A Webinar on 'The Black Box - Innovation and Public Policy in India'
Organized by
DST-Centre for Policy Research (CPR) at Panjab University, Chandigarh
on
Friday, 8th October 2021; 3:00 pm IST
Event Link: https://meet.google.com/sat-qidv-nmn
Speaker
Prof. Rakesh Basant
[Professor of Economics, Dean, Alumni and External Relations, IIM Ahmedabad; JSW Chair Professor of Innovation and Public Policy. IIM Ahmedabad]
Prof. Rakesh Basant's current teaching and research interests focus on firm strategy, innovation, entrepreneurial business models, public policy & regulation. Recent research has focused on capability building processes in industrial clusters, FDI in R&D, innovation-internalization linkages, competition policy, inter-organizational linkages for technology development (especially academia-industry relationships), strategic and policy aspects of intellectual property rights, linkages between public policy and technological change, economics of strategy, the small-scale sector in India and policy issues in higher education. Sectoral focus of the research in the aforementioned areas has been on Pharmaceutical, IT, Electronics and Auto-component industries. Was a member of the Indian Prime Minister's High-Level Committee (also known as Sachar Committee) that wrote a report on the Social, Economic and Educational Conditions of Muslims in India. In continuation of this work, part of current research focuses on issues relating to Muslims, especially affirmative action in higher education. Recipient of the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship in Economics and spent two years at the Economic Growth Center, Yale University, USA as a Visiting Research Fellow. Spent a term at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (US) as a Visiting Professor. Has worked as a consultant to several international organizations like the World Bank and the UN. Widely published in national and international journals, has had an extensive international exposure through several collaborative projects, seminars and conferences. Has also delivered invited lectures in several US and European Universities including Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Stanford, Berkeley, Lund and the London Business School.
Program Schedule
| Time | Speaker | Session |
| 3.00 – 3.05 pm | Dr. Radhika Trikha Sr. Policy Fellow, DST- CPR at PU Chandigarh | Opening Session |
| 3.05 – 3.15 pm | Prof. Nirmala Chongtham Coordinator, DST- CPR at PU, Chd. | Welcome Address |
| 3.15 - 3.20 pm | Prof. Manmohan Gupta Department of Physics Coordinator, CRIKC, Panjab University, Chandigarh | Special Address |
| 3.20 - 3.25 pm | Ms. Mamta Bhardwaj Sr. Scientist C, DST- CPR at PU, Chandigarh | Introduction of Speaker |
| 3.25 - 3.55 pm | Prof. Rakesh Basant Professor of Economics, Dean, Alumni and External Relations, JSW Chair Professor of Innovation and Public Policy, IIM, Ahmedabad | Keynote Address: 'The Black Box - Innovation and Public Policy in India' |
| 3.55 - 4.10 pm | Dr. Radhika Trikha Sr. Policy Fellow, DST- CPR at PU Chandigarh | Q & A Session |
| 4.10 - 4.15 pm | Prof. Nirmala Chongtham Coordinator, DST- CPR at PU, Chandigarh | Concluding Remarks & Vote of Thanks |
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