Towards an integrated response to dengue infections in Mumbai, India
Application ID: AIC-2020-003
Organisation: CSIRO
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $118,500, nil GST
Total project value $196,500
Project description
Dengue fever cases are on the rise in Mumbai over the last 10-year period. It is also likely that the reported cases are just the tip of an iceberg as most remain undiagnosed and unreported, increasing the transmission and outbreak potential. Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted a need for an integrated strategy to curb the impact of transmissible diseases. There is a lack of pertinent data sharing associated with dengue, such as case reporting and entomological field data, which can be used to curtail the outbreaks early.
Integrated data analysis would dramatically change the response outcomes by identification of geographic areas to target mosquito control and community information campaigns, reducing further transmission. With the help of in-country partners, this project, conducting remote major stakeholder engagement will identify key gaps in the implementation of such integrated systems and will generate a policy paper recommending a framework for early and targeted outbreak response.
Sector: Health
AIC priority area: Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder engagement | Mumbai, India | from 25/06/2021 |
| Focus interviews | Mumbai, India | 01/10/2021 to 31/01/2022 |
| Final workshop | Mumbai, India and remote from Australia | 08-12/08/2022 |
| Policy paper and submission of journal article | Mumbai Municipal Corp and government bodies | 31/10/2022 |
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Developing financing mechanism to extend off-grid electricity in rural India
Application ID: AIC-2020-022
Organisation: University of Canberra
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $13,952.40 incl GST
Total project value $76,039
Project description
This project offers a solution to provide access to electricity in rural India with Australia and India both benefitting from the strategic institutional relationship. A technological breakthrough achieved by CI Pota of UNSW could be extended to rural India by developing an appropriate financing mechanism for the equipment manufacturers and users. This project aims to design, develop, and test a sustainable financing mechanism for the rapid uptake of off-grid electricity supply for rural India on a long-term basis.
Initially, the financing mechanisms (public-private partnership) used by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation of Australia (CEFC) could be integrated with the ground-level financing requirement of rural India. The project harnesses the expertise of Indian experts. Project leader Sathye commands two decades of practical financing experience, and has conducted the performance audit of CEFC. CI Thaker and CI Ghosh are renewable energy experts from the Indian Institute of Management. The solutions would be developed in consultation with several stakeholders.
Sector: Energy and Environment
AIC priority area: Promote exchange and collaboration between Australian and Indian organizations in fields of relevance to the bilateral economic partnership
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| National-level meeting | Online | Oct-Dec 2021 |
| State-level meeting | Online | Jan-Mar 2022 |
| District-level meeting | Online | Jan-Mar 2022 |
| Tehsil-level meeting | Online | Jan-Mar 2022 |
| Village-level meeting | Online | Jan-Mar 2022 |
| Workshop | Online | Apr-Jun 2022 |
| Workshop | Online | Apr-Jun 2022 |
| Implementation & Testing (Household) | India | Apr-Jun 2022 |
| Implementation & Testing (Manufacturer) | India | Apr-Jun 2022 |
| Presentation of report | Australia/India | Sep-22 |
Social media
- https://www.facebook.com/iimind
- https://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfCanberra
- https://twitter.com/IIM_I
- https://twitter.com/UniCanberra
- https://www.youtube.com/user/uniofcanberra
- https://www.youtube.com/c/IIMIndoreOfficial
- https://www.linkedin.com/school/iimindore
- https://www.instagram.com/unicanberra
Industry-university partnerships for SDG-focused internships in Australia and India
Application ID: AIC-2020-029
Organisation: Deakin University
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 93,736.50 incl GST
Total project value $ 184,155.00
Project description
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged global economies and resulted in significantly compromised student employment outcomes. Both India and Australia, have signed on to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and recognise the role of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in rebuilding economies and increasing employment post-COVID. Through industry-university collaboration, this project will develop a digital portal hosting a sustained virtual Community of Practice committed to creating high-quality SDGs-focused internships in Australia and India.
A digital portal will host the key insights and resources from this project to facilitate knowledge sharing among all key stakeholders and the wider community. Stakeholders from universities, industries and policy makers from both countries will be engaged on this portal which will be self-sustaining. Policy recommendations will be developed to identify strategies for constructively engaging student interns in SDGs focused projects. The internships generated by this digital hub/portal will prepare responsible and employable students which will be of vital importance to both Australia and India.
Sector: Education
AIC priority area:
- Raise awareness of Australia in India, and of India in Australia
- Deliver high-quality programs that demonstrate Australia’s credentials and excellence
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Web-based workshop | Melbourne, Australia | 02/08/2021 |
| 6 x web-based workshop | India: New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune | 30/09/2021 |
| 3 x virtual one-day masterclass hosted by FICCI | New Delhi, India | 30/02/2022 |
| Launch of digital portal | Melbourne, Australia | 29/11/2022 |
Social media
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/australia-india-business-council
- ttps://www.facebook.com/aibcltd
- https://twitter.com/AIBC_National
- https://www.instagram.com/amrita_university
- https://www.facebook.com/AmritaUniversity
- https://www.youtube.com/user/AmritaU\niversity
- https://www.facebook.com/iitbombay
- https://twitter.com/iitbombay
Online dialogue series on public administration, governance and policy foci
Application ID: AIC-2020-197
Organisation: ANZSOG
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 93,500.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 93,500.00
Project description
The Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) will partner with the Government of India (GoI) to design and deliver a series of three 3-hour online dialogues. Each dialogue will address a public administration, governance or policy area of mutual interest and high priority to Australian and Indian governments.
ANZSOG and GoI would co-chair and invite 2-3 academics, 2-3 practitioners (current or former government officials) and 1 private sector representative from each participating nation to each dialogue. Participants would have demonstrated academic expertise or applied leadership or policy practice in the topic area.
ANZSOG and GoI will each commission a local academic (per dialogue) to author a research paper providing an exploration into the dialogue topic, providing contemporary expert thinking on a live shared challenge. Papers will be pre-circulated to participants, forming the basis of a robust discussion underpinned by academic rigour and best practice.
Sector: Education, Public Administration & Governance
AIC priority area: Promote Exchange/Collaboration, Deliver High Quality Programs
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Online dialogue #1 | Online | November 2021 |
| Online dialogue #2 | Online | April 2022 |
| Online dialogue #3 | Online | September 2022 |
| Policy paper and reporting | Online | October 2022 |
Social media
- Twitter: @ANZSOG
- https://www.facebook.com/ANZSOG
- https://www.linkedin.com/school/anzsog
- https://www.youtube.com/user/TheANZSOG
Australia-India Collaboration to Promote Sustainable Livestock Production
Application ID: AIC-2020-198
Organisation: The University of Melbourne
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 44,000.00 incl GST this f/y, Total Project Value $172,000.00
Project description
Researchers from the University of Melbourne are collaborating with Bihar Animal Science University, Indian Veterinary Research Institute and National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, and Adisseo A Blue Star Company, to demonstrate and promote innovative
nutritional strategies, developed in Australia, to sustain livestock production during hot summer months in India.
Global warming is a significant challenge for the sustainability of livestock production. As the heatwaves are becoming more frequent, hotter and longer, increased environmental temperature compromises animal productivity leading to huge economic losses to the livestock sector over summer.
Australia and India are amongst the world’s largest livestock producers and these industries are critical to the economies in both countries. This project aims to build partnerships between the two countries and promote knowledge exchange through online workshops, and capacity building through the remotely guided feeding trials on nutritional supplementation to maintain livestock production during summer months in India.
