The Union Cabinet has approved the constitution of an empowered “Technology Group” to advise the Government on priorities and strategies for research on emerging technologies across sectors.
Composition: It will be a 12-member group with the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India (Prof. K VijayRaghavan) as its Chair.
Mandate :-
- To render timely policy advice on latest technologies
- Mapping of technology and technology products
- Commercialisation of dual use technologies developed in national laboratories and government Research and Development (R&D) organisations
- Developing an indigenisation road map for selected key technologies
- Selection of appropriate R&D programs leading to technology development.
- The group will also facilitate cross-sector collaborations and research alliances with universities and private companies and formulate “standards and a common vocabulary” to screen proposals for research and development.
The three pillars of the work of the Technology Group include:
- Policy Support
- Procurement Support
- Support on Research and Development proposals.
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