Consider the following: 1. Artificial intelligence 2. Quantum technology 3. Renewable energy 4. Space Which of the above are the key areas of focus under the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)? |ForumIAS

Q. Consider the following:
1.Artificial intelligence
2.Quantum technology
3.Renewable energy
4.Space
Which of the above are the key areas of focus under the U.S.-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET)?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2, 3 and 4 only

[C] 1, 2 and 4 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation – Focus areas under iCET are: AI research agency partnership, Defense Industrial Cooperation, Defense Technological Cooperation, And Defense Startups, Innovation Ecosystems, Semiconductor Ecosystem Development, Cooperation on Human Spaceflight, Quantum technology, Advancement in 5G and 6G Technologies, and Adoption of OpenRAN network Technology in India, Biotechnology, Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Mineral Processing and Digital Technology. However, renewable energy is not a focus area.

Source: The Hindu

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