Sector: Agribusiness
AIC priority area: Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Technical Workshop and Demonstration | Hybrid event – Melbourne and Patna | 22-23 Sept 2021 |
| 2nd Technical Workshop and Demonstration | Hybrid event – Melbourne and Bengaluru | 11-13 Apr 2022 |
| 3rd Technical Workshop and Demonstration | Hybrid event – Melbourne and Izatnagar | 21-22 Dec 2022 |
Social media
- http://www.unimelb.edu.au;
- https://twitter.com/Surinde02028136
- https://twitter.com/unimelb
- https://twitter.com/FVASunimelb
- https://www.facebook.com/fvasunimelb
- https://www.facebook.com/unimelb
- https://www.instagram.com/fvasunimelb
- https://www.instagram.com/unimelb
- https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-melbourne
Novel medical device for neurosurgery: pre-clinical assessment and clinical application
Application ID: AIC-2020-208
Organisation: University of Wollongong
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 104,500.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 179,000.00
Project description
Conduct pre-clinical testing at the University of Wollongong, Australia, on a novel device for neurosurgery invented and patented in India by Neutactic India Pvt Ltd, and subsequently, perform clinical procedures on patients in select government hospitals in India.
The Neutactic device overcomes key limitations of existing devices in performing neurosurgery procedures such as radiofrequency ablation of brain tumours, deep brain stimulation for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. The device offers a readily accessible alternative for stereotactic interventions in children under 3 years of age, where currently established devices cannot be used.
The project intends to utilise the novel form factor of the device to perform diagnostic imaging studies at the University of Wollongong. The studies will enable scientific assessment related to stereotactic neurosurgery of brain tumours. In addition, the diagnostic imaging studies will inform complementary clinical procedures to be performed using the Neutactic device in India, particularly in hospitals where access to conventional stereotactic equipment is limited.
Sector: Health, Science & Innovation
AIC priority area: Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Technology showcase at IEEE NSS/MIC Conference | Japan | 16-23/10/2021 |
| Technology showcase at ISSFN CME | India | 22-29/04/2022 |
| Technology showcase at AusMedTech | Melbourne | 16-20/05/2022 |
| Technology showcase at ISRS Conference | Italy | 19-23/06/2022 |
Social media
- https://www.instagram.com/uow
- https://www.facebook.com/UOW
- https://twitter.com/uow
- https://www.uow.edu.au
- https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-wollongong/mycompany
- https://www.youtube.com/user/uownow
Sustainable Commercial Fisheries Collaboration in India for Food Security
Application ID: AIC-2020-223
Organisation: Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 72,270.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 84,760.00
Project description
To develop co-operation between India and Western Australia (WA) in the wild-caught harvest and post-harvest of India's commercial fishing sector to address India’s food and protein security. This will be achieved by the deployment of WA equipment, technology, services, and skills training.
The Indian Ocean – shared by India and WA – is an opportunity to collaborate on responsible and sustainable commercial fishing practices to ensure the economic development of wild-caught fisheries and address the regional demand for food and low carbon footprint protein security.
WA has well-established best practices in the efficient harvest and post-harvest fisheries practices ensuring sustainability and economic growth. There is the opportunity to exchange WA technology, equipment, skills development, and VET training partnering with India’s fisheries to improve catching methods, processing, and cold chain logistics to increase the quality and value of the catch, and improve the livelihood of India’s fisherfolk numbering 14.5 million people.
Already recognized for its mining and METS pedigree, WA has an opportunity to collaborate with one of India’s largest Agri- sectors, commercial fisheries (worth USD 7 billion in exports) to provide bilateral trade and investment opportunities for WA and India companies. The project amplifies Ag-tech and services engagement.
Sector: Agribusiness, Education, Economic Cooperation
AIC priority area:
- Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
- Deliver High Quality Programs
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Promote Workshops | Perth, Geraldton, Fremantle, Bunbury | 16-30/09/2021 |
| Workshop 2 | Perth | 07/10/2021 |
| Workshop 3 | Fremantle | 12/10/2021 |
| Workshop 4 | Geraldton | 21/10/2021 |
Social media
- https://twitter.com/CCI_WA
- https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/595104893987760/chamber-of-commerce-and-industry-wa
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/chamber-of-commerce-&-industry-of-western-australia
- https://www.facebook.com/CCIWA
Online science journalism to showcase Australian and Indian research
Application ID: AIC-2020-233
Organisation: The Conversation Media Group
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 60,500.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 85,000.00
Project description
The Conversation will partner with Indian company, AKA Dialog, to build capacity in evidence-based journalism, identify and produce science journalism by Indian and Australian researchers, and showcase scientific research and expertise for public audiences.
