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Figure 1.1 R&D Ecosystem in India
Source: Adapted from Evalueserve Business Research (2008)
an overview of the R&D ecosystem in India. The Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the main body for research and
development in India. Currently, there are 39 national laboratories and
80 field centres under CSIR which carry out fundamental and applied
R&D in all areas of science and technology, barring atomic energy.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) plays a lead
role in identifying and promoting priority areas of R&D in various
disciplines, and produces a working group report on R&D based on
the Five-Year Plans. The Science and Engineering Research Council
(SERC) acts as an advisory body, consisting of eminent scientists and
technologists that contribute to DST’s priority setting. The Science
and Technology Advisory Committees formulate joint technology
development programmes for the 24 socioeconomic ministries.
DST has set up an autonomous body, the Technology Information,
Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), to prepare technology
forecasts, assessments, and market surveys. TIFAC previously carried
out a programme known as ‘Technology Vision for India up to 2020’ to
provide insights into setting national science and technology initiatives
for the government. DST has also built other facilities to facilitate R&D
such as the centres of excellence and the patent facilitating centres.
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Source: Adapted from Evalueserve Business Research (2008)
an overview of the R&D ecosystem in India. The Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research (CSIR) is the main body for research and
development in India. Currently, there are 39 national laboratories and
80 field centres under CSIR which carry out fundamental and applied
R&D in all areas of science and technology, barring atomic energy.
The Department of Science and Technology (DST) plays a lead
role in identifying and promoting priority areas of R&D in various
disciplines, and produces a working group report on R&D based on
the Five-Year Plans. The Science and Engineering Research Council
(SERC) acts as an advisory body, consisting of eminent scientists and
technologists that contribute to DST’s priority setting. The Science
and Technology Advisory Committees formulate joint technology
development programmes for the 24 socioeconomic ministries.
DST has set up an autonomous body, the Technology Information,
Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), to prepare technology
forecasts, assessments, and market surveys. TIFAC previously carried
out a programme known as ‘Technology Vision for India up to 2020’ to
provide insights into setting national science and technology initiatives
for the government. DST has also built other facilities to facilitate R&D
such as the centres of excellence and the patent facilitating centres.
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