SCIMITAR: Supporting Critical Minerals Innovation, Technology and Resilience in the UK and India

The SCIMITAR programme will include the following activities:

• Stimulating engagement, knowledge sharing and collaboration between UK and Indian organisations in the critical minerals sector, using a combination of questionnaires, workshops, webinars, and on-site visits to understand the needs of the sector.

• Mapping UK and India capabilities in critical minerals technology innovation and building UK-India innovation networks, using the strengths of relevant UK RTOs and Indian network partners.

• Delivery of an innovation sprint programme, funding UK organisations to explore potential solutions to address critical minerals challenges identified by Indian organisations.

• Dissemination of the programme outputs to a wider community, using a combination of meeting/event reports, case studies, technology reports, business, and social media.

Key project outputs will include:

• Site visits/workshops at UK and Indian facilities • Mapping of UK/India Research & Innovation capabilities and supply chains in critical raw materials • Strategic report summarising potential areas for UK-India collaboration on critical materials. • Delivery of an innovation sprint programme • Project final report with recommendations for future collaboration