Atomic, defence, space units look for collaborations with private companies
SECTIONS
Share
Synopsis
“This is the general philosophy of the government to encourage industry and R&D labs, academia working together. The strategic lab itself cannot be aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) if they don’t have the connection with the outside world,” Department of Science and Technology secretary Ashutosh Sharma told
Agencies
The potential expertise of academics and industry will be tapped to undertake design and developments for the benefit of the country
India’s atomic, space and defence labs will be tasked with identifying projects that they can work on and build jointly with private companies and academia to strengthen the local innovation ecosystem, according to the draft science and technology policy released on Thursday.