India goals to be a worldwide chief in science, tech & innovation. Report highlights progress, challenges & future roadmap.
Releasing a report, ‘Pathways to Progress: Analysis and Insights into India’s Innovation Story’, ready by NITI Aayog, Pradhan known as for harnessing India’s youth, expertise, and institutional strengths to drive innovation that’s each scalable and inclusive.
Speaking on the occasion, Science & Technology Minister Jitendra Singh emphasised that innovation in India is pervasive and never confined to frontier applied sciences alone.
Singh highlighted the federal government’s initiatives to advance analysis, promote know-how improvement, and facilitate the commercialization of improvements throughout all sectors.
He underscored the significance of inclusive and context-driven innovation that addresses real-world challenges whereas strengthening India’s total capability to compete globally and drive sustainable, equitable development.
NITI Aayog member V Ok Saraswat emphasised the strategic significance of science, know-how, and innovation in shaping India’s improvement trajectory.
Saraswat famous that the report gives vital evidence-based insights that may information policymaking, strengthen institutional linkages, and improve collaboration between academia, {industry}, and authorities.
Atal Innovation Mission mission director Deepak Bagla elaborated on the transformative function of AIM in nurturing entrepreneurial expertise, fostering innovation at scale, and making a vibrant startup tradition throughout the nation.
The report gives a holistic view of India’s innovation ecosystem, encompassing nationwide and state initiatives, {industry} and grassroots improvements, startups, university-industry-government collaborations, and India’s positioning in international innovation rankings.
The report additionally identifies systemic challenges and lays out a forward-looking roadmap that features scaling profitable fashions, fostering deep know-how innovation, strengthening data creation, enhancing international integration, and constructing innovation capability throughout states.