Goa Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI)

Today innovation is no longer a mere appendage to science and technology but has assumed center stage in the developmental goals of countries around the world. Vertical integration of all dimensions of STI into the socio-economic processes seems the way forward in the modern world. New paradigms of innovation have emerged and systems that foster innovation are not universal. They have become country and context-specific. The Prime Minister of India, at the Indian Science Congress-2010, declared 2010-20 as the “Decade of Innovations” and formed the National Innovation Council. The Prime Minister and Minister of Science & Technology declared at the 99th Science Congress the bringing forth of a policy that develops the synergy between science, technology, and innovation. The STI Policy 2013 is in furtherance of the declaration and aims to bring fresh perspectives to bear on innovation in the changing context. The policy thus seeks to focus on both people for science and science for people and combine the benefits of excellence and relevance. Download (PDF): The Science Technology and Innovation Policy.