(USNews.com)Admitting to insufficient funding in research and development India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stressed the need for more sincere public-private-partnership (PPP) to meet objectives in the science and technology sector.
Inaugurating the 99th edition of the Indian Science Congress at KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, Singh said over the past few decades India's relative position in the world of science has been declining with countries like China overtaking it.
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"Things are changing but we cannot be satisfied with what has been achieved. We need to do much more to change the face of Indian science."
On Tuesday [Jan. 3, 2012] the PM outlined a major increase in investment in research and development (R&D); expansion of basic science infrastructure; greater alignment of science and technology sector with the inclusive development needs of the nation; greater national and international research collaborations; and creation of a new innovation ecosystem as some of the broad objectives to achieve to change the face of Indian science. More
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