Discussion Forums

Seminar on “Technology, Governance, and Citizen Behaviour: Turning crisis into opportunities in Asia” #NitiVimarsh

1st August, 2022 | Venue: CSP Seminar Hall

Natural and biological hazards (including COVID-19) always pose tremendous challenges in every sector of the society, locally and globally. Asia is no exception to this and has faced the heat of severe financial, social, and related challenges over the years. However, through science, technology and innovation, the region has tried to overcome these challenges in different ways. Innovation also focused on social issues, and grass roots approaches have been recognized as well as proved to be effective. With the high diversity in Asia, governance played an important role in managing the crisis. Each country has its unique way to address the crisis through its own governance, regulation, and legal framework. Local governance often played a critical role. Finally, citizen awareness and behavior are considered to be one of the key issues to address the current pandemic as well as other disasters, be it at individual, community or in the workplace. Appropriate risk communication, science-based decision making, data analysis, its feedback to the decision-making system, and extensive use of technology and innovation need to be at the core of the crisis response, which can turn it into an innovation opportunity in many cases.

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Seminar on “Data, Hydrological Models, and Diplomacy” #NitiVimarsh

11th February 2022 | Venue: CSP Seminar Hall

Growing economies directly relate to a growing demand for water around the world and affect the quality of water resources Climate variability and change adds another
pressure, rendering it uncertain how much water will be available for the many users When water is shared across state boundaries, these interactions gain an
additional political dimension Oftentimes, dedicated institutions are set up to facilitate these interactions that
are both focused on diplomacy and water management
simultaneously Hydrological models have become an intrinsic part of these management and governance structures

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Panel Discussion on the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 #NitiVimarsh

21st January 2021 | Venue: Virtual Conference

This panel discussion will explore the details of the proposed STI policy and various thematic groups, its implications, and the policymaking process. The new STI Policy identifies and addresses the Indian STI ecosystem’s strengths and weaknesses to catalyse socio-economic development of the country and make the Indian STI ecosystem globally competitive. It revolves around the core principles of being decentralized, evidence-informed, bottom-up, experts-driven, and inclusive. Also, it aims to bring in the concept of dynamic policy with a robust policy.

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Panel Discussion on the Future and Promise of Artificial Intelligence

28th February 2020 | Venue: CSP Seminar Hall, Bangalore

This panel discussion will explore strategic approaches to be adopted by India for accelerated diffusion of artificial intelligence considering its potential to transform economies. It will further focus on NITI Aayog’s three-pronged approach of national strategy on artificial intelligence. More particularly, it will examine important issues like ethics, bias and privacy issues relating to AI across sectors like agriculture, health and education.

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Panel Discussion on Data Economics and Policy

14th February 2020 | Venue: Faculty Hall Main Building, IISc Bangalore | Time: 3:30 to 5:30 pm

This panel discussion will explore the economic, policy, legal, regulatory, standardization issues involved in using public data to generate public good. The data under consideration includes IOT data from smart city sensors, video data from surveillance cameras, legal and property records, data from cellular providers and similar. The Economist has (somewhat optimistically) estimated that this data will generate 1.7T$ of economic value by 2025. This panel discussion will examine the issues that are pertinent to making this claim a reality.

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Workshop on Communicating Research to Non-experts

18th January 2020 | Venue: CSP Seminar Hall, Bangalore

The need to acquire the skills to communicate one’s research to non-experts is being increasingly
recognized by all stakeholders involved in research and development – funding agencies, journals,
academic universities, as well as industries. Learning these skills is absolutely crucial today due to
three recent changes in the professional landscape of graduate students.

Registration open for highly motivated doctoral researchers from all disciplines

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Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

26th to 27th July 2019 | Venue: CSP Seminar Hall, Bangalore

The workshop will equip academic institutions to set up their own incubation centre and IP Cell in the area of science and technology.

Registration open for institutions and academicians

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