Analyzing India’s Science and Technology Policy – A Comparative Perspective

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https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v6iII.168

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Science, Technology, Comparative, Policy, Analysis, Innovation

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The Government of India has been formulating science policies since the 1950s, with the latest version of the policy formulated in 2020. The paper aims to understand the extent to which the 2020 Science Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) addresses the critiques and limitations of its predecessor policy launched in 2013.Therefore, this paper compares the 2020 STIP document to the 2013 version across essential parameters such as the role of innovation and inclusivity, focus on informality, support for research and others. The paper also brings in global comparison by elaborating on science policies of Brazil and South Africa.

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Tenzin Ngawang, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy

Tenzin Ngawang is an Assistant Manager at Jindal Global University. He has worked as Teaching Research Fellow at JGU. As a research fellow his area of research included refugee studies, education, and policy analysis.

Naresh Singh, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy

Naresh Singh is Professor and Vice Dean, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, and Director of the Centre for Complexity Economics, Applied Spirituality and Public Policy (CEASP). He has more than three decades of public policy experience in senior positions in the United Nations, the Federal Government of Canada and as an advisor to governments across the global south.

Namesh Killemsetty, Jindal School of Government and Public Policy

Namesh Killemsetty is an Assistant Professor in the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy. As a transdisciplinary researcher working in urban governance and poverty, Namesh’s work particularly focuses on integrating theories and methods from Urban Studies, Policy Analysis, Operations Research, and Decision Sciences. His research is supported by his previous training in Infrastructure Management and Civil Engineering

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2022-10-01

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Ngawang, T., Singh, N., & Killemsetty, N. (2022). Analyzing India’s Science and Technology Policy – A Comparative Perspective. Jindal Journal of Public Policy, 6(II), 28–41. https://doi.org/10.54945/jjpp.v6iII.168

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