In last 30 years or so the universities have seen neglect, which is at the root of the problem of science base and strength.
[11/21/2008]
Where does our science research stand currently? Should rise of China in science concern us? How should we take MNCs harnessing our R&D
potential for their benefit? What could we do for enhancing our industrial in-house R&D? These are some of the issues that concern the onlookers of science and
technology scene in the country.
Dr. P. Ramarao, former secretary, Dept. of Science and Technology, GoI, and more recently, Chairman of the Committee that evaluated the functioning of the DRDOs in the country, shared some of his thoughts on these issues with
http://www.rndindia.info
“For all practical purposes we are at par with our competitors in matters of technology"
[11/21/2008]
BHEL is one of the top ten companies with over Rs. 300 crores R&D investments annually. Over the years the Company has developed new technologies, indigenised processes in power generation and controls. The Company is looking up to a new dawn with its Strategic Plan 2012 which plans a six-fold increase in R&D expenses. Mr. S K Goyal, Executive Director of BHEL R&D shares the achievements and the R&D vision of the Company in an exclusive interview to RNDIndia.info
Excerpts from the interview...
"Today many industries look up to our expertise"
[11/21/2008]
Today many industries look up to the expertise at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad (IICT). We can cater to industry needs on lab scale to designs on commercial scale. IICT is number one in sponsored research among CSIR labs. I feel industry has responded well in exploiting our expertise and we are meeting their requirements. Dr. G. Sampath Kumar, Head of Business Management Division of IICT, Hyderabad, shares the Institution's experience with industry.
"We believe we are the leaders today, especially in our product offerings …"
[11/21/2008]
Sasken
Communications Technologies Ltd., is an embedded
communications solutions company that helps businesses across the communications
value chain accelerate product development life cycles. The Company offers a
unique combination of research and development consultancy, wireless software
products and software services, and works with Network OEMs, Semiconductor
Vendors, Terminal Device OEMs and Operators across the world. Global Fortune 500
and Tier 1 companies in these segments are part of Sasken's customer profile. Established
in 1989, Sasken employs over 3,500 people. Operating from state-of-the-art
research and development centers in Bangalore, Pune & Chennai in India, and
several other countries world over. Sasken
bagged the National award for R&D efforts in industry, in the computer
software category, for 2007. The award is in recognition of their work on
conceptualizing, designing and developing an optimized multimedia subsystem. The
output is rated the best in its class globally, as evidenced by its deployment
in commercially released mobile handsets by many tier-1 vendors.
"There are certain essential components as defined by International Association of Science Parks and on those criteria we score quite well.…"
[11/21/2008]
Mrs. Deepanwita Chattopadhyay is the CEO of ICICI Knowledge Park, the first of its kind, to come up in the country. Knowledge Park facilitates the industrial R&D by making the effort cost effective. ICICI Knowledge Park, apart from providing the space, lab facilities and other attendant services, has in its own way contributed to the movement of industrial R&D. This Knowledge Park has specialised on bio-sciences and pharmaceuticals research. The CEO shared the institution building experiences with the http://www.rndindia.infoproject in an elaborate interview. Here are the excerpts from the same. Mr.A S Rao, Adviser, DSIR, is currently in-charge of Technopreneur Promotion
Programme, jointly operated by Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research,
Dept. of Science & Technology and Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council,
which aims to to tap the vast existing innovative potentials of the citizen of
India. Mr. Rao the activities under the programme has become a passion. R&D
India sought his views on various aspects of innovation in the country,
including problems and prospects of funding non-institution based innovators in
the country. Excerpts
from the interview. Mr. Somenath Ghosh,
Managing Director of National Research Development Corporation,
New Delhi, under the Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, coordinates the technology transfer, technology innovation, IPR and related functions under
Ministry of Science and Technology. Mr. Somenath Ghosh
is an alumnus of IIT Delhi. R&D
India project team met Mr. Ghosh to know the current activities of NRDC, trends
in technology transfer and technology innovation activities in general in the
country’s corporate sector. Following
are the excerpts from the interview
"Eleventh Plan will... provide creative youth adequate opportunities for improving their ideasdeveloping prototypes, showcasing their products.",
[11/21/2008]
Mr. Anuj Sinha, Adviser and Head of National Council of Science and Technology
communication (NCSTC) spearheads the science communication in the country by
drawing up innovative programmes to communicate science and technology and
stimulate scientific temper among the people. More recently he has been a member
of subgroup for 11th Plan on Rural Technology programme. Mr. Sinha has, among other things, an M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics &
Political Science. R&DIndia
project team interviewed him to know his views on various aspects of science communication, innovation in India.
"An intelligent society like ours need not fear IPRs."
[11/21/2008]
WTO is a mystery for many. It is seen either as an unwanted imposition on the
country's economy or an inevitable institution in current times. What do we gain by being associated with WTO? What do we make of TRIPS? How can e-commerce and
country's custom laws be made compatible? Are we the losers in the knowledge economy game that is coinciding with WTO regime, being slow in economic reforms? Ambassador
S. Narayanan, till recently Indian Ambassador to WTO at Geneva, unravels the mystery. He argues that protecting knowledge and commercializing the same is the order of the day, not sharing the knowledge freely as our maxim went. He points out that there is certain amount of dichotomy in India’s approach to Intellectual Property Rights. One notices in our country coexistence
of passionate arguments against patent protection especially for drugs and powerful plea in favour of copyright protection especially for films and music. He feels an intelligent society like India need not fear
IPRs. Ambassador
Narayanan shares his views on IPR and WTO
"Doing research, demonstrating and making a full-scale prototype is the work of the academics." Prof. Narayana Murthy
[11/21/2008]
Dr. Saha, Advisor, DST, GoI, and
V. Rengasamy, Asst. Controller of Patents Designs,Patent Office, GoI, were at ASCI to share their experience on dealing
with IPRs in the country. They shared their thoughts and concerns on the IPR
issue with http://www.RNDindia.info
“It is not infrastructure only, but culture of innovation that matters.” Dr. Saha
[11/21/2008]
Dr. Saha, Advisor, DST, GoI, and V. Rengasamy, Asst. Controller of Patents & Designs,Patent Office, GoI, were at ASCI to share their experience on dealing with IPRs in the country. They shared their thoughts and concerns on the IPR issue with http://www.RNDindia.info
Here are the excerpts from the interview.