The Prime Minister has put technocrat Sam Pitroda in charge of the National Innovation Council with the idea of preparing a roadmap for innovation in India. The buzz was all about crowd sourcing innovations, the need for an India inclusive innovation fund and also what could be done to nurture innovation in the education system.
Pitroda talks about crowd sourcing and how it is important for innovation."We are in the process of developing the idea, products and services. When that is done we would like to share it with other countries," he adds.
With an eye on innovation to address the challenges of access, equity, excellence and inclusion the government organised the second Innovation Round Table. It saw participation from heads of innovation policy from 50 governments across the world.
The second Global Innovation Round Table was held in the capital this month with focus on leveraging technology in the 21st century to scale and sustain innovative solutions. The discussion centered on issues related to nurturing the innovation eco-system and outlining deeper collaboration among nations.
Below is an edited transcript of the interview on CNBC-TV18.
Q: This is the second Global Innovation Round Table, what exactly is the agenda this time around and what are you going to be focusing on?
Pitroda: In the first Round Table we got to know each other. In the second Round Table our goal is to really focus on four or five big ideas that could work together. We have already identified two, one about Open Government Platform. We have jointly designed Open Government Platform with the US team and this platform will open and share data and documents.
Similarly, we are looking at crowd sourcing for innovation. We are in the process of developing the idea, products and services. When that is done we would like to share it with other countries.
Q: You are here unveiling the National Innovation Policy; the government is anything but innovative. So, is this going to be like any other government policy? How are you going to ensure effective implementation and can you really mandate innovation?
Pitroda: Sometimes you media people are too cynical. There is no connection between these two. Our job is to focus on promoting innovations. In a country of 1.2 billion people, these things don't happen overnight. People want quick fixes, instant gratification. Immediately, you will ask me what have you invented last week? That's not the way to look at innovation. It's a process. Don't forget we are building a nation, not a company.
Q: How will you assess the effectiveness, efficiency of this policy?
Pitroda: You cannot assess efficiency in terms of percentage. What have you produced in three months, in six months, you can't do those things. Ultimately over a period of 10 years you will see the impact of innovation.
Q: Do you think the government's role should be limited only to funding? Or do you believe the government should actually be the facilitator, providing the right linkages, right platform, right connections for entrepreneurs?
Srivastava: The single most important thing for government is to create an enabling policy framework. It should be easy to start a company, easy to create a company, there should be skilled people available, financing should be available when it's needed, debt and equity. So far the role of the government is to enable create policy measures, not necessarily to write cheques.
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