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NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS A CASE OF INDIA. FOR. APCTT’s ON-LINE NIS RESOURCE CENTRE. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin. WHAT IS INNOVATION ?.
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NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS A CASE OF INDIA FOR APCTT’s ON-LINE NIS RESOURCE CENTRE
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. Benjamin Franklin
WHAT IS INNOVATION ? • A very large number of definitions • Examples: Innovation is the introduction of new ideas, goods, services and practices which are intended to be useful. Innovation is something new or improved, including research for (1) development of new technologies (2) refinement of existing technologies or (3) development of new applications for existing technologies.
INNOVATION • At the National Level • The Organizational level
NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS National Innovation Systems that encourage competitiveness and generate national wealth are essential for prosperity in today’s interdependent and interconnected world.
KEY INGRADIANTS OF GROWTH IN KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY – ADVANTAGE INNOVATIVE INDIA • A strong manufacturing base • Impressive Diaspora • Educational institutions of higher learning • A large technical manpower of high quality • Global provider of software services • Broad and diversified S&T infrastructure • English speaking knowledge worker
AN OVERVIEW OF INDIA’S NIS ACTORS NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT INSTRUMENTS FOR NIS IMPLEMENTATION BENEFICIARIES OF NIS
ACTORS • Government Ministries and Departments • Government supported organizations • R&D organizations • Educational institutions • Industry associations • NGOs • VCF
INSTRUMENTS/SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR NIS IMPLEMENTATION • S&T Policy 2003 • Five year plans • Laws to protect innovator’s intellect • Technology import policy • R&D Cess Act • R&D infrastructure • Educational institutions
INSTRUMENTS/SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR NIS IMPLEMENTATION (Contd.) • Human resource • Financial support systems • Techno-entrepreneur development • Incubators, Technology Parks • Incentives and national awards • Women entrepreneurship
INSTRUMENTS/SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR NIS IMPLEMENTATION (Contd.) • Affermative programmes • S&T awareness • Linkages
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT • Socio-cultural-political and economic environment • National capabilities • National resources • Market conditions • Communication system • --
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT • Socio-cultural-political and economic environment • World trade system • Communication system • Movement of human resource • Protection of innovator’s intellectual wealth
BENEFICIARIES OF NIS • Society • National economy • Manufacturing, service and other organizations • -- • - A NEW TECHNOLOGY IS LIKED AND ENJOYED BY EVERYONE EVERYWHERE
A FEW IMPORTANT FEATURES OF INDIA’S NIS • Importance to innovation by the Government • Efforts towards Government-private-public partnership • Apart from Ministry of Science & Technology, a large number of Ministries/Departments of Government promote and support innovation
A FEW IMPORTANT FEATURES OF INDIA’S NIS (Contd.) • Stress is laid inter-alia on grass root innovators • Synergy between industry, R&D and academia • Number of programmes to encourage techno-entrepreneurs • Provides a strong, supportive and comprehensive policy environment, which maximizes incentives for the generation and protection of intellectual property by all innovators
A FEW IMPORTANT FEATURES OF INDIA’S NIS (Contd.) • Efforts towards autonomy and flexibility in operations of R&D organizations and academic institutions • Large number of schemes that give financial support to innovations, besides fiscal incentives • Large number of Technology Parks and Incubation Centers
LIMITATIONS • Focus only on technological innovations • Measures only by Central Government are highlighted, those by State Governments and their organizations are not included. • Organizations like Defense research, Atomic Energy, Space are not included
CONCLUDING REMARKS The study endeavors to catalyze the process of enhancing the efforts of the national system to tap the vast potential of ‘innovation’ in today’s knowledge economy, for the well being of nation’s millions. This is a very modest effort in that direction.
To create something of value, the imagination must soar, unfettered, it must fly like a bird in search of new horizons.
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