India Opens BRICS Statistics Meet with Focus on Better Data Systems
Under India’s BRICS Chairship, BRICS statistical authorities meet in Lucknow to strengthen data quality, digital dissemination and cooperation.
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BRICS Members to Discuss Anti-Corruption Measures at Hyderabad Meeting
India will host the second BRICS Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting and the second BRICS Expert Network on Asset Recovery meeting in Hyderabad on August 4–5.
BRICS Culture Working Group meetings under India’s Presidency focus on ethical AI, heritage protection, return of cultural property
BRICS Culture Working Group meetings under India’s 2026 BRICS Presidency addressed cultural cooperation, heritage protection, creative economies, copyright, and ethical use of AI.
BRICS NSA Meeting Underscores Urgency of Stronger Multilateral Cooperation: Report
The 16th BRICS meeting of high representatives for national security called for deeper cooperation against terrorism, cybercrime, energy insecurity, health threats and climate-related disasters.
BRICS Science Academies Push for Ethical AI and Stronger Global South Cooperation
Delegates at the BRICS Science Academies Forum 2026 agreed to focus future cooperation on five priority sectors where AI can support sustainable development.
BRICS Puts Digital Health and Responsible AI at Centre of Care
BRICS health leaders discussed strengthening interoperable digital health systems and responsible AI to improve continuity of care across member countries.
BRICS CCI WE Releases Strategic Roadmap to Strengthen Female Participation in Business Ecosystems Across Member Economies
The Women Empowerment Vertical of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce & Industry unveiled a whitepaper presenting a strategic roadmap to expand women’s participation in science, technology, innovation, and business across BRICS member economies.
“I would like Argentina to try to return to BRICS”
Dilma Rousseff, president of the BRICS New Development Bank, said in Shanghai that she would like Argentina to seek re-entry into the bloc and outlined AI’s role in development.
IIT-Tirupati hosts fifth BRICS working group meeting on geospatial technologies
IIT Tirupati, together with its Navavishkar I-Hub Foundation and India’s Department of Science and Technology, hosted the fifth BRICS Working Group meeting on geospatial technologies, bringing together policymakers, scientists, industry leaders, startups and research organizations from BRICS countries and partner nations.