The document discusses opportunities and challenges for science, technology, and innovation (STI) in Gandaki Province, Nepal. It outlines plans to establish the Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology (GPAST) to promote STI through interdisciplinary research, industry collaboration, evidence-based policymaking, and building research facilities. Key activities for GPAST include establishing research groups, developing an STI expert database, forming scientific committees, and mobilizing scientists. Challenges include limited industry-academy collaboration, funding mechanisms, and motivating local problem-solving research.
Science, Technology and Innovation in Gandaki Province: Opportunity and Challenges
1. Science, Technology and Innovation in Gandaki
Province: Opportunity and Challenges
Dhaka Ram Bhandari, PhD
Executive Director
Gandaki Province Academy of Science and Technology
2. BPharm
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Internship at Hospital and Industry
Registered Pharmacist
2008, MSc
Spectroscopy
Erasmus: France, Germany and
Norway
2010, Scientific
Co-worker
Teaching and Research at the University
Career Timeline
2014, Graduate
GGL
Structural Doctoral Program
2014, Project
Manager
University Industry Collaboration
Prof. Basnet
Prof. Spengler
2
2 years at
Pokhara University
Sunsari Tech College
2017, AFU
3. 3
Based on the
• First 5-year plan (2076/77-2080/81) of the Gandaki Provincial Policy and
Planning Commission
• Gandaki Province S&T Policy, 2076
• National STI Policy 2019
• Act for establishing Gandaki Province Academy of S&T
FOCUS
• Interdisciplinary scientific team building
• Government-University-Industry collaboration
• Support the government for evidence-based policies
• Writing grants proposal and developing research projects
• Designing labs, building state-of-the-art research facilities
• Provide platform to the students, scientists and innovators
• Transparency, meritocracy, inclusion while selecting projects and HR
• Promoting STI based organizations and professional societies
• Build a regional center for STI
Concept for Gandaki Academy of S&T
5. Content
Content
Overview
Policy and Strategy
Development of the
Academy
Sustainable Utilisation and
Management of Resources
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
The
End
Organization and
Management
Challenges and Scope
Activity
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7. Content
Overview
Social Transformation and Economic growth
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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Raw Materials
Agri products
Industrial
products
Knowledge
products
Information
products
Innovation
Networks
Technology
Industrial
Society
Agricultural
Society
Information
Society
Knowledge
Society
Societal Transformation 7
13. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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Government
Ministries
Funding agency
Grants, Loans
Private investment Business
Employment
Venture capital
Short term
Investment
Universities
Research institutes
Innovation centers
New technology
Knowledge
Skills
Long term
Investment
Gross Tax
Policy and Strategy
(कीिि िथा रणकीिि )
Promote and create an environment for advancing science, technology
and innovation addressing the local issues for the sustainable
advancement and prosperity of Gandaki Province.
14. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
The
End
i) Policy Making
ii) Administration
and Management
iii) Institutions for
Research, Teaching
and Transferring
Technologies
University
managed
Research Center
Agencies for
Transferring
Technologies
Science
Professional
Societies, NGOs
Working in R&D
Core Laboratory Facility
Industries
Universities
Innovation centers
Ministry
Academy Executive
Council
Council of Ministries
Director
Administration and
Account
Funding Agency
Scientific Committees
Ad-hoc Working Groups
Young Academy
Organisation and Management
(सिंगठक र व्यवस्थापक)
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15. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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Plan &
Policy
Academy
Research
Projects
• Select priority areas, allocate resources
• Explain program rationale
• Reports on performance and outcome
• Achieve and assign resources
• Evaluate projects: monitor and assess
• Report progress and outcome
• Organize projects and project resources
• Report progress and outcome
Approve program
objectives
Decide research
goals and plans
Management (व्यवस्थापक)
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16. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
The
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Development
of the
Academy
i.
Infrastructure
• Core facility
• Funding agency
• Incubation centres
• Industry partnership
vi.
Public Outreach
• Technology transfer
• Citizen science
• Scientific literacy
• Workshop
• Olympiads
ii. Human
Resources
• PhD & Post doctoral
• Training & workshop
• Scientific committees
iii.
R&D • Select priority sectors
• University research centres
• Centre of excellence
• Research grants
v.
Collaboration
• Diaspora
• Brain-chain
• Development
agencies
• International
exchange
iv.
