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5th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting held in Hangzhou

5th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial Meeting held in Hangzhou (17 - 18 July 2017)

The 5th BRICS STI Ministerial Meeting was held in Hangzhou from 17 – 18 July. A three-member delegation led by Prof. Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore (Vice Minister  rank) along with Smt. Sadhna Relia, Scientist G and Dr. Arvind Kumar, Scientist E.  The Chinese delegation was led by Minister for S& T, Mr. Wan Gang and other delegations were represented by a) Madam Grace Naledi Mandisa, Minister, South Africa; b) Mr. Alvaro Toubes Prata, Vice Minister, Brazil; c) Mr. Trubnikov Grigorij, Vice Minister, Russia. The documents adopted at the meeting included : 

  1. Hangzhou Declaration – Theme: “Leading through Innovation and Deepening Cooperation”; 
  2. BRICS Action Plan for Innovation Cooperation (2017-20) 
  3. BRICS STI – Updated Work Plan for 2017-18

Enclosure : Select pics of the event