Experts stress on Centre-state cooperation for better science, technology, innovation ecosystem

New Delhi: Experts highlighted the need for Centre-state cooperation, developing a researchers’ network at the state level and connecting them to the national level for a better science, technology and innovation ecosystem at the first post-draft consultation meeting of the 5th National STI Policy (STIP), the Department of Science and Technology (DST) said on Friday. At a virtual meeting held on Thursday, the experts also emphasised on establishing centres of excellence in technologically-backward areas and inter-institutional collaboration.

“Suggestions, feedback and comments that came up through this consultation have been quite insightful and will be taken forward in revising the draft STIP,” Akhilesh Gupta, the head of the STIP Secretariat, pointed out at the post-draft STIP consultation with representatives of the government, academia and industry from north India.