National Knowledge Commission constituted
The Prime Minister has constituted the National Knowledge Commission. Shri Sam Pitroda will be Chairperson and Dr P.M. Bhargava will be Vice-Chairperson. The Members of the Commission will be Shri Nandan
Nilekani, Dr. Deepak Nayyar, Shri Ashok Ganguly, Dr. Andre Beteille,
Dr. Jayati Ghosh and Dr. Pratap Bhanu Mehta.
The Commission will advise the Prime Minister on matters relating to
institutions of knowledge production, knowledge use and knowledge
dissemination. The mandate of the Commission is to sharpen India's
"knowledge edge".
The Commission will advise the Prime Minister on how India can promote
excellence in the education system to meet the knowledge challenges of the
21st Century; promote knowledge creation in S&T laboratories; improve the
management of institutions generating Intellectual Property; improve
protection of IPRs and promote knowledge applications in agriculture and
industry. It will suggest ways in which the Government's knowledge
capabilities can be made more effective, making the Government more
transparent and accountable as a service provider to the citizen. It will
also explore ways in which knowledge can be made more widely accessible in
the country for maximum public benefit.
The National Knowledge Commission will be assisted by a Technical Support Group to be staffed by young recruits, hired on contract from premier
educational institutions in the country. The Planning Commission will
provide logistic support to the National Knowledge Commission. The National
Knowledge Commission is expected to interact with different Ministries that
handle knowledge areas and encourage Ministries to generate their own plans
for upgrading institutional capacity.
The Commission will be guided in its work by a National Steering Group
chaired by the Prime Minister and including the Ministers of Human Resource
Development, Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, Communication and
Information Technology, Dy. Chairman, Planning Commission and Minister of
State, Science and Technology. The Commission will identify its action
programme by 2nd October, 2005 and complete its work by 2nd October, 2008.
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(Release ID :9576)