India, Australia and Canada launch ACITI technology and innovation partnership
India, Australia and Canada agreed on 22 November 2025 to enter into a new trilateral Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership, announced in a joint statement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg.
Summary
The ACITI Partnership will deepen cooperation on critical and emerging technologies, with emphasis on green energy innovation and resilient supply chains, including critical minerals. It will also examine the development and mass adoption of artificial intelligence. The three countries agreed that officials would meet in the first quarter of 2026 to take the initiative forward.
Key facts
- Partnership
- Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI)
- Announced
- Joint statement, 22 Nov 2025
- Focus
- Critical & emerging tech; green energy; resilient supply chains incl. critical minerals; AI
- Next step
- Officials to convene in Q1 2026
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the ACITI Partnership announced on 22 November 2025, officials of India, Australia and Canada agreed to convene in:
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Correct answer: B — the first quarter of 2026
The joint statement said officials should convene in the first quarter of 2026 to take the initiative forward.
Consider the following statements about the Australia-Canada-India Technology and Innovation (ACITI) Partnership: 1. It emphasises green energy innovation and resilient supply chains, including in critical minerals. 2. It will examine the development and mass adoption of artificial intelligence. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the trilateral joint statement of 22 November 2025.