Union Minister for Science and Technology Vayalar Ravi on Tuesday said that the government was planning to bring in a new Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in January 2013.
Addressing participants of the second National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC), Vayalar Ravi said that the policy is expected to help in achieving faster sustainable and inclusive growth and proposes to introduce sound measurement systems based on global experience.
He said that the emphasis of policy will be to provide a renewed impetus for the Science and Technology sector while creating a vibrant innovation ecosystem that is intertwined with the overall Science and Technology strategy.
“In today’s world, when anyone can source products from anywhere in the world, it is not enough to just copy and produce at lower costs. That cannot take us very far. We need to research, innovate and come up with newer and more competitive products and technologies all the time. And, this requires that our young
people, children like you, take to scientific research and innovate in the technology domain in larger and larger numbers,” Ravi told students after giving away awards.
As many as 1138 students from across the country took part in the (NLEPC) under the Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (INSPIRE) programme of the department of Science and Technology.