Fri, 23 May
|Virtual Event Via Zoom
Convergences between TIA in India and Australia for Peace and Stability
The webinar addresses trends in strategic policy of Australia and India as they might affect closer collaboration between the two countries on technology impact assessment for peace and stability.
Time & Location
23 May 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Virtual Event Via Zoom
About
The discussion will highlight similarities and differences in the strategic posture of Australia and India. It will then address the priorities of the two governments with respect to emerging critical technologies, including domestic policies and regulation. Subjects likely to touched upon may include, but not limited to, semiconductor chips, blockchain, critical minerals, telecom (6G), cybersecurity, cyber skills, subsea cables, digital public infrastructure, green hydrogen, and biotechnology.
Speakers will be Jayantika Rao, analyst at the Delhi Policy Group, and Ujjwal Kumar, Associate Director & Deputy Head CUTS-CCIER, Jaipur. The meeting will be chaired By Greg Austin, a Director of the Social Cyber Institute and an Adjunct Professor in the Australia China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.
Jayantika Rao – Research Associate at the Delhi Policy Group (DPG)
Jayantika Rao Tiruvaloor Viavoori is a Research Associate at the Delhi Policy Group (DPG). She is conducting her research on the geo-strategies of regional and extra-regional powers and regional architectures with particular emphasis on India’s role in Southeast Asia and at a larger scale in the Indo-Pacific. Prior to assuming her current role, she has previously worked at the Institute for Asian Crime & Security, Global Human Rights Defence (the Netherlands), and Women’s Aid Organisation (Malaysia). She has also been invited to speak at numerous events for organisations like Nepal Institute for International Cooperation and Engagement (NIICE) and the United Nations. She has published numerous articles in digital platforms on issues like transnational crimes in Southeast Asia, and various dimensions of geopolitics affected by socio-cultural issues in Southeast and South Asia. She holds a Master of Arts (MA) in International Relations with a specialisation in Culture & Politics, as well as a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies, both from Leiden University, the Netherlands.
Ujjwal Kumar – Associate Director & Deputy Head CUTS-CCIER, Jaipur
After graduating in law from University of Delhi in 1996, Ujjwal Kumar has been “learning on the job” since then. He has over 23 years of experience in working on law/policy issues related to multilateral trading system, intellectual property (IP) and competition, among other things.
His first exposure on these issues came at CUTS International, Jaipur, where he joined as a researcher in 1999. He developed a basic understanding of the multilateral trading system and also got exposure in competition law/policy issues. In 2001, Ujjwal joined Gene Campaign, New Delhi as Policy Analyst, where he developed understanding on law and politics vis-à-vis IP & biodiversity; bio-resources, agriculture, traditional knowledge, and regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms. From 2004 to 2009, Ujjwal worked with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India as a National Consultant. Working on Trade & Health policy coherence, he got exposure at the high levels of policy making. In doing so, he learned issues related with patents and health, trade in health services, SPS and TBT, competition policy issues in the health sector etc. He also got first hand exposure in international negotiations by being part of the Indian negotiation team on “Global Strategy and Plan of Action on Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property”. In 2009, Ujjwal shifted to his native village and got involved in farming, while continuing as a freelance consultant in the fields of his learning. In April 2016, he again joined CUTS International and has been predominantly working on competition and regulatory issues across sectors with special focus on digital economy.
The Social Cyber Institute is pleased to host the webpages for this AICCTP project, as all six of the Australian team members are Fellows or Directors of SCI.