By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 19th
August:- A Round Table Meet titled ‘Developing Country
Specific Models for the Promotion of R&D via Public Private Partnership
(PPP) Mode’ was organized by the DST-Centre for Policy Research, Panjab
University(PU), Chandigarh, here today with the objective of promoting
Industry-Academia Partnership of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy of
the Government of India.
Dr. V. K. Saraswat, Member of NITI Aayog and
Chancellor, JNU in his inaugural address, emphasized strongly for linking universities
with industries & national research laboratories and setting up of dedicate
funds for state universities for strengthening their R&D. He also shared
the importance of Industry-Academia Research Collaborations in the success of ISRO
for the development of Satellites and Rockets. He defined the roles and
responsibilities of various stakeholders in order to overcome the impediments
in pursuing successful collaborative research. Dr Saraswat congratulated
DST-CPR team at Panjab University, on compiling large scientific information.
He stated this information as precious and underlined that it can be used as a
database and finally integrates into guidelines for Science, Technology, and
Innovation & Research.
The Guest of honor, Dr. Girish Sahni (DG,
CSIR), apprised the audience about the acceptance of CSIR by the international
bodies in the domain of Science & Technology. Dr. Baldev Raj (Director
NIAS, and Chairman of Policy Research Cell, DST, New Delhi) & Dr. Neeraj
Sharma, Head PRC, DST, New Delhi informed the audience about the genesis of
establishing Centers of Policy Research at five locations in India.
Prof. Rupinder Tewari, Coordinator,
DST-Centre for Policy Research at Panjab University, Chandigarh gave a compact
presentation on the activities undertaken by DST-CPR at PU, Chd in promoting
Industry-Academia interface and PPP in India. He also presented
successful models of PPP in R&D in India, compiled by DST-Centre for Policy
Research. The participants shared their experiences for the development of
institutions, Centers for Excellence, Innovation Parks, incentivizations of
R&D activities being performed in Public and Private R&D Sector. It was
unanimously agreed that there should be free exchange of scientist of
universities and industries. In addition, Emphasis was laid upon for
establishment of independent Industry-Academia Interface at Regional Level.
Prof. Arun K Grover (Vice Chancellor, PU,
Chd.) informed the audience about creation of Chandigarh Region Innovation
& Knowledge Cluster (CRIKC) as a single window for the industry for gaining
access to the Academic Excellence & Infrastructure of 27 Institutes of
Higher Learning & Research located in and around Chandigarh. The
recommendations of the Meet will be submitted to DST, GoI, New Delhi for further
deliberations.
The meeting was attended by directors of
large corporates (Reliance India ltd., HCL Technologies), Innovation
Research Parks (IIT-Madras & IIT-Delhi), National Research Laboratories
& Universities.
Later, while talking to the press, Dr. V. K. Saraswat
elaborated that Think tank has been created for supporting the Govt. in
the policy analysis and framework to ensure that the participation of the
States is 100% in the planning, execution and monitoring process. He informed
that NITI Ayog is focusing on heath, agriculture, education, Make in India, and
other schemes of Govt. of India initiated by Hon’ble PM. He appreciated
the efforts of PU and said that PU has compiled entire information under the
leadership of Prof Rupinder Tiwari on India's R&D system and the
basic purpose of this meet was to bring entire domain of policies for research
and technical development so that synergy between Industry, Academia, National
Laboratories could be improved by policy guidelines. It is to find out ways to
improve utilisation of equipment in various National Labs by the Industry and
Academia, how to provide facilities of the Industry to the Universities, he
added. Also, need of the hour is to see that the teachers go to the Industry to
know their demands and also to bring Industry to Universities for helping in
Innovation and Development he stressed.
The purpose of the policy guidelines will be
to systemize across the globe so that the Central/State Universities and the
IIT's have a model.
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