Australia India Joint Impact Assessment of Critical Technologies for Peace and Stability
On 5 November, Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong announced in a joint press statement with the Indian Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar that the Australian National University (ANU) had been awarded a grant to lead a project under the Australia India Cyber and Critical Technologies Partnership (AICCTP). Co-leader of the grant will be InKlude Labs in Bengaluru. Researchers involved in the work also come from the Social Cyber Institute, Arizona State University, Southern Cross University, Blended Learning International and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Read our Project Scope briefing note here. See the video of our project launch below (light blue background) or at this link.
On 29 November, the project team held a formal launch of the project. It will promote the first bilateral joint assessments of critical technologies affecting international security. Such joint assessments have been common among longstanding strategic allies but rarely involved two countries that are in early stages of building a strategic partnership like Australia and India.
The project aims to create a co-operative network in the two countries involving government, business interests, policy researchers and technology specialists to foster joint assessments on a continuing basis. The championing of a co-operative approach to cross-border technology assessment would position these countries for complementary work in the Quad and larger multilateral settings.
This initiative will publish research papers and public commentaries, host workshops and webinars for stakeholders, and draft a syllabus for professional education of stakeholders in this field. The project aims to enhance diplomatic and stakeholder support on the global stage for joint or multilateral studies of critical emerging technologies assessing the potential risks to peace and stability.
The effort draws together scholars and experts from the Australian National University, the Social Cyber Institute, Southern Cross University, Blended Learning International in Australia, Arizona State University in USA and InKlude Labs in India with Takshashila Institution as a knowledge partner.
Team members include Professor Glenn Withers, Professor Katina Michael, Karthik Bappanad, Pranay Kothastane, Bharath Reddy, Professor Greg Austin, Dr Brendan Walker-Munro, Lisa Materano and Adam P. Henry.
Participate in our activities
The team is inviting stakeholders from Australia and India who would like to participate in related workshops and webinars. We also invite specialists working on technology assessments in other countries to convey their interest. For further details and to participate in the workshops, please reach out to the project team by email karthik@klude.in or greg.austin@socialcyber.co. Or simply submit your details below to receive updates on our events and publications.