Comments for Global Innovation & Offshore R&D http://blog.global-innovation.net News from Research Project Global Innovation @ TIM/TUHH Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on Missing at the Indian Science Congress: science, scientists by Amit Sheth http://blog.global-innovation.net/2008/01/missing-at-the-indian-science-congress-science-scientists/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Amit Sheth Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:33:00 +0000 http://blog.global-innovation.net/news/?p=16#comment-2 I suspect this may be because Indian institutions do not much international quality research-- this is certainly true in Information & Communications Technology or Computer Science- the disciplines I have exposure to.<br/><br/>When I look around Indian educational institutions, I do not find vibrant PhD programs in India. Also the institutions have not developed policy and support for encouraging international quality research. <br/><br/>During my visit to Tsinghua Univ., a professor told me that publication in international quality (CSI indexed) journals is a primary factor during their yearly progress review, which requires Chinese academics to compete at the international level.<br/><br/>Such policies have to be matched by making academic profession rewarding (intellectually through freedom and competitive funding support, and financially-- faculty salaries cannot be 40% of industry salaries), and students must be shown what is it for them to pursue research careers.<br/><br/>Some more thoughts are captured in a white paper (<i>Strategic Importance of Higher Education and Research in Positioning Gujarat for Global Competitiveness</i>) here:<br/>http://knoesis.wright.edu/library/download/GlobalGujaratDiaspora-Sheth-Extended.pdf<br/><br/>Amit Sheth I suspect this may be because Indian institutions do not much international quality research– this is certainly true in Information & Communications Technology or Computer Science- the disciplines I have exposure to.

When I look around Indian educational institutions, I do not find vibrant PhD programs in India. Also the institutions have not developed policy and support for encouraging international quality research.

During my visit to Tsinghua Univ., a professor told me that publication in international quality (CSI indexed) journals is a primary factor during their yearly progress review, which requires Chinese academics to compete at the international level.

Such policies have to be matched by making academic profession rewarding (intellectually through freedom and competitive funding support, and financially– faculty salaries cannot be 40% of industry salaries), and students must be shown what is it for them to pursue research careers.

Some more thoughts are captured in a white paper (Strategic Importance of Higher Education and Research in Positioning Gujarat for Global Competitiveness) here:
http://knoesis.wright.edu/library/download/GlobalGujaratDiaspora-Sheth-Extended.pdf

Amit Sheth

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