India-UK Connectivity and Innovation Centre Opened

(To-the-point Current Affairs for Exams)

• Partnership: India and the United Kingdom.
• Goal: Digital inclusion and the creation of secure communication systems.

Key Initiative

• India-UK Centre of connectivity and innovation launched.
• Specialty: research to deployment Universities, laboratories, field tests, market introduction.

Core Focus Areas (Next 4 Years -6G Era)

1. Intelligent services and network optimisation with AI in Telecom.
2. Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs): Remote area connectivity using satellites and airplanes.
3. Telecom Cybersecurity: Open, secure, resilient network systems.

Funding & Implementation

• Funding: £24 million shareholders, 4 years.
• Implementation Bodies:
  • UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
  • Government of India DoT (Department of Telecommunications).
• In the UK-India Technology Security Initiative.

Significance

• Increases innovation, industry interactions, collaborative testbeds.
• Enforce worldwide technical specifications and 6G leadership.
• One of the UK-India Research and Innovation Corridors.
• Conforms to PM-PM 2035 Vision of bilateral cooperation in technology.