yp kumar r&d

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YP Kumar Adviser & Head IC

Department of Science & TechnologyMinistry of Science & Technology

Govt. of India

INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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SCIENCE STRUCTURE IN INDIA

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

S&T DEPARTMENTS/

COUNCILSSTATEGOVERNMENT

S&T DEPARTMENTS /

COUNCILS

UNIVERSITIES INDEPENDENT

R&D INSTITUTES / AUTONOMOUS

ORGANISATIONS

S&T IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL

ORGANISATIONSIN-HOUSE

R&D IN PRIVATE

INDUSTRIES

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National R&D ExpenditureIn absolute term & percentage of GNP

Sector wise (2002-03)

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DOS

DST

DAEDBT

DSIR

DOD

OTHERS

DIT

HRD

ICAR

ICMR

MNES

MOEF

DDRD

CENTRAL S&T

DEPARTMENTS

CSIR

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Central Govt. Agency-wise Support to Extra-mural R&D Projects, 2002-03

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DST7%

AGRICULTURE2%

MIT2%

CSIR20%

DRDO4%

UNIVERSITIES47% DBT

1%

OTHERS4%

DAE13%

Agency wise Distribution of Projects Supported by

International Division of DST

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MandateMandate

To identify, facilitate and promote India’s international cooperation in emerging and

frontier areas of S&T under various frameworks

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

(STIC)

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Why STIC…..?

• Participation in major international research facilities

• Demonstrating our S&T capabilities abroad

• Creation of world class facilities / centre of excellence / joint ventures to promote R&D in a given sector and its commercialisation

• Participation in mega science projects

• Sharing Research cost and output

• Access to research facilities abroad

• First hand acquaintance with the scientific work and work culture in other countries

• Gaining from each others experience

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INSTRUMENTS OF COOPERATION

In pursuance of agreement following documents could be concluded at agency levelagency level::

• Programme of Cooperation• Memorandum of Understanding• Various Protocols

Other documents could be signed at interinter--institutional institutional levellevel or between the scientists.

Agreement on S&T cooperation at interinter--governmental governmental levellevel

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MODES OF COOPERATION• Exchange of S&T Information, Documents• Exploratory visits• Joint Workshops/ Seminar/Symposia and Exhibitions• Thematic networking of scientists/scientific institutes• Implementation of projects of mutual interest• Fellowship and Training to scientists• Access to Advanced Facilities• Lectures by Eminent Scientists • Creation of and Support to Centres of Excellence• Catalysing Creation of Joint Ventures• Support to Commercialization of R&D• Creation of and Support to Joint Centres for Promotion of Research

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GENERAL METHODOLOGY• Understanding scientific capabilities through

exploratory visits, information exchange, workshops / seminars

• Conclusion of formal Science & Technology Agreement

• Working out of project based time bound Programmes of Cooperation (POC)

• Joint Call for proposals• Peer review on respective sides• Joint acceptance• Implementation of agreed projects

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GENERAL FINANCIAL TERMS

• Hospitality support by host country• Accommodation

• Perdiem (in lieu of boarding and out of pocket expenses)

• Internal travel

• International Travel by sending country• Airfare

• Medical Insurance/visa/airport taxes etc.

• Project support by the respective sides • Full support to exchange visits

• Part support to project activities (wherever necessary). Efforts are made to link project activities with National Programmes.

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• Bilateral Programmes

• Regional and Multilateral Programmes

• Creation / Shared use of Advanced Facilities

• Thematic Joint R&D Centres and Joint Ventures

• Joint Centres for Promotion of Advanced Research

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

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BILATERAL PROGRAMMES

Agreement with 70 countries

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• Armenia• Argentina• Australia• Bangladesh • Belarus • Brazil• Bulgaria• Canada • China• Colombia• Croatia• Cuba• Czech Republic• Cyprus• Egypt • Estonia• European Union• France

• Germany• Hungary• Iceland• Italy • Israel • Indonesia • Iran• Japan• Korea (DPR)• Kazakhstan• Kyrgyzstan• Laos• Lebanon• Libya• Malaysia• Mauritius• Mexico

PARTNER COUNTRIES

•Active Cooperation• Stable Cooperation• Low Key Cooperation

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• Moldova • Mongolia• Mozambique• Myanmar• Namibia• Nepal• Northern Ireland• Oman• Peru• Philippines• Poland• Portugal • Russia • Romania• Republic of Korea• Serbia • Singapore• Slovenia

• South Africa• Sri Lanka• Sudan• Sweden• Switzerland• Syria• Tajikistan• Trinidad & Tobago • Thailand• Tunisia• Turkey• Ukraine • United Kingdom• United States• Uzbekistan• Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen• Zambia

PARTNER COUNTRIES

•Active Cooperation• Stable Cooperation• Low Key Cooperation

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REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES

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SAARC South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation

BIMST-EC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical & Economic Cooperation

IOR-C Indian Ocean Rim Countries – Economic Cooperation

STEPAN Science & Technology Policy Asian Network

TWAS The World Academy of Science

REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES

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UNESCOUNDP

ASEANEUROPEAN UNION

REGIONAL AND MULTILATERAL PROGRAMMES

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CREATION / SHARED USE OF ADVANCED

FACILITIES

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CREATION / SHARED USE OF ADVANCED FACILITIES

CERN (Geneva)

ELLETRA (Italy)

Sp Ring-8 (Japan)

