'Australia to take bilateral relationship with India to new heights': Scott Morrison

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday, vember 19 asserted that his country intends to take bilateral relation with India to new heights by working toger in frontier techlogies. While speaking at Bengaluru Tech Summit via video conference, Morrison said that two countries have unlimited possibilities of working toger in research, critical minerals, AI, 5G, quantum computing, and much more.

"We have signed landmark Australia - India Techlogy Framework on cyber and cyber-enabled techlogy," Morrison said.

me of summit this year is "Next is w" and it will ponder on important challenges emerging in post-pandemic world. summit will also focus on impact of leing techlogies and invations in domains of 'Information Techlogy and Electronics' and 'Biotechlogy'. 

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Australia and India working toger for secure internet

Australian Prime Minister also highlighted that Australia and India are working toger for an open, free, safe and secure internet. He furr said y will soon launch  Australia-India Cyber and Critical Techlogies Partnership grant program.

" relationship between India and Australia is going from strength to strength, we share a deep desire to succeed and see our region prosper in peace and safety, as ultimately that is all our techlogy ambition is all about, prosperity and safety of us all," he said.

Expressing pride for leing a 150 strong virtual delegation of Australian policymakers, industry leers, startups and world-leing institutions to Bengaluru Tech Summit, Morrison said Bengaluru- is India's biggest techlogy cluster and fourth biggest in world. "It is home to a third of India's tech professionals and to at least 25 Australian companies, is pulsing with energy and ambition and it is a place where it is easy to believe that 'Next is w'," he said.

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Australian companies employes professionals

Morrison also said that his country's companies have employed thousands of professionals in Bengaluru and Indian companies are also growing ir footprints in Australia. "Australia - India Strategic Research Firm, Australia's largest bilateral science firm with any country, is alrey forging relationships with universities, research institutes and businesses. In past 10 years, 30 AISRF clients have funded Australian and Bengaluru-based universities for some pioneering research like quantum computing, astrophysics," he said.

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Speaking about how Australia is dealing with ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Morrison said his country has faced challenges of se times he-on with accelerated aptation, from keeping businesses running, keeping families connected through opting techlogy.

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(With ANI inputs) (Im-AP)