Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy, 2013

The policy seeks to focus on both STIs for people and people for STIs.
It aims to bring all the benefits of STI to national development and sustainable and more inclusive growth.
It seeks the right sizing of gross expenditure on R&D by encouraging private sector participation in R&D, Technology and Innovation.
It also wants to bring gender parity in STI activities and gaining global competitiveness in select technological areas through International collaboration and alliances.
A Strong and viable Science, Research and Innovation system for High Technology led path for India (SRISHTI) is the goal for the STI policy.
Key Features of the STI policy 2013
- Promoting the spread of scientific temper amongst all sections of society.
- Enhancing skills for applications of science among the young from all social sectors.
- Making careers in science, research and innovation attractive enough for talented and bright minds.
- Establishing the world-class infrastructure for R&D for gaining global leadership in some select frontier areas of science.
- Positioning India among the top five global scientific powers by 2020 (by increasing the share of global scientific publications from 3.5% to over 7% and quadrupling the number of papers in the top 1% journals from the current levels).
- Creating an environment for enhanced private sector participation in R &D.
- Enabling conversion of R & D output with societal and commercial applications by replicating hitherto successful models, as well as establishing new PPP structures.
- Creating a robust national innovation system.
- Sharing of IPRs between inventors and investors.
- Modifying IPR policy to provide for marching rights for social good when supported by public funds and for co-sharing, IPRs generated under PPP.

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