The Conversation will train AKA Dialog’s editors to use its editorial procedures and web platform. The partners will then work together to identify topics relevant to the bilateral relationship and help Australian and Indian academics translate their research and expertise into plain language for the public.
Content will showcase new research findings; build public understanding of science relevant to challenges such as COVID-19, climate change, energy and food; and reflect themes of the Australian and Indian national research agendas.
Content will be published on The Conversation’s website, free for other media to republish and distributed to readers via a free newsletter and social channels. Outreach and online advertising in Australia and India will help target thought leaders to accelerate growth and impact.
The project lays the foundations for long-term partnerships to unlock academic knowledge for Indian audiences.
Sector: Science, Tech & Innovation, Education, Energy, Health
AIC priority area: Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Publish first articles | online | 01-31/07/2021 |
| Author conference or webinar | Delhi/online | 01/02/2022 |
Social media
- Twitter: @ConversationEDU, @akadialog
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-conversation-media-group
- facebook.com/theconversationedu
- instagram.com/theconversationau
Building India’s Blue-Green Network: a strategic framework for Bengaluru
Application ID: AIC-2020-236
Organisation: McGregor Coxall Australia
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 87,230.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 99,125.00
Project description
The project brings together Australian and Indian firms, academic and government actors, via online forums and digital platforms, to develop a strategic framework for Bengaluru’s Blue-Green Grid to deliver enhanced social, environmental and economic outcomes at regional and local levels.
Cities and natural environments around the globe are facing significant challenges and increasingly uncertain futures. Building India’s Blue-Green Network: A Strategic Framework for Bengaluru is a project that unites leading Australian and Indian design firms to collaborate with academic and government actors in knowledge sharing, cross-cultural investigations, and development of innovative approaches to strategic planning across environmental, water, urban, and landscape design.
The Blue-Green Network can be understood as a conceptual framework which considers key elements of the natural environment (waterways, vegetation, landform) with relation to priorities of human built environments (transport and mobility, urban development, public open space, parks, civil infrastructure). Person-to-person connections and institutional relationships will be facilitated through online forums, creating a platform for experts and thought leaders to guide the development of a strategic framework. The establishment of a shared vision and integrated road map for Bengaluru’s Blue-Green Network will assist in driving future development of the city with enhanced environmental, social and economic benefits at regional and local levels.
Sector: Agriculture & Water Resources Management, Health, Infrastructure, Science & Innovation
AIC priority areas: Promote Exchange and Collaboration, Deliver High-Quality Programs
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop / roundtables | Online – Bengaluru & Australia | 15/06-01/07/2021 |
| Workshop / roundtables | Online – Bengaluru & Australia | 01/08-01/09/2021 |
| Design charrette[1] | Online – Bengaluru & Australia | 01-15/09/2021 |
| Workshop / roundtables | Online – Bengaluru & Australia | 15-31/10/2021 |
[1] – A charrette, often Anglicized to charette and sometimes called a design charrette, is an intense period of design or planning activity. The word charrette may refer to any collaborative session in which a group of designers draft a solution to a design problem.
Social media
- https://mcgregorcoxall.com
- https://www.facebook.com/McGregorCoxall
- https://www.instagram.com/mcgregorcoxall
- https://www.linkedin.com/company/mcgregor-coxall
- https://twitter.com/mcgregorcoxall
Heavy-Haul Indian Railway: Towards Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Design
Application ID: AIC-2020-247
Organisation: University of Technology Sydney
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 115,500.00 incl GST
Total project value $ 177,465.00
Project description
The project aims to examine the performance of heavy-haul railway to minimise impact from climate change and complex ground. The project outcomes will lead to improved track design and analyses to achieve safer, cheaper, faster, reliable and sustainable rail freight.
