G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable

Jan. 24, 2023

Recently, the planning meeting of the G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable (G20-CSAR) was held online mode, to discuss the agenda topics and planning for the proposed high-level roundtables.

About the G20-Chief Science Advisers Roundtable

  • It is a government-to-government level initiative conceptualised through India’s G20-Presidency.
  • It will be an effective platform to discuss and achieve solutions to some of the long pending as well as anticipated issues related to scientific research, technology development and deployment.
  • Under this initiative, the Chief Science Advisers and their equivalents of G20 member countries, as well as the invited countries will discuss and develop collaborative frameworks for all involved countries.
  • This initiative will also help in establishing an effective and coherent global science advice mechanism.
  • The two high-level G20-CSAR meetings will be organised – the 1st G20-CSAR during 26-28 March 2023 at Hyderabad and the 2nd G20-CSAR during 27-29 Aug 2023 at Bengaluru.