India Hosts 7th BRICS ICT Working Group Meeting in Pune on August 18, 2026

Key facts

• India hosted the 7th meeting of the BRICS Working Group for Cooperation in ICTs in Pune on August 18, 2026, under India's BRICS Chairship.
• The in-person meetings of the BRICS Track on Cooperation in Information and Communication Technologies opened with this session.
• Shri Amit Agrawal, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, inaugurated the meeting and outlined the ICT Track theme 'Innovate, Cooperate and Transform (ICT) for a Resilient Future'.
• The Council of the BRICS Institute of Future Networks reviewed activities of designated national branches and updates from Study Groups on artificial intelligence, next generation communications, Industry 4.0 internet applications, and electromagnetic field exposure.
• The Working Group discussed the Chairship's Issues Note priorities, pillar-wise discussion questions, member-country responses to the Survey Questionnaire, and submitted concept notes.
• The meetings were scheduled to continue with the Focus Group on Digital Public Infrastructure and the Digital BRICS Task Force.