A set of design charts on the basis of advanced numerical analyses in commercial finite element package conveniently employed in industries will be provided. In particular, numerical simulations using a novel railway model will facilitate providing the essential fundamental knowledge imperative to designing high-capacity railway corridors for modern heavy haulage freight train services, with special reference to mechanically improved granular foundations, thereby ensuring the stability for major infrastructure routes, resulting in substantial time and costs savings for haulage of bulk commodities and general cargo in India.
Virtual laboratory testing and short course will help disseminate project outcomes to a wider community.
Sector: Education, Infrastructure, Science & Innovation
AIC priority area: Promote Exchange & Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Opening ceremony | Sydney | 30/08/2021 |
| Workshop | Sydney | 22/02/2022 |
| Short course | Sydney | 02-12/08/2022 |
| Report | Sydney | 30/08/2022 |
Social media
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-nimbalkar-2772702
- https://twitter.com/sanjaynimbalkar
- https://www.facebook.com/nimbalkar.sanjay
Australia India Partnerships for Critical Minerals Workshop Series
Application ID: AIC-2020-276
Organisation: Australia India Chamber of Commerce
Australia-India Council Grant Offer: $ 35,000.00, nil GST
Total project value $ 70,000.00
Project description
The workshops will bring together key government, corporate and industry experts to encourage partnerships with members of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue for building an alternative critical mineral supply chain in Australia and India in 2021.
Australia represents a globally significant source of raw and processed critical minerals. India represents a globally significant export market for processing, consumption and further secondary exports.
In June 2020, Australia and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), where both countries agreed to explore opportunities to increase bilateral trade, investment, research and development and alternative supply and value chains in critical minerals. The Australia India Chamber of Commerce – with the support of partners and key industry stakeholders from both Australia and India – is working to develop a series of targeted workshops to identify credible opportunities and provide practical recommendations to stakeholder governments on new critical minerals opportunities to encourage Indo Pacific partnerships for investment into the supply chain of Critical Minerals.
Sector: Mining & Processing of Critical & Strategic Minerals
AIC priority area: Enhancing Science, Technology and Research Collaboration
Key dates
| Event | Location | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop 1 | Melbourne and Delhi | June 2021 |
| Workshop 2 | Melbourne and Delhi | July 2021 |
| Workshop 3 | Melbourne and Delhi | September 2021 |
| Workshop 4 | Melbourne and Delhi | November 2021 |
| Event for Reporting | Melbourne and Delhi | December 2021 |
Social media
https://www.linkedin.com/company/australia-india-chamber-of-commerce-aicc
| ID | Grant Recipient | Project Title | Grant | GST included? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIC-2020-003 | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation | Towards an integrated response to dengue infections in Mumbai, India | $118,500.00 | No |
| AIC-2020-022 | University of Canberra | Developing financing mechanism to extend off-grid electricity in rural India | $13,952.40 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-029 | Deakin University | Industry-university partnerships for SDG focused internships in Australia and India | $93,736.50 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-197 | The Australia and New Zealand School of Government | Online dialogue series on public administration, governance and policy foci | $93,500.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-198 | The University of Melbourne | Australia-India Collaboration to Promote Sustainable Livestock Production | $44,000.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-208 | The University of Wollongong | Novel medical device for neurosurgery: Pre-clinical assessment and clinical application | $104,500.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-223 | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia Limited | Sustainable Commercial Fisheries Collaboration in India for Food Security. | $72,270.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-233 | The Conversation Media Group Limited | Online science journalism to showcase Australian and Indian research | $60,500.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-236 | McGregor Coxall Australia Pty Ltd | Building India’s Blue-Green Grid: a strategic framework for Bengaluru | $87,230.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-247 | University of Technology Sydney | Heavy-Haul Indian Railway: Towards Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Design | $115,500.00 | Yes |
| AIC-2020-276 | Australia India Chamber of Commerce Limited | Australia India Partnerships for critical minerals workshop series | $35,000.00 | No |