KEK Accelerator(Japan)

FAIR (Germany)

Synchrotron Radiation Sources BeamlineNovosibirsk, (Russia)

Fermilab(United States)

Synchrotron Light Sources(Brazil and Singapore)

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THEMATIC JOINT R&D CENTRES AND JOINT VENTURES

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Thematic Joint R&D Centres• Powder Metallurgy & New Materials, Hyderabad• Vaccine Manufacturing Facility, Bulandshahr• Advanced Computing, Moscow• Biotechnology, Allahabad• Gas Hydrate, Chennai• Ayurvedic Research, Moscow• Organic Synthesis, Bangalore• Earthquake Research, New Delhi• Mathematics, Chennai, Mumbai• Solid State Chemistry, Bangalore• Water Research, Hyderabad, Bangalore• Micro-engineering, New Delhi• Micro-electronics, Allahabad

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Proposed Joint Centres

• MEMS (Italy)

• Web Technologies & Application (Italy)

• Biomedical Instrumentation (Russia)

• Non-ferrous Metallurgy & Rare Materials (Russia)

• Biotechnology Training & Education (UNESCO)

• Accelerators & Lasers (Russia)

• Innovation & Science (USA)

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JOINT CENTRES FOR PROMOTION OF

ADVANCED RESEARCH

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JOINT CENTRES FOR PROMOTION OF ADVANCED RESEARCH

• Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (IFCPAR)

• Indo-US Science & Technology Forum• Indo-Russian Technology Centre ##

• Indo-German Cetre for Research, Science & Technology ##

## Proposed

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Participation in International S&T Centres

• Centre for Science & Technology for Non-Aligned Countries (NAM S&T Centre), Delhi

• International Centre for Science & Technology Information (ICSTI), Moscow

• International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Vienna

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A GLIMPSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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POLIO VACCINE

• Manufacturing / repacking facility established in Bulandshahr

• Helped in reduction of cost from RS. 150 / vial to Rs. 20 / vial

• Helped in breaking monopoly of western companies

• Helped in sustaining Pulse Polio campaign

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ACCOMPLISHMENTSSTREAK CAMERA WITH 10 PICOSECOND PULSE RECORDING CAPACITY

DEVELOPMENT OF STREAK CAMERA

INDIACENTRE FOR ADVANCEDTECHNOLOGY (CAT), INDOREFast Electronic System

RUSSIAPN LEBEDEV PHYSICAL INSTITUTE,MOSCOWStreak Camera Tube Image Intensifier

Streak picture of a train of 20 ps laser pulses depicting dynamic range of S-1 streak camera.

Streak picture of a spatially bifurcated 20 ps laser beam using an optical delay of ~67 ps as observed on S-1 streak camera.

• EACH CAMERA COST US $ 10,000 to 12,000

• 8 cameras jointly produces

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PARAM – INDIA’S SUPER COMPUTER

Necessity based innovation

Works on Parallel Processing Principle

Facilitated marketing outside India.

Demonstrating our S&T capabilities abroad

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SARAS – DUETJOINT DESIGN OF MULTI-ROLE LIGHT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT

BROAD SPECIFICATIONS

• Twin Turbo Propelled Engine• Range : 2000 KM• Speed: 500-600 KMPH• 14 Passengers / 5700 KGS• Take Off / Landing : 600 M

INDIANational Aerospace LaboratoryBangalore

RUSSIAMyshichev Design BureauMoscow

~150 exchange visits supported under ILTP

Associated joint projects viz Fatique Testing, Wind Tunnel supported under ILTP (~Rs. 70 Lakhs)

Return – Joint Preliminary Design

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ELECTRON ACCELERATOR FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

Applications:

Cable, Polymer application Industry, Electronic Industry, Ecology, Wood Industry.

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DETONATION COATING SPRAY GUN

ApplicationsMetallic Coating of aero plane blades, Compressor blades; Marine Pump Steel plants-Furnace tyres, Oxygen sensors, cutters; Mining and earthmoving-Bucket teeth etc.Embargoed by west for export to IndiaDeveloped with Ukrainian collaboration

AdvantageImport substitution items (saving of foreign exchange)Making commercial use of this technology and D-Gun

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ESTABLISHING SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIESAND GENERATING GOODWILL

Mauritius Radio Telescope – Joint Project amongst IIA & RRI (India) and University of Mauritius

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AERO ENGINE BASED ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION PLANT

37More such events to follow

Taking Scientific Results to IndustryExhibition on Belarussian S&T - 2003DST-CII Technology Summit –2004 - Partner Country Russia

Exhibition on Ukrainian S&T - 2004 DST-CII Technology Summit –2005 - Partner Country Canada

DST-CII-FICCI Mission for Bio-2005 - USA

DST-FICCI Global Conference on “India R&D 2005 – The World’s Knowledge Hub of the Future”DST-CII coordinated China Tech 2006DST-CII-FICCI Mission for Bio-2006 - USA

DST-CII Technology Summit –2006 - Partner Countries ASEAN

DST-FICCI Global Conference on “India R&D 2006 (Being held now)

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FutureFocus

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• India centric Programme

• Top-down Approach

• Support Basic R&D, Pre-industrial R&D and Industry R&D

• Enhanced cooperation with selected countries

• Forging Public Private Partnership

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HIGH-TECH VENTURE

DSTINDUSTRY

RISK FINANCE

TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION

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