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The Indian industry spent USD 6.5 billion on R&D in 2020-21 which accounts for around 39 percent of the total national R&D. India’s industrial R&D is dominated by the pharmaceuticals & biotechnology and automobiles & parts sectors. These top two sectors contribute to around 55 percent of the total industrial R&D spending in India. Some of the other major sectors contributing to industrial R&D in India include software & computer services, oil & gas and aerospace & defence. In 2021, the general industrials sector has made an appearance in the top 10 R&D sectors for India having replaced electronic & electrical equipment that was present in the top 10 sectors in 2019.

Global industrial R&D on the other hand is dominated by pharmaceuticals & biotechnology, software & computer services, technology & hardware equipment, automobiles & parts, and electronic & electrical equipment. Global industrial R&D has seen a change in the top 10 sectors, with a noticeable jump in construction & materials in 2021 while aerospace & defence having dropped off from the list of top 10 global industrial R&D sectors.

The amount of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding towards technology incubators and public research institutions has steadily increased from USD 3.4 million in 2016-17 to USD 8.4 million in 2020-21, except for a slight drop in the year 2017-18. CSR spending on technology incubators on average has accounted for around 0.2 percent of total CSR spending by all companies in India over the five years.

This indicator captures the funding towards technology incubators, public funded laboratories and public funded higher education institutions engaged in science, technology, engineering and medicine. The CSR Act was amended in late 2019 to allow companies to make contributions to public funded universities, Indian Institute of Technology (IITs), National Laboratories and Autonomous Bodies established under the auspices of key scientific agencies. Prior to this amendment, the CSR Act allowed companies to fund ‘technology incubators’ located within academic institutions and approved by the Central Government. The expanded scope of CSR funding as per the amendment highlighted above continues to be broadly classified under ‘technology incubators’.

The total R&D expenditure by states in 2020-21 was USD 1699 million (INR 12,612.6 Cr) that accounted for around 10.3 percent of India’s national R&D expenditure. Gujarat had the highest expenditure on R&D at USD 230 million in 2020-21 followed by Andhra Pradesh at USD 223 million and Maharashtra at USD 170 million.

R&D expenditure captured here includes Science, Technology and Environment expenditure and Agricultural Research & Education expenditure. Both these components have been taken from budget documents of each state. Agricultural Research & Education expenditure accounted for 82 percent of total R&D expenditure by state governments in 2020-21 while Science, Technology and Environment expenditure accounted for 18 percent. The calculation for state R&D expenditure has been arrived at based on the report ‘R&D Expenditure Ecosystem: Current Status and Way forward’, EAC-PM, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (2019).

Hi All,

We are delighted to invite you for our April session of the CTIER Seminar Series. The session will be held online on the 19th of April at 6.00 p.m. IST.

Our speaker for the session is Smruti Ranjan Sahoo, a Research Associate at the Institute for Studies in Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi. Smruti will present findings from his working paper, 'Industrial Agglomeration: An Analysis of its nature and extent in the Indian Manufacturing Sector.’

Please join the session here: https://ctier-pune.webex.com/ctier-pune/j.php?MTID=ma0c5d0c44aacb38cd826d6c544fa3efe

India’s R&D spending in 2020-21 was USD 16.6 billion, accounting for around 0.62 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This compares to around USD 17.7 billion in 2017-18 as reported by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

A large share of R&D spending in India is through the government sector - the central government, state governments and higher education sectors together spent around USD 10 billion on R&D while the industry spent USD 6.5 billion in 2020-21. The government alone performs 54 percent of the total national R&D in India, whereas the industry and higher education sector perform 39 percent and 7 percent respectively.

The government R&D spending for 2020-21 was calculated from various budget documents of the select key scientific agencies and Indian states. The spending by industry was arrived at using databases such as Prowess, Ace Equity and annual reports of top industrial R&D spenders in India. The spending by the higher education sector is estimated based on the share of national R&D spending reported by DST for 2017-18.

The R&D expenditure as a percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for India was 0.6 percent in 2021. To arrive at the total national R&D spending for India for 2021, we considered the R&D budget allocated to select key scientific agencies, R&D and S&T expenditure reported by Indian states, and finally the spending by Indian companies. The nominal GDP number used is from the economic survey 2022-23. India’s R&D as percent of GDP has been in a range from 0.6 percent and 0.9 percent for over three decades. Israel and South Korea continue to be top spenders on R&D as a percent of GDP at 5.4 percent and 4.8 percent respectively.

