DST releases Draft 5th National Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy for public consultation - comments called by 25th Jan 2021   Jan 01, 2021

The STIP will be guided by its broad vision of achieving technological self-reliance and position India among the top three scientific superpowers in the decade to come, to attract, nurture, strengthen and retain critical human capital through a ‘people centric’ science, technology and innovation (STI) ecosystem, to double the number of Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) researchers, Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D (GERD) and private sector contribution to the GERD every 5 years and to build individual and institutional excellence in STI with the aspiration to achieve the highest level of global recognitions and awards in the coming decade.

The draft is placed for public consultation on DST’s website.

Suggestions, comments and inputs on the draft Policy may be shared by Monday the 25th January,2021 onemail: india.stip@gmail.com. 

The policy draft is available on https://dst.gov.in/draft-5th-national-science�technology-and-innovation-policy-public-consultation

Copy of the draft policy and the Press Release is attached