Event: Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies (with a specific focus on Scientometrics)
Date: March 25th, 2019- March 29th, 2019
Venue: DST-CPR, IISc Bangalore
The workshop on Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies (with a specific focus on Scientometrics) was conducted DST- Centre for Policy Research (DST-CPR) at Indian Institute of Science, in association with the United Nations University -Maastricht Economic and Social Research and Training Centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) at IISc Bangalore.
The main focus of the workshop was the importance of S&T indicators in various stages of policy process (evidence for policy framework), uses and abuses of bibliometric indicators, applications of bibliometric analysis, HEI/University ranking frameworks, sectorial research performance evaluation, funding policies in S&T and Innovation policies, S&T policy vs innovation policy, policy indicators, Innovation (eco) system approach and forecasting and impact assessment.
In the workshop Scientists from DST-CPR at Panjab University learned about the scientometrics and bibliometric analyses of Science and Technology Policy in India and shared their perspectives with scientists and officials of other government organizations who participated in the workshop.
The team spent a fruitful week at IISc Bangalore learning about
1. The importance of S&T indicators in various stages of the policy process (evidence for policy framework)
2. Uses and abuses of bibliometric indicators
3. Applications of bibliometric analysis
4. HEI/University ranking frameworks, sectorial research performance evaluation
5. Funding policies in S&T and Innovation policies
6. S&T policy vs innovation policy, policy indicators, Innovation (eco) system approach and forecasting and impact assessment
Some of the pictures of the event-
Scientific Team from Dst Cpr at Panjab University, Chandigarh with the organisers and participants of the workshop
Ms. Mamta Bhardawaj (Sr. Scientist C) interacting with the PSA to PMO, Dr. K VijayRaghavan at IISc, Bangalore, during the five day (25 March to 29 March 2019) workshop on Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policies (with a specific focus on Scientometrics).
Prof. K VijayRaghavan, Principal Scientific Advisor to the PM along with the Chief Coordinator of Dst Cpr Panjab University, Prof. Rupinder Tewari.
From Left to Right: Dr. Mansimran Khokhar (DST-STI- Post Doctoral Fellow), Dr. Radhika Trikha (DST-STI- Post Doctoral Fellow), and Ms. Mamta Bhardwaj (Sr. Scientist C) along with Dr. Aparna Basu (Expert in Information Retrieval and Scientometrics).
The team was in Bangalore to attend the ‘Training Course on the Design and Evaluation of Innovation Policy’, organised by DST-CPR IISc Bangalore in association with United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) from 25th to 29th March.
