new delhi the &39make in india&39 mission of the government will require participation of innovators and entrepreneurs and the joint indous science and technology programme will enhance the country&39s ability to achieve the target, union minister y s chowdary said today.the minister, who was speaking at the third meeting of the indiaus joint commission on science and technology cooperation, said the commission is an opportunity for both the countries to "energise" the common aspirations in science, technology and innovations and build strong networks."our government&39s initiative of &39make in india&39 requires participation of innovators and entrepreneurs in various fields to make it successful. a growing workforce capable of deciding and making products using reduced manufacturing costs is crucial in advancing the mission."the indous joint science and technology cooperation will greatly enhance our ability to achieve the mission," the minister of state for science & technology and earth sciences said.he said the new government led by prime minister narendra modi had prioritised different sectors in which science and technology will play a pivotal role and looked at cooperation with the us in these fields."i hope to see the area r&d expand. fields like agriculture, integrated water management, smart cities, public health, sanitation, clean energy, communication and transport are some of the key areas that the government will have as priority."our india and the us strength in the software capabilities can be leveraged with the hardware capabilities of the us to accelerate the 3d printing technology," the minister said.john holdren, director, white house office of science and technology policy, said the two countries were working in the fields of space, medical sciences, climate change, clean energy and agriculture."the challenges faced by the two countries are the same across a range of issues like climate change, affordable energy. it is very important and also makes sense to work together on these challenges."science and technology is central to the solution of all of them. we need, as us president barack obama had mentioned, resources of everyone across the world to be successful in that," he said.holdren said there has been a history of cooperation in biosciences and clean sciences between the two countries, but more was needed to be done.chowdary said since the turn of the millennium, cooperation in the field of science and technology has made remarkable progress."the establishment of binational indous science and technology forum by the then prime minister atal bihari vajpayeeji and president bill clinton was a historic step in building our relationship."the forum, through its diverse and flexible programme portfolio, has facilitated in catalysing some of our present innovations," he said."another flagship is the indous new and clean energy research centre. this is the first kind of partnership that will have multiinstitutional network project," the minister said.chowdary said the new government had taken a number of steps to boost science and technology and country needs to recognise and attract best brains."we need to motivate more young people to take up science as career. this is a challenge not only for india, but also a problem faced around the world. we have a great responsibility. the world is looking at india as a supplier and source of young minds and fertile brains," he said.chowdary said to motivate people for research careers, one of the first steps taken by him after taking over as the minister was to increase the research grants for phd, postdoctoral and research fellows by almost 50 per cent."for minds to remain productive, their pockets need to remain comfortable as well," chowdary said.the minister also appealed to the science community to "ponder over the possibility of change of the course of cyclones and reduction of the impact.""the indous joint science and technology cooperation will greatly enhance our ability to achieve the mission," the minister of state for science & technology and earth sciences said.source httpeconomictimes.indiatimes.comindustryautonewsindustrymakeinindiamissionneedsparticipationofinnovatorsyschowdaryarticleshow45177211.cms
