European Union: Adopted EU-India Trade and Technology Council including algorithm design and technical standards for artificial intelligence

On 6 February 2023, the European Union and India adopted a joint statement on the Trade and Technology Council (TTC), a forum for high-level cooperation to increase the cooperation between the parties on the digital economy. In particular, under the TTC, the parties agreed to establish the Strategic Technologies, Digital Governance and Digital Connectivity Working Group, which will address research and development, capacity building, and regulation in the field of artificial intelligence.