBE , Innovate UK writes about her experience at the India UK Technology Summit.
I arrived in India after an exciting few days at the Innovate 2016 event in Manchester, co-hosted by Innovate UK and the Department for International Trade. Cities of the future were an important theme of the event, showcasing UK innovation. Panel sessions and presentations covered topics ranging from urban living to autonomous transport, and digital connectivity to energy infrastructure systems. Read more…
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Top Stories 
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Dr Richard Allan from James Hutton Institute along with delegates from Hydro Industries and Arup were helping us with identifying potential opportunities of joint UK-India collaborative activities in handling waste water management in the Indian cities. Availability of water to meet rapidly growing urban demands will critically depend on implementing cost effective, sustainable innovative solutions that would help chart a better future for India’s urban areas.
Dr Allan writes about potential UK- India collaboration on waste water management. Read more…
Newton at TECH Summit – developing UK-India ‘RISTA’
Aditi Sharma, Adviser Newton Fund India writes about Newton at Tech Summit.I got an opportunity to attend the India-UK TECH Summit which was held in New Delhi from 7-9 November 2016, a mega event showcasing GREAT Britain’s technological prowess and opening up portals for greater Indian investment and partnership. This three day spectacle comprised of a gamut of activities which included five summits on technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, intellectual property rights, higher education and design, a 24 hour hackathon on ‘Finclusion’, an exhibition space with super cool kits including the R2D2 (Artoo-Detoo) of the Star Wars fame, and a hive- abuzz with business pitching. Read more..
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Do you want to keep up to date with all the opportunities funded through the UK’s Newton Fund? Follow this page on Newton Fund.
Chevening is the UK government’s international award scheme aimed at developing global leaders since 1983. Funded by the Foreign Commonwealth Office and partner organisations. Chevening offers two types of awards – Chevening Scholarships and Chevening Fellowships. For more details please visit here…
For a full list of funding opportunities, please check out our monthly summary.
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Vibrant Gujarat : 10-13 Jan 2017
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The SIN team is busy with post Tech Summit work having led successful delegations in robotics, smart cities, precision agriculture, advanced manufacturing,precision medicine and veterinary sciences.
Stay tuned for more and thanks for reading!
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