INDO-U.S. Science & Technology Forum (IUSSTF) Catalyzing S&T Cooperation Michael Cheetham Head, US Office, IUSSTF

History of INDO - US S&T Cooperation 1950sGreen Revolution with PL 480 Fund Establishment of Land Grant Colleges 1960sEstablishment of IIT Kanpur Establishment of NCERT Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (Tarapur Power Plant) 1970sNASA-ISRO-SITE 1980sIndo- US S&T Sub Commission STI (Gandhi-Reagan S&T Initiative) USIF (US-India Fund) 1990sIndo-US S&T Fellowship Program DST-NSF S&T Program NASA-NOAA/ ISRO-DST MoU DBT/ ICMR-NIH Health and Medical Science Programs INDO- U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2000INDO- U.S. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FORUM 2001High Technology Cooperation Group 2005Indo-US Strategic Partnership 2005Indo - US S&T Agreement / Joint S&T Commission 2006US-India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative 2008 NASA-ISRO Agreement on Civilian Space Cooperation 2008 MOES-NOAA Agreement on Earth Observation & Earth Sciences 2009 MoU on Energy Security, Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy and Climate Change 2009 Indo-US R&D Endowment Board 2010 Indo-US Joint Clean Energy R&D Centre 2011Obama-Singh 21 st Century Knowledge Initiative

PL-480 and Beyond Variety of mechanisms funded under PL-480 Joint Commission on Economics & Commerce, Science & Technology, Education & Culture, and Agriculture ( ) Science & Technology Initiative ( ) US-India Fund ( ) S&T Fellowship Program ( ) Indo-US S&T Forum (2000-present) US-India S&T Endowment Board (2009-present) Now over 27 bilateral governmental agreements US-India Strategic Dialogue, Joint Commission on S&T Cooperation (JCM), US-India Higher Education Summit Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI) Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) NIH mechanisms

INDO - US Strategic Partnership Green Partnership Energy Security, Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy Research & Deployment and Water Management Agriculture Cooperation Food Security, Research, Education, Commercial Linkages Education & Development Obama-Singh 21 st Century Knowledge Initiative (OSI) Health Sciences Disease Detection, Public Health & Health Services and Biomedical Research Global Security and Counter Terrorism Counter terrorism, Early Warning Systems, Disaster Mitigation & Response

Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) Partners: Government of India & US Department of Energy Program coordinated by DBT & DST and administered through IUSSTF Objective: Facilitate joint R&D aimed towards deployment for clean energy technologies Priority Areas: Solar energy Second generation biofuels Energy efficiency of buildings Funding: $100 million (INR 530 crore) over 5 years, equal funding from each side both government and private Establishment of Indo- US Clean Energy Research & Development Center (JCERDC)

US-India Endowment Board Partners: GOI & USG Program administered through IUSSTF Objective: To facilitate joint applied R&D and related technology commercialization activities Initial priority areas: Healthy Individuals Empowered Citizens Funding: equivalent of $30 million (INR 160 crore) endowed fund Establishment of US-India Endowment Board

Governing Body Indian Co-Chair T. Ramasami Secretary, Department of Science and Technology Govt. of India Indian Members Maharaj K. Bhan Secretary, Department of Biotechnology Samir Brahmachari Director-General Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Sanjay G. Dhande Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Murali Sastry Chief Scientist Tata Chemicals Ltd R. Seshasayee MD, Ashok Leyland India Sheila Sangwan Addl. Secretary & Financial Advisor, DST US Co-Chair Norman P. Neureiter Senior Adviser, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) US Members Michael Clegg Foreign Secretary, National Academy of Sciences Roderic Pettigrew Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Engineering, NIH Subra Suresh Director, The National Science Foundation Phyllis G. Yoshida Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Energy Ray O. Johnson Sr. VP and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Venkatesh Narayanamurti Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Harvard University

IUSSTF Objectives Create awareness through exchange and dissemination of information and opportunities in S&T cooperation CATALYST to facilitate, seed and promote US-India bilateral collaboration in science, technology, engineering and biomedical research through substantive interaction among government, academia and industry Capitalize and build on the scientific and technological synergy leading to long term partnership on shared values Support exciting program portfolio that lead to sustainable interactions and strengthens strategic partnerships Nurture contacts between young and mid career scientists to develop mutual trust, foster excellence and explore new frontiers Encourage public-private partnership to foster elements of innovation, application and enterprise

Program Portfolio Bilateral Workshop/ Symposia Public – Private Networked Centres Knowledge R&D Networked Centres Training / Advanced Schools Unique opportunities Submission DeadlinesAward Announcements 15 FebruaryMay 15 JuneSeptember 15 OctoberJanuary

Snapshot of IUSSTF-Supported Activities Programmatic Activities Accomplished Activities in 2011 Bilateral Workshops/ Round Tables Training Programs/ Advanced Schools 313 Virtual Joint Centers244 Support to International Events 92- Travel grants452 IUSSTF support has led to interaction of over 12,000 US and Indian scientists

Cutting Across Disciplines

Outcomes Source: NISTADS 65% events have resulted in tangible outcomes

 Facilitate, seed & implement inter-governmental initiatives  Build programs with federal agencies - Create S & T networks for collaborative research  Link American universities with India - Research Internships for student exchange - Faculty fellowship and guest researchers program - Promote US partnerships with new institutions in India  Build academia - industry connect programs - Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Research Clusters - Internships  Promote Indo- US collaboration on engineering education  Enhance visibility in US IUSSTF Vision

INDIA INDIA Rajiv Sharma Executive Director, IUSSTF USA USA Michael Cheetham Head US Office, IUSSTF INDO-US SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FORUM Fulbright House, 12 Hailey Road New Delhi , INDIA Phone: We value your interactions and partnerships