ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF)

29.11.2023

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Why in the news?

The 4th edition of ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF) was launched on 28 November 2023.

About the 4th edition of ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum:

• The fourth edition of AIGIF was launched in Langkawi, Malaysia.
• Mr YB Chang Lih Kang, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Government of Malaysia, launched AIGIF 2023.
• India and the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) demonstrated unity at the launch of the 4th edition of the ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum (AIGIF).
• The event, attended by 200 participants, aims to strengthen relations between India and AMS through collaboration in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
• Apart from this, 17 student innovators and grassroots level innovators from India were included.

AIGIF's affiliates:

• This annual initiative is a collaborative effort between the ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI); Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India; National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India; and the host country's Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), represented by Yayasan Innovasi Malaysia (YIM) for the year 2023.

About ASEAN India Grassroots Innovation Forum:

• This forum was started in the year 2018.
• AIGIF is an annual event.
• It focuses on promoting stronger relations between India and ASEAN member states based on cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
• It also strengthens governance in the innovation ecosystem at the grassroots level.

The other three versions of AIGIF:

• Jakarta, Indonesia (2018).
• Davao, Philippines (2019).
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia (2022).

About ASEAN:

• ASEAN was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
• Its headquarters is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• The Bangkok Declaration, 1967 formally established ASEAN.
• The first ASEAN summit was held in 1976.
• The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional association that was established to maintain social stability and political balance among the post-colonial states of Asia amid increasing conflicts.
• The motto of ASEAN is "One Vision, One Identity, One Community".
• Every year August 8 is celebrated as ASEAN Day.

Members:

• Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.

It has eight dialogue partner countries (India, USA, China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand).