“leadership in research” paniit 2008 conference: prof. sandip roy & deepak somani
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Prof. Sandip Roy & Deepak Somani of IIT Bombay highlighted the importance “Leadership in Research” at Pan IIT 2008 Madras, Chennai.TRANSCRIPT
Leadership in Research Leadership in Research (PAN IIT 2008)(PAN IIT 2008)
Prof. Sandip Roy & Deepak Somani Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
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The New ChallengesThe New Challenges
The NewParadigms
Increased institutional networking: sharingexpertise & facilities
Increased private research funding; higher
stake-holders’expectations
Emergence of Trans-disciplinary forms of knowledge
Ingress of commercial paradigms in
academia
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IITB Annual R&D Revenues (2002-IITB Annual R&D Revenues (2002-08)08)
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% of Industry Funding
Annual R&D Funding
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Comparative R&D Revenues (2007-Comparative R&D Revenues (2007-08)08)
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Resource vs. Performance (2000-05)Resource vs. Performance (2000-05)
Research grants/faculty (PPP adjusted)Rs lakhs/year
UCB
IITB
MIT
14
Citations per faculty
40
Patents obtained
IITB
2-3
45
64
UCB IITBMIT
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102
105
110
UCBMIT
•40
•60
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Present GapsPresent Gaps
Inadequate research measure portfolio
Inadequate R&D Performance
Weak IIT-industrylinkages
Limited relevance of IITs’ research outputs for
local users
Addressing expectations of industry funded projects
Fixing time-framesdeliverables / confidentiality
/royalty payment
Attracting and motivating talent
Lack of clear benchmarks on R&D productivity
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A Question of Strategy?A Question of Strategy?
Low national R&D investment < 1% of GDP
G-7 R&D investment ~ $ 500 b/yr
Ours $ 2 b/yr…
How to gain R&D competitiveness?
IITs: A story of high-tech fetishism!
Moving away from high-tech fetishism: encourage a mixed research portfolio
Innovative R&D strategies: produce more for less!
Help scale-up / commoditize R&D
Props: Institutional R&D focus and Government funding policies
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India’s GDP India’s GDP Composition (2007)Composition (2007) Pg 8
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India’s Mission-oriented R&D Successes
Agriculture, Nuclear Energy, Space
Agriculture Industry Services
Where may IITs focus? Non-global Technologies: Non-
farm technologies, Agricultural Machinery, Railway Equipment, Urban Transport Systems, Infrastructure, Chemicals…
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Proposed Changes in EcosystemProposed Changes in Ecosystem
Improve and implement a stronger system for evaluating research productivity: award weights to consulting, tech transfer, patents, publications (differential emphasis for junior & senior faculty)
Consider monetary measure in evaluation of faculty R&D impact
Establish differential recognition for research with local impact
Establish a parallel option for teamed, developmental work with focused deliverables
Align inter-disciplinary research programs with industry needs in focus
PANIIT- Industry Portal to enhance IIT-Industry & cross IIT exchange and interaction
Academia-industry showcasing of expertise: seminars, exhibitions, technology meets, etc
Disseminate IIT research outputs though R&D magazines / portals / exhibits / tie-ups with press
Internal focus External alignment
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ValidationValidation
Fix measures of research
productivity / impact
Benchmark measures
Record measures at individual and institutional level
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EvaluateR&D Impact
Evolvepolicy
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Possible Research Value MeasuresPossible Research Value Measures
Annual per capita project outlay
publicationpatents
technologies developed / transferred etc
Research impact intensity:monetary return;
advancement of state-of-art
R&D consulting revenue Revenue from patents,technologies transferred
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SourcesSources
Sandip Roy, “Paradigm Shifts and Other Demons” in UPDATE, IIT Bombay, December 2002. http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/~webadm/update/archives/December_2002/Commentary.htm
Sandip Roy, “Networking the Academia and the Industry” in UPDATE, IIT Bombay, April 2003. http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/~webadm/update/archives/April_2003/commentary.html
Sandip Roy, “The Academia in Transition” in UPDATE, IIT Bombay, December 2003 http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/~webadm/update/archives/December03/academia.html
Reports of the IIT Review Committees
www.vigyan.org.in/research/asci/contents_graphs.htm#1 (Indian R&D Statistics)
Science & Engineering Indicators (NSF, USA, Global R&D Statistics)
http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/seind02/c6/c6s3.htm (Global R&D Trends)
World Bank Reports on Global R&D Trends / Indicators (http://www.worldbank.org/)
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