STI Organizations
• Innovation centers
• STI NGOs
• Professional societies
• Seminars/conferences
Development of the Academy
(ववज्ञााक िथा प्रववधि प्रििष्ठाकको ववकास)
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Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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• Support academicians or scientists to develop own group
• Include PhDs and Post doctoral program
• Support visiting scientists and exchange programs
• Facilitate grant writing via motivating programs
• Promote interdisciplinary and collaborative research
Research
groups
• Develop database of STI experts from Gandaki Province
• Collaborate with NAST and Brain Gain Center
STI expert
Database
• Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals
• IT and Artificial Intelligences
• Environment, Conservation and Climate Change
• Health and Life Sciences
• Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Technical Sciences
• Sustainable Agriculture, Tourism and Energy
Scientific
committees
• Formation of young academy ~ 40 years
• In collaboration with National Young Academy
Young
Academy
• Urgent requirements for special topic and short-term
• Support innovative research ideas
• Questions of high social relevance
Ad-hoc
Groups
Mobilisation of Scientists
(वैज्ञाािककहरुको पररचालक)
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18. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
The
End Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Resources
(स्रोि सािकको ददगो पररचालक िथा व्यवस्था)
Selection of
priorities
areas
• Competitive
advantage
• Traditional
knowledge
• Adaptation of
technology for
local need
• Sharing of
resources
• Center of
excellence
Core research
facility
• Generation
of fund
• Selection of
projects
Funding
agency
• Incubators
• Private sector
• Industries
• Professional
societies
• NGOs
Developing
Partnerships
Combining
Teaching and
Research
• Developing
human resources
• Motivating
academia for
research
• Efficient use of
resources
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20. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Challenges for STI
(STI को लागी चुकौििहरु)
Scope
Activity
The
End
Industry Academy
research
Collaboration
• Sharing of resources
• Focus on priority
programs
PhD Programs
Returnee/Diaspora
Scientist in University
Funding Mechanism
Intensive for research
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• Developing locally
train young scientist
• Solving local
problems
• Motivating and
promotion of STI based
activists
• Write research grants
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Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
(Planning) Research core facility in collaboration with GU
The
End
Local
community
Agriculture and
forestry
Analytical and
natural product
chemistry
Cosmeceutical,
Nutraceutical,
Medicine,
Pharmaceutical
sciences
Commercialization
of natural
resources
Identification, cultivation,
harvesting of medicinal
plants
Extraction, functional
characterization, structural
elucidation
Publication
Quality control,
Standardization, Develop
formulations,
Pharmacological activity
(in vivo/in vitro)
Maintaining the forest
Publication
Publication
Evaluate product
Interdisciplinary
natural resources
research centre
Cultivation/community/
public forest
Core facility
Commercial
products Pharmacological
activities
Research subject Research topic
Research
objective
Ultimate goal
Raw
products
Finished
products
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Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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2. Administration and Scientist (O and M)
मन्त्रालयले गकुुपके….
गण्डकी प्रदेश ववज्ञााक िथा प्रववधि प्रििष्ठाकका लाधग प्रस्िाववि सागठिकक सिंरचका
कायुकार परर द
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26. Content
Overview
Action
Plan
Challenge
Scope
Activity
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End
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वाव ुक ववकास कायुक्रमको शी ुक
वैज्ञाािकक स मेलक, िाललम र कायुक्रम 10 lakh
(गण्डकी) ववज्ञााक चेिका लिडडयो पत्ररका 1 lakh
Internship इिंटकुलशप 5 lakh
लाम ुट्टे प्रििरोि formulation 5 lakh
गण्डकी प्रदेशको अकुसन्त्िाक रणकिकिि िकमाुण 2 lakh
अकुसन्त्िाक इकाई स्थापका र सञ्चालक 15 lakh
० वटा पर परागि िडडबुट को ोि योग्य वैज्ञाािकक िाककार 2 lakh
िुका प्रििरोद अिु ठोस क्रीम मलहम formulation 5 lakh
पर परागि ाका र प्रववधिको माककीकरण 5 lakh
थीलसस फ
े लोलशप िथा अकुसन्त्िाक अकुदाक 10 lakh
पोटेबल कम लागिको उपकरण डडिाईक 20 lakh
अकुसन्त्िाक िथा वैज्ञाािकक अन्त्वे ण प्रयोगशालाको प्रयोिकका
उपकरण िथा मेशीक औिार
1 Cr
Total 1.80 Cr
Activities at GPAST for the year 2078/79
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Challenge
Scope
Model
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Thank you for your kind attention
Faculty of Chemisty and Biology, Justus Liebig University, Germany
Einheit von Forschung und Lehre an Universitäten
- Wilhelm von Humboldt
(Unity of research and teaching at universities)
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director.gpast@gandaki.gov.np +977-9856086486
