Pax Silica is the US government’s flagship effort on AI and supply chain security. The focus is on ensuring the silicon supply chain.
- It is necessary for ensuring continuous supply of chips, advanced computing, and other high-tech systems.
- India has recently joined as a member of the forum.
- Australia, Greece, Israel, Japan, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom are members.
- Focuses to establish a durable economic order to drive AI-powered prosperity across partner nations.
- Formed to counter coercive dependencies in global manufacturing, particularly those linked to China’s dominance.
- Aims to build trusted technology ecosystems, including ICT systems, fibre-optic networks, data centres, and foundational AI models.
Source: The Indian Express