The Report "Evaluation of Innovation Excellence Indicators of Public Funded R&D Organizations", is aimed at benchmarking & enhancing innovation performance across India’s publicly funded research ecosystem.
Key Highlights of the Report
- India's Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD): It has doubled from Rs. 60,200 crores in 2010–11 to Rs. 1,27,400 crores in 2020–21.
- Major contributions: Came from the Central Government (43.7%), followed by Private Sector, Higher Education, and State Governments.
- Socio-economic Impact: Public R&D labs/institutes are harnessing digital technologies (e.g., IoT sensors, drones and big data analytics) to create solutions.
- E.g., Development of new genotypes (underlying genetic blueprint) that enhance farmer incomes.
- Engagement with Startup Ecosystem: Number of labs engaging in incubation process remains low.
- E.g., Only about one in four public-funded R&D organisations give incubation support to start-ups and only one in six provide support to ‘deep tech’ startups.
- Limited Collaboration and Access to Facilities: E.g., Only 15% collaborated with industry overseas and only half of them opened their facilities to outside researchers.
Recommendations
- Labs should align their mandates with Viksit Bharat goals, focusing on critical technologies.
- Foster industry collaborations to enhance innovation.
- Open research facilities to external researchers and students.
- Increase support for deep-tech startups, including setting up Section 8 companies.
About India's R&D ecosystem
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