Calling out to economics and management students enthusiastic about India's Management and Growth story! This is your chance to contribute to one of a kind management research study conducted for the first time in India

Please find details below and apply using the google form link:- https://lnkd.in/gJRU5dya

CTIER is seeking candidates on a rolling basis to work on the India Management and Growth Survey (IMGS).

IMGS is a firm-level study being conducted jointly by professors at Stanford University and CTIER. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of management practices in improving firm level productivity. For more details, please visit https://managementresearch.com/india-survey/

Requirements:
a. Students who are based in Pune and are either pursuing or have completed their graduation or post-graduation preferably in Social Sciences and Management Studies
b. Students who are looking for and committed to 6 to 8 months internship
c. Aspirants to work on macro-level data on innovation and R&D in India

Interested candidates may please fill out the Google form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yAiyaW0XuiFbCuizorGc-GLl_q9fkThS8VW4Etx0mj8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Call for Papers

ASIA PACIFIC INNOVATION CONFERENCE (APIC 2023)

The Centre for Technology Innovation and Economic Research (CTIER) and Ahmedabad University are pleased to jointly organise the 13th Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference at Ahmedabad University, Gujarat, India during 19th to 21st October 2023. The theme of the APIC 2023 conference is the ‘Changing Nature of Innovation’.

The conference aims to foster an inter-disciplinary exchange of knowledge related to innovation, intellectual property rights, and science and technology policy. Sessions will include contributed papers, keynote presentations and panel discussions.

We are looking forward to the participation of scholars from all disciplines and practitioners interested in the economic, legal, managerial, and policy aspects of innovation.

Paper Submission:
- Full papers or extended abstract must be submitted via [email protected]
- The paper must be sent as a PDF or MS word format in English, along with your CV.
- Please indicate the name of the presenter and his/her contact details (affiliation and email).
- All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the conference’s scientific committee, and decisions will be intimated by July 30th, 2023.

Submission Deadline: July 15th, 2023
Registration: Details to follow shortly
Contact for General Inquiries: [email protected]

For further information, find the brochure here:https://ahduni.edu.in/site/assets/files/14969/apic_2023_call_for_papers.pdf

CTIER is seeking candidates on a rolling basis to work on the India Management and Growth Survey (IMGS).

IMGS is a firm-level study being conducted jointly by professors at Stanford University and CTIER. The purpose of this study is to understand the role of management practices in improving firm level productivity. For more details, please visit https://managementresearch.com/india-survey/

Requirements:
a. Students who are based in Pune and are either pursuing or have completed their graduation or post-graduation preferably in Social Sciences and Management Studies
b. Students who are looking for and committed to 6 to 8 months internship
c. Aspirants to work on macro-level data on innovation and R&D in India

Interested candidates may please fill out the Google form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yAiyaW0XuiFbCuizorGc-GLl_q9fkThS8VW4Etx0mj8/viewform?edit_requested=true

Punjab State Council for Science & Technology launched the first-of-its-kind Punjab STI Data Portal today at India International Science Festival (IISF) 2023. Centre for Technology, Innovation and Economic Research - CTIER has been a close partner in this initiative along with CDAC- Mohali.
The STI Data Portal Punjab was launched by Dr Debapriya Dutta, Head of Department of Science and Technology's (DST) Science for Equity, Empowerment & Development (SEED) Division during the State Science & Technology Councils' Conclave at IISF.
This pioneering effort in mapping the state's data related to Science, Technology and Innovation features 65 indicators encompassing the entire pipeline viz. Education, Research, Innovation & Commercialisation and is meant to be a knowledge gateway for higher education institutions, research labs, venture capitalists and MSMEs among other stakeholders. This portal can create opportunities for collaborative engagements in research and innovation between institutions as well as help them to showcase the accomplishments, achievements and available expertise within Punjab.
Janak Nabar, CEO, CTIER spoke on the importance of such a data portal for creating opportunities in regional innovation and harnessing the potential of clusters through a culture of sharing and inclusivity among the science and innovation stakeholders.

The portal can be accessed here-https://www.stidataportalpunjab.org/

Hi All,

We are delighted to invite you for our December session of the CTIER Seminar Series. The session will be held online today i.e., 14th December at 6.00 p.m. IST.

Our speaker for the session is Dr Puneet Kumar Shrivastav, an Assistant Director at the National Institute of Labour Economics Research & Development (NILERD). Puneet will present findings from his paper, ‘Novelty of PLFS 2020-21 Data: Unveiling the Post Lockdown Migration Statistics’.

Please join the session here: https://ctier-pune.webex.com/ctier-pune/j.php?MTID=mee4464f35858d22a91ae85d5cb4aa131