Indo-US Science & Technology Forum celebrates 18th foundation day

The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) here today celebrated its 18th foundation day.

In his presidential address, Union Science and Technology minister Harsh Vardhan said the forum has contributed immensely in bringing both the countries closer.

"It has clearly demonstrated that cooperation in science and technology is driven by leveraging intellect, innovation and technological strength of both our countries that directly contributes to global knowledge economy of 21st century," he said.

The genesis of IUSSTF can be traced back to the year 2000.

The governments of India and the US had decided that it was time to create a more formal mechanism to take this long history of productive engagement to the next level.

This led to the formation of the bi-national Indo-US Science and Technology Forum.

"Such a pleasure to celebrate 18 years of #USIndiaScience &Technology cooperation at the Foundation Day event of the Indo-US Science & Technology Forum. I applaud India's innovation initiatives. Together, our #USIndia scientists & engineers can, and will, change the world. #STEM," Ken Juster, who was also present on the occasion, tweeted.

IUSSTF's mandate is to promote, catalyse and seed bilateral collaboration in science, technology, engineering and innovation through substantive interactions amongst government, academia and industry.