Consider the following statements regarding BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) cooperation: 1) It is based on mutual benefit and public-good-driven innovation. 2) It is governed only through annual Heads of State Summits. Which of the statements is/are correct?
Only 1 is correct
Statement 1 is correct. BRICS STI cooperation is explicitly built on the principles of mutual benefit, equality, and public-good–driven innovation, as reaffirmed in successive STI Ministerial declarations.
Statement 2 is incorrect. STI cooperation is not governed only through annual Heads of State Summits; it operates through a multi-tier framework — BRICS STI Ministerial Meetings, the STI Steering Committee, thematic Working Groups (e.g. on biotech, ICT, climate change, energy), and the BRICS STI Framework Programme. Heads of State Summits set the broad direction but do not single-handedly govern STI cooperation.
Hence only Statement 1 is correct.
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