A study titled “Technology Transfer Centres to increase commercialization of innovations in India” was conducted by us under the Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) project which is supported by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो) and funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF). The main objective of the study was to map major centres of technology transfer and commercialization-related activities, identify their key challenges and bottlenecks faced by respective institutions and assess their capacity-building needs. The study also included a comparative assessment of international best practices in technology transfer and collaboration to bring forward concrete recommendations in the domain of TT. A report was compliled on the above-mentioned study containing the key observations, gaps, best practices, recommendations was launched which can act as background benchmark for further studies in TT domain in India as it presents an understanding of Technology Transfer ecosystem nationally on the basis of technology transfer activities of various higher education institutes, national research laboratories across India and also studied the Technology Transfer ecosystem in five developed countries based in Asia, Europe and America. The Study was also meant to serve as a foundational work to enable further research to support and strengthen the Science Technology and Innovation initiatives of the Government of India to accelerate innovation to achieve energy transition and netzero emission goals. The report was released by Dr Akhilesh Gupta , Head, Policy Coordination & Programme Management Division & Secretary, Science & Engineering Research Board, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi at DST, New Delhi on 11 March, 2024. Dr Akhilesh Gupta is a pioneer of mushrooming and nurturing of STI ecosystem in India. Report was released in the presence of distinguish experts from UNIDO – Facility for Low Carbon Technology Deployment (FLCTD) and Bureau of Energy Efficiency (ऊर्जा दक्षता ब्यूरो).
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