Innovation Clusters Initiative of the National Innovation Council

Innovation Clusters Initiative of the National Innovation Council June 2011 Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Innovation Clusters Initiative National Innovation Council (NIn. C) will catalyze 60 Innovation Clusters Innovation Cluster will foster innovation-driven growth in industry esp. MSMEs These clusters to serve as role models NIn. C is partnering with stakeholders in Government, Industry, R&D Institutions, others in the effort Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Today Present Ecosystem Research Banks, Funds, Grants, VCs Industry & Professional Association s Industr y Cluster Finance State Agencies Universities, CSIR, Other R&D Centres State/Local Govt CII, FICCI, ILFS, ASSOCHAM, AIMA, Others Sectoral Experts, Consultants Sector Expertise Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Innovation Clusters A PPP Ecosystem Innovation Tools Banks, Funds, Grants, VCs Finance Research Industr y Cluster State Innovation Councils, Agencies National Innovation Council State/Loca l Govt Sector Expertise Industry & Profession al Association s Universities, CSIR, Other R&D Centres CII, FICCI, ILFS, ASSOCHAM, AIMA, Others Sectoral Experts, Sectoral Innovation Council, Consultants Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

‘CIC’ Starting Innovation Cluster Innovation Centre CIC as a hub