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WASHINGTON: India, Israel and the United States have begun to collaborate in the area of development and in the next generation of technologies, including a transparent, open, reliable and secure 5G communication network, said a senior official.
The ramification of this trilateral initiative in the field of development and technology is the result of collaboration between people, particularly those of Indian diaspora in the United States and Israel, which was started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his historic visit to Israel three years ago in July 2017, community leaders said.
A 5G collaboration is just the tip of the iceberg and a first step, according to the deputy administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bonnie Glick.
“Because we will collaborate in science and research and development to create the next generations of technologies, things that people like you and the rest of us on the phone cannot even imagine what could be. But by officially partnering, affirming the importance of this relationship, we will move it forward, “Glick told PTI in an interview after the US-India-Israel forum that featured discussions on strategic, technology and development / water cooperation held last week.
“We are delighted to work with these partners to solve the world’s development challenges,” he said in his keynote address to the virtual summit between the United States, India and Israel, which focused on trilateral partnerships in the strategic, technological and developmental.
The summit was also chaired by Israel’s ambassador to India, Ron Malka, and his counterpart Sanjeev Singla.
“One area in which we have been cooperating is innovation and digital leadership, particularly in next-generation 5G technology,” Glick said.
“In July, I chaired a roundtable with several like-minded donors on 5G and digital development. For me, it was extremely important that India and Israel were part of that conversation. And the discussion was richer because of their contributions,” he said. said.
Silicon Valley, Bangaluru, and Tel Aviv have earned reputations as leading and innovative technology hubs, and rightly so, according to Glick.
“It is therefore right that our three nations play a key role in delivering the promise of 5G in an open, interoperable, reliable and secure manner,” he stressed. “We cannot allow any nation to dominate this technology or use it to dominate other nations.”
When Israel. The United States and India collaborate in defense, much of that collaboration and discussion is done in closed rooms, because the issues are very sensitive, said the official.
“When we talk about development cooperation, we are talking about transparent and open activities that can make all three countries extremely proud of how they impact the lives of people around the world,” Glick told PTI.
Javier Piedra, deputy assistant director of USAID’s Asia Office, said that in the case of India and Israel, they had a “peer-to-peer relationship”, always looking for ways to advance their respective activities cooperatively so that they can take advantage of the Common goals, resources and comparative advantages in the pursuit of global self-reliance.
“Furthermore, we continue to set the stage to promote international development trilaterally, whenever possible,” he said.
“Our partnerships with Israel and India, given our peer-to-peer relationship, exemplify the importance of working together on issues related to water, water management and security,” Piedra told PTI.
MR Rangaswami from Indiaspora, who presented the technology triangle concept (Silicon Valley-Tel Aviv and Bangalore) to Modi in Israel in 2017, said that the beauty of this model is because technology is a common element in all three, all kinds of “amazing things” had come out of him.
Dr. Bharat Barai, an Indian-American from Chicago, said that the relationship between people, business, science and technology between the three countries will not only strengthen ties, but also help in development activities in third world countries. .
Nissim Reuben, deputy director of the Asia Pacific Institute (API) of the American Jewish Committee, said that a strong, prosperous, vibrant and resilient Indian economy was a priority for many countries, especially the United States and Israel.
To achieve that goal, India needs to continually update its agricultural, water and wastewater management techniques, an area where Israel’s Mashav Development Agency could play a key role with USAID support.
AJC, Indiaspora, GIJRI and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) will jointly champion this expansion of this development partnership between the United States, Israel and India, he said.
“We look forward to advocating for the establishment of joint centers of excellence in health between the United States and Israel in India, similar to the 29 centers of excellence in agricultural technology established by Mashav in India.
“Skills development, innovation and entrepreneurship, water and renewable energy cooperation will be other areas of advocacy for trilateral cooperation by our four organizations in the United States,” Reuben said.
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