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2. Department of Science and
Technology
 It’s aim is to strengthen national Science and Technology
capacity and capability, kept its pace to implement several
planned initiatives to enable Indian S&T community to increase
scientific and technological outputs.
 Some of the specific projects and programmes are listed below:
 Formulation of policies relating to Science and Technology.
 Promotion of new areas of Science and Technology with special
emphasis on emerging areas.
 Support and Grants-in-aid to Scientific Research Institutions, Scientific
Associations and Bodies.

3. OBJECTIVES
 Human Capacity Building
 Institutional Capacity Building
 Technology Capacity Strengthening
 S&T Competitiveness through Alliances, Partnerships and
R&D Missions
 Societal Contract of S&T

4. Human capacity building
 Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), created
through an Act of Parliament, implements various
programmes for strengthening the human resource
engaged in diverse fields of science and engineering.
 Cognitive Science Research Initiative (CSI) is exploring
new avenues by supporting projects in various fields of
Cognitive Science like Neuroscience, Psychology,
Linguistics, Bio Engineering, Social Engineering,
Education, Computer technology & Artificial Intelligence.

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 ‘Women Scientist Scheme-A (WOS-A)’ has completed a
decade of support and encouragement through S&T to
women having break in their career and provide them
opportunity to come back in main stream of science by
pursuing research in Science & Engineering.
 Department of Science & Technology, initiated an
ambitious project of Human Resource Development
namely “National Programme for Training of Scientists and
Technologists working in the Government sector”.

6. SOCIEO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
THROUGH S&T INTERVENTIONS
 Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development
(SEED) Division has been playing an important role in
promotion of science and technology (S&T) for social
good. It supports such initiatives through S&T based
voluntary organizations and institutions

7. SOCIEO-ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT THROUGH
S&T INTERVENTIONS
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY PROGRAMME (SSP) : aims at
facilitating development of promising S&T based field groups
and innovative technologies for addressing societal needs.
 Technological Advancement for Rural Areas (TARA):
Technological Advancement for Rural Areas (TARA) is a unique
scheme under societal programme mainly provides long term
core support to S&T based voluntary organizations. For transfer
and delivery of new and improved technologies for rural
application through identification of problems on the ground
and converting them to challenges for providing technological
solutions.

8. Technology Interventions for
Addressing Societal Needs (TIASN)
 This scheme aims at developing and facilitating research
and application of S&T based solutions to identified
problems and societal needs. Some specific projects are
 Rainwater harvesting for School in Rural Area : The
project has enabled students to work out the quantum of
water that can be harvested and develop rainwater
harvesting structures for their own houses.
 Co-management of Fisheries along the Coromandel
Coast : This project seeks to contribute to sustainable
management of marine fisheries resources

9. Technology Intervention for
Disabled and Elderly (TIDE)
 It aims at improving quality of life for the benefit of
elderly population and disabled people in the country
through application of S&T inputs. Outcome of some
of the interventions in this programme are as under:

10. .
 Development of Indigenous Low Cost Press Mat Based
Gait Analyzer: This project is being implemented by
National Institute for the Orthopedically Handicapped
(NIOH), Kolkata to develop an inexpensive and reliable
pressure mat based system which can be used for disabled
and elderly people and as a diagnostic tool for neurological
diseases and to minimize risks of injury due to incidence of
fall of elderly. This technology can provide diagnosis of
posture related complaints, pre and posttreatment
evaluation, etc.
 Vardaan - An independent stair climbing wheel chair

11. Vardaan
Figure A, B, C, D describing sequence of convertible mechanism from flat floor to stairs
and then from stairs to flat landing space

12. Scheme for Young Scientist and
Technologists (SYST)
 This Scheme under SEED Division is operational with
an aim to encourage young scientists to provide
technology based solution on societal problems. The
scheme has been able to nurture the ideas of the
young investigators on socially relevant issues.

13. S&T LED ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
INNOVATION PROMOTION
 The National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship
Development Board (NSTEDB), established in 1982 by the
Government of India under the Department of Science &
Technology, is an institutional mechanism to promote
knowledge driven and technology based entrepreneurship
among S&T persons through its programmes and activities.
The Board, aims to integrate innovation and
entrepreneurship through various initiatives by translating
knowledge to wealth and convert “jobseekers” into “job-
generators”.

14. DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC TEMPER
IN SOCIETY
 The National Council for Science & Technology
Communication (NCSTC) is mandated to
communicate science & technology to masses, faster
scientific and technological temper and coordinate
such efforts throughout the country.

15. ACTIVITIES
 S&T Exhibitions & Demonstration
 Regional Innovation Science Hubs for Innovators
(RISHI) : The project was initiated with an aim to identify
innovators who have the willingness and capacity to pursue
new ideas as well as to provide suitable platform to young
innovators to encourage them to identify community
related problems and make effort to find solution.
 Awareness Programmes on Health & Nutrition
 Visit to Establishments where S&T is at work

16. INTERNATIONAL BILATERAL COOPERATION
Responsibility of DST:
 (i) Negotiating, concluding and implementing
S&T Agreements between India and other
countries.
 (ii) Providing interventions on S&T aspects in
international forums.

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 This responsibility is carried out by the Division in close
consultation on the Indian side with the Ministry of
External Affairs, Indian Missions Abroad, S&T Counsellors
posted at Germany, Japan, Russia and USA, stakeholders in
scientific, technological & academic institutions,
concerned governmental agencies and with various
industry associations in India.

18. Guiding Principles for International S&T Cooperation
DST is able to strategically leverage ‘international collaborative
advantage’ by building chosen international alliances and
partnerships with selected countries that can have perceptible
yields, such as:
 (i) R&D outputs through international alliances which can
contribute directly to national R&D priorities and outcomes;
 (ii) Accelerating institutional and human capacity building
through international exposure and linkages;

19.  (iii) Enable new paradigms being practiced by other
emerging economies for sustainable adoption by
Indian R&D and innovation systems;
 (iv) Evolve modalities and mechanisms for seamlessly
connecting Indian research with global efforts
particularly in the frontier areas of S&T and in areas
addressing global challenges;

20.  (v) Absorbing experience of existing global research
facilities in fine-tuning and/or coupling with upcoming or
existing Indian research facilities;
 (vi) India’s contribution in international mega-science
projects;
 (vii) Empowering developing countries in S&T; and
 (viii) Promoting innovation and techno-entrepreneurship
through Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA).

21. CAPACITY BUILDING
 Capacity building encompasses the country’s human,
scientific, technological, organizational, institutional
and resource capabilities.
 A fundamental goal of capacity building is to enhance
the ability to evaluate and address the crucial questions
related to policy choices and modes of implementation
among development options.
 It is based on an understanding of environment
potentials and limits and of needs perceived by the
people of the country concerned.

22. CAPACITY BUILDING
 capacity building is defined as the "process of developing
and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes
and resources that organizations and communities need to
survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-changing world."

23. Why is Capacity Building Needed
?
 The issue of capacity is critical and the scale of need is
enormous, but appreciation of the problem is low.
 The link between needs and supply is weak. There is a lack of
realistic funding.
 There is need for support for change.
 Training institutions are isolated - communications are poor.
 Development of teaching materials is inefficient.
 Alternative ways of capacity building are not adequately
recognized.