India‑UK Launch Their Science & Technology Partnership Dashboard

In a move highlighting their growing research and innovation ties, India and the United Kingdom jointly unveiled a new digital platform: the India‑United Kingdom Science and Technology Partnership (IN‑UK‑STP) Dashboard. The pilot version of the dashboard was formally launched in New Delhi by Ajay Kumar Sood (Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India) and David Warren Smith (National Technology Adviser to the United Kingdom). This initiative aims to bring transparency, data‑driven insights, and strategic coordination to bilateral science and technology engagement.

What the Dashboard Covers

The pilot dashboard maps 143 bilateral science & technology projects jointly supported and implemented by stakeholders in India and the UK.

Key features include,

• Tracking of funding values, implementing agencies from both sides, and funding agencies involved.
• A joint development effort by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), India, and the British High Commission in India.
• The dashboard is positioned as a tool for decision‑makers to synergise priorities, identify gaps, and observe how the partnership is evolving.

Significance of the Initiative

Strengthening Bilateral R&D Cooperation

• The launch of the IN‑UK‑STP Dashboard reinforces the spotlight on India‑UK collaboration in research, innovation, and technology.
• It provides a visible mechanism to monitor and steer shared investments in science‑technology (S&T).

Enabling Evidence‑Based Policy & Planning

• By consolidating data on funding, partners, and project profiles, the dashboard empowers both countries’ policy‑makers with actionable insights.
• As Ajay Kumar Sood noted, this tool “can play a pivotal role in guiding policymakers to synergise research priorities, uncover emerging areas of collaboration, and build impactful, long‑term partnerships.”

Mapping Strategic Direction

• The dashboard serves as a means to visualise how bilateral S&T cooperation is distributed across sectors, geographies and funding streams.
• It thus helps in aligning future investments, avoiding duplication, and identifying emerging fields of shared interest (such as AI, biotech, climate tech).