Cabinet Approves Setting up panel for policy advice to Government on latest technologies

The Cabinet has approved to constitute 12-member empowered “Technology Group” to provide timely policy advice to the government.
The panel will be headed by Principal Scientific Adviser to the government K Vijay Raghvan.
The three pillars of the work of the “Technology Group” will include support on policy, procurement and R&D proposals.
Role & responsibility of the panel will be to
- make suggestions on latest technologies and products.
- look into commercialisation of dual use technologies developed in national laboratories and government research and development organisations
- develop a road map for selected key technologies
- ensure that India has appropriate policies and strategies for effective, secure and context-sensitive exploitation of latest technologies for economic growth and sustainable development of the country”s industries in all sectors.