BRICS INNOVATION COOPERATION ACTION PLAN (2021-24)

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• Indian had proposed the plan to facilitate sharing of experiences of each other’s innovation ecosystem and networking of innovators and entrepreneurs.
  
  
• The Details of the Action Plan would be worked out by BRICS Science, Technology Innovation Entrepreneurship partnership (STIEP) Working Group.
  
  
• It was agreed that the proposal may be forwarded to BRICS STIEP working group through the respective country's STI focal point.
  
  
• Department of Science and Technology (DST), India, hosted the 12th Meeting of BRICS S&T Steering Committee on 8th July, 2021. Scientific ministries and agencies of all BRICS countries participated in it.