Workshop on Funding Collaborative Research during Indian Technology Congress - 2013. On July 24th and 25th, 2013 @ Nimhans Convention Centre, Bangalore, India.

1. Workshop on
Collaborative Research
&
Funding Opportunities
2013
24th-25th July 2013 @ NIMHANS Convention Centre, Bangalore
Towards making India a hub of Knowledge and Innovation

2. Introduction
Collaboration has been an integral part of all major researches for a long
time.
Over the years the nature of collaboration has evolved from a narrow,
intra departmental collaboration effort to a massive interdisciplinary multi
contextual, inter organizational and even global collaboration
Such efforts have started yielding significant ground breaking results and
has helped cover complex, and convoluted areas
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0.9% of GDP is spent towards R&D by GOI

3. Share of Total Global R&D Spending
Region / Country 2011 2012 2013
Americas (21) 34.8% 34.3% 33.8%
U.S. 29.6% 29.0% 28.3%
Asia (20) 34.9% 36.0% 37.1%
Japan 11.2% 11.1% 10.8%
China 12.7% 13.7% 14.7%
India 2.8% 2.8% 3.0%
Europe (34) 24.6% 24.0% 23.4%
Rest of World (36) 5.7% 5.7% 5.7%
Source: Battelle, R&D Magazine

4. India's Industrial R&D
Company 2010 R&D mil. U.S. $ R&D, % Revenue
Tata Motors 397.8 1.50%
Prithvi Information 246.3 60.50%
Polaris Software 228.0 67.60%
Bharat Heavy 176.3 2.50%
Mahindra & Mahindra 157.2 2.50%
Lupin 112.7 9.30%
Infosys 112.0 1.90%
Reliance Industries 110.0 0.20%
Core Projects 96.2 53.40%
Bharat Electronics 67.2 5.90%
Source: Battelle/R&D Magazine, EU Industrial R&D Scoreboard

5. Workshop
The Indian Technology Congress 2013 will provide a platform for Collaborative Research
and Funding Opportunities to garner funding for collaborative research initiatives.
The participants will get an opportunity to learn about what motivates and directs
technology and innovative research into new business visions.
•This would be possible by providing networking opportunities with appropriate stakeholders.
By being an appropriate platform to help fund collaborative research the Congress
aims to encourage dynamic and innovative approach to disseminate research findings
that will have a major impact on the future technologies and thereby make India a
Hub of Knowledge and Innovation.
GOI proposes to raise the spend on R&D to 2%of
GDP by 2017

6. Topics to be covered
Agency / Department specific Funded Research opportunities
Networking Researchers / Exploring potential partnerships (Government-institute-Industry-R&D Establishments)
Setting up of Centres of Excellence in Research
Faculty / Student / Research Scholars exchange programmes
Funding for Work shop / Seminar /Symposium from India and Abroad
Commercialization of Research Results
National and International Experience on Industry-Institute-Research Collaborations
International Experience on Institute-Industry-Collaborations
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10 % - 15 % of funding on R&D is allocated to Collaborative
Research projects on Public-Private model by GOI

7. Who should Attend?
Benefits for the Participants:
•Principals
•Deans
•Directors
•Senior Professors
•Heads of the Departments of Engineering Colleges.
Who?
•Participants will be acquainted with better Professional Governance and
Management of R&D Projects
•Participants will get knowledge about sources from where the funding is available
and the formats to be used to apply for the funding
•how to equip the Institution to have access to such Funding?
•The workshop will also give insights to know how to collaborate with Research
Organisations / Industries to enhance the Institutional Competitiveness through R&D
Projects.
What?
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$ 40.3
billion is the R&D
spend by India
in 2012

8. Expert Speakers from
Indian Funding Agencies such as AICTE , AR&DB, DRDO, UGC, BRNS,
CSIR, DBT , DIT , DST , ICMR, ISRO, MHRD, TIFAC - CORE, International
Funding Agencies, etc.
Senior / experienced Principal Investigators handling Research
Projects.
Principal Investigators / Researchers from Centres of Excellence /
National Labs.
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9. Contact Us
for more details please visit us on www.techcngress.net
Conference Secretariat
Indian Technology Congress – 2013
#5, Sri Vinayaka Towers,
7th Cross, KR Colony ,
Domlur Layout, Bangalore – 560 071.
• Ph. 080 - 6559 2501
TeleFax : 080 - 41 15 2496
participate@techcongress.net
2013