Carr boosts India research links
A materials science project at the University of New South Wales and an anti-terror computer security project at the Queensland University of Technology are two projects to benefit from Innovation department grants to improve links with researchers in India.
Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Minister Kim Carr has announced Government will spend $7 million on new collaborative research initiatives under the Australia-India Strategic Research Fund.
The Fund is a joint initiative of the Australian and Indian governments aimed at fostering deeper cooperation and collaboration between the two countries in science and technology research. The bilateral fund was budgeted in 2006-07 at $20 million over five years.
“We have long-standing, as well as many emerging, links between Australian and Indian researchers in the science and technology area,” Senator Carr said.
“The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund has provided a great opportunity to further enhance Australia’s connections with India.”
The University of NSW will pursue a project in ‘Nanocomposites’ for electronics, light yet strong engineering applications, coatings and clean energy cell use. They will partner with the Department of Surface Physics at India’s Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics.
Queensland University of Technology will partner with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and the Society for Electronic Transaction and Security on a project titled “Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Denial of Service Attacks: Tools, Technology and Policy.”
Other projects supported include areas as diverse as transgenic crops, nanotechnology, plant nutraceuticals and stem cell therapies.
In addition to projects under the competitive element of the fund, the Australian Government has also allocated $3 million under the Targeted Allocation component for large-scale collaborations between Australian and Indian partners.
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