ENA Sectors 2025-12-29 16:14:23 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Dec 29 (KNN)</strong> The CUTS Institute for Regulation &amp; Competition (CIRC) and CUTS International have entered into a strategic partnership with the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law (ISAIL) and Indic Pacific Legal Research LLP (IPLR) to strengthen research, policy development and stakeholder engagement in artificial intelligence (AI) governance, law, digital markets and public policy.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Institutional Roles and Scope of Collaboration</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Under the arrangement, CUTS/CIRC has been designated as a Knowledge Partner to ISAIL. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The collaboration seeks to combine the institutional and research capabilities of the participating organisations to support responsible, ethical and market-enabling approaches to AI regulation and standardisation in India and internationally.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">CUTS/CIRC and IPLR will work as Research Partners, with a focus on AI governance and competition law, AI adoption in digital markets, AI literacy and consumer protection, and AI standardisation and enabling market practices, including for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Research, Capacity Building and Policy Engagement</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">IPLR will contribute policy analysis, research expertise and strategic inputs through joint research initiatives, participation in expert groups and support for AI standardisation efforts. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The partnership provides a framework for collaborative research projects, academic publications, training programmes, workshops and certification courses in AI and law. The exchange of research resources, expertise and data will be governed by project-specific agreements.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The institutions have also agreed to cooperate on capacity-building initiatives, including workshops and training sessions, to support knowledge development in AI governance and legal frameworks.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Stakeholder Outreach and Policy Dialogue</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">ISAIL and CUTS/CIRC will jointly engage in committee sessions, roundtables and side events aimed at policymakers, industry participants, academics and students, focusing on emerging issues in AI governance, digital markets and regulatory policy.</span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 44578 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/circ-cuts-international-partner-with-isail-iplr-to-strengthen-ai-research 2025-12-29 16:14:23 knnindia.co.in