What are the objectives of
Science and Technology Policy 2003?
Objectives of the Science
and Technology Policy:
Recognizing the changing
context of the scientific enterprise, and to meet present national needs in the
new era of globalization, Government enunciates the following objectives of its
Science and Technology Policy:
1. To
ensure that the message of science reaches every citizen of India, man and
woman, young and old, so that we advance scientific temper, emerge as a
progressive and enlightened society, and make it possible for all our people to
participate fully in the development of science and technology and its
application for human welfare. Indeed, science and technology will be fully
integrated with all spheres of national activity.
2. To
ensure food, agricultural, nutritional, environmental, water, health and energy
security of the people on a sustainable basis.
3. To
mount a direct and sustained effort on the alleviation of poverty, enhancing
livelihood security, removal of hunger and malnutrition, reduction of drudgery
and regional imbalances, both rural and urban, and generation of employment, by
using scientific and technological capabilities along with our traditional
knowledge pool. This will call for the generation and screening of all relevant
technologies, their widespread dissemination through networking and support for
the vast unorganized sector of our economy.
4. To
vigorously foster scientific research in universities and other academic,
scientific and engineering institutions; and attract the brightest young
persons to careers in science and technology, by conveying a sense of excitement
concerning the advancing frontiers, and by creating suitable employment
opportunities for them. Also to build and maintain centres of excellence, which
will raise the level of work in selected areas to the highest international
standards.
5. To
promote the empowerment of women in all science and technology activities and
ensure their full and equal participation.
6. To
provide necessary autonomy and freedom of functioning for all academic and
R&D institutions so that an ambience for truly creative work is encouraged,
while ensuring at the same time that the science and technology enterprise in
the country is fully committed to its social responsibilities and commitments.
7. To
use the full potential of modern science and technology to protect, preserve,
evaluate, update, add value to, and utilize the extensive knowledge acquired
over the long civilizational experience of India.
8. To
accomplish national strategic and security-related objectives, by using the
latest advances in science and technology.
9. To
encourage research and innovation in areas of relevance for the economy and
society, particularly by promoting close and productive interaction between
private and public institutions in science and technology. Sectors such as
agriculture (particularly soil and water management, human and animal
nutrition, fisheries), water, health, education, industry, energy including
renewable energy, communication and transportation would be accorded highest
priority. Key leverage technologies such as information technology, biotechnology
and materials science and technology would be given special importance.
10.
To substantially strengthen enabling mechanisms that relate to
technology development, evaluation, absorption and upgradation from concept to
utilization.
11.
To establish an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime which
maximises the incentives for the generation and protection of intellectual
property by all types of inventors. The regime would also provide a strong,
supportive and comprehensive policy environment for speedy and effective
domestic commercialisation of such inventions so as to be maximal in the public
interest.
12. To ensure, in an era in which information is key to the
development of science and technology, that all efforts are made to have
high-speed access to information, both in quality and quantity, at affordable
costs; and also create digitized, valid and usable content of Indian origin.
13. To encourage research and application for forecasting,
prevention and mitigation of natural hazards, particularly, floods, cyclones,
earthquakes, drought and landslides.
14.
To promote international science and technology cooperation
towards achieving the goals of national development and security, and make it a
key element of our international relations.
15.
To integrate scientific knowledge with insights from other
disciplines, and ensure fullest involvement of scientists and technologists in
national governance so that the spirit and methods of scientific enquiry
permeate deeply into all areas of public policy making.
It is recognized that
these objectives will be best realized by a dynamic and flexible Science and
Technology Policy, which can readily adapt to the rapidly changing world order.
This Policy, reiterates India's commitment to participate as an equal and
vigorous global player in generating and harnessing advances in science and
technology for the benefit of all humankind.
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