TheNational Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR) is set for two day international conference on 14^th and 15^th January 2025. The theme of the conference is “Aligning Science-Technology-Innovation Indicators for Effective R&D Governance”. NIScPR is a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The conference will be commemorating the institute’s4th Foundation Day Celebrations.NIScPR focuses on its key objective of science communication and evidence based policy studies and this institute acts as a bridge between science, technology, industry and society.The two-day conference will bring together leading experts, policymakers, scholars, researchers to discuss the emerging issues in contemporary research and challenges in performance evaluation for R&D governance.

India's top scientists and policymakers will address the conference. The welcome address will be delivered by Prof. Ranjana Aggarwal, Director of CSIR-NIScPR. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, President of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), Chair Professor, and C. V. Seshadri Chair Professor at IIT Kanpur, and Former Secretary ofDepartment of Science and Technology, Government of India will deliver the chief guest address. Prof. SachinChaturvedi, Director General of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), will deliver the Foundation Day Lecture on day one.

The conference will feature five key themes, each coordinated by a chief coordinator: Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya for Methods, Approaches, and Practices in Performance Evaluation, Shri MukeshPund for Open Science, Open Source, and Open Access, Dr. Naresh Kumar for Measuring the Social Impact of Connecting R&D, Dr. Yogesh Suman for Connecting R&D and Social Media, and Dr. Vipin Kumar for Foresight in R&D Governance.

The conference is expected to be attended by 300 participants with leading experts from India and abroad speaking on different sessions of the conference. Many young researchers will be presenting papers and posters.

Experts from the NITI Aayog, Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Govt. of India, and from reputed academic institutions will address this conference. Along with keynote and invited talks, there will be panel sessions and paper presentations. International experts speaking on the conference will be from France, Russia, South Korea, the Netherlands, Brazil, Australia, and Armenia.  Science councilors from Germany, Mexico and The Netherlands will also attend and be on the panel. Conference is structured to bring diversity and involve the participants in engaging discussions through keynote and invited talks, panel sessions among others. Prof. Venu Gopal Achanta, Director of CSIR-National Physical Laboratory will grace the valedictory session of the conference. The summary of the conference will be delivered by Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya, Chairperson of the International Conference and Chief Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR. Dr. AvinashKshitij, Principal Scientist, CSIR-NIScPR is the Convenor of the international conference.

The conference is expected to bring out novel methods and practices for performance evaluation and impact assessment of R&D. It will bring out some key policy suggestions of how R&D governance, access and inclusion can be strengthened by proper application of the STI indicators. The deliberations on new initiatives like PM One-Nation-One-Subscription will also be reflected in the final document. The conference will expose young researchers to various nuances of evidence based policy making, the tools and techniques and shaping their research to address developmental challenges. The outcome of the conference will be published in different formats, from a dedicated special journal issue to a policy bulletin and book proceedings.   

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