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G20: Consensus on research, innovation collaboration
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IANS | 16 Mar, 2023
G20 countries on Thursday emphasised on identifying and addressing
problems that inhibit effective academic research collaborations.
On the second day of the three-day G20 Education Working Group
(EdWG) summit in this Punjab city, the focus centred around priority
areas Ato strengthen research and promoting innovation through
collaboration and building capacities, and ensuring foundational
literacy.
The event brought together all G20 member countries,
invited countries and international organisations to discuss the
importance of knowledge sharing and collaboration to generate solutions
to common global challenges.
It was also acknowledged that in
order to create a multiplier effect for a larger and more inclusive
global advantage of the accumulated knowledge and innovation skills,
there is now a need for stronger collaboration among countries in
research and innovation.
Some of the topics covered included
developing a framework for joint collaboration for the exchange of
researchers and students, international research, data privacy, and
other ethical concerns.
During the meeting, the delegates also
emphasised gender equality and gender inclusion in research arena, as
well as improved grassroots participation in order to bridge the gap
between academia, the private sector, and society.
Additionally,
in the second and third sessions, the discussion centred around use of
blended learning to achieve foundational literacy and numeracy, the
importance of teacher training to induce creativity in classroom
teaching by designing learning materials and development of skill
development frameworks.
Collaboration was again a key point of
the session with discussions revolving around building partnerships with
wider stakeholders, including industry, to create opportunities for
vocational learning for students to bridge the skill gaps and imbalances
across G20 nations.
Some of the sub-priority areas mentioned for
joint action were to develop curriculum assessment and pedagogical
practices, provide equal opportunities, and support to disadvantaged and
indigenous communities.
The meeting concluded with remarks from
the Alternate India chair, Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, Ministry of
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, who emphasised that in order to
achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 goal of "ensuring inclusive
and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning
opportunities for all, we must ensure that blended learning
opportunities are accessible to all students".
The summit will
conclude on Friday with discussion around making tech-enabled learning
more inclusive, qualitative and collaborative.
On the sidelines
of the seminar, an exhibition was also organised showcasing best
practices from various countries, industry, academia and civil society
towards forging greater collaboration for advancing research.
The exhibition is open to students, academicians and researchers till March 17.
At
the exhibition, IIT Ropar showcased deployment of drones of agriculture
company Syngenta for use in spraying crop protection solutions.
The
company also displayed how it was empowering farmers by helping them
save money, labour cost and time to enhance their income eventually.
The
company's technologies enable millions of farmers around the world to
make better use of limited agricultural resources, said Susheel Kumar,
company's MD and country head.
In more than 100 countries the
company is working to transform how crops are grown. "Through
partnerships, collaboration and good growth plan we are committed to
accelerating innovation for farmers and nature, striving for
regenerative agriculture, helping people stay safe and healthy and
partnering for impact," he said.
"One of our primary goals is to
identify, develop and scale a series of innovative, breakthrough
transformations that will enable farmers to increase their yields
sustainably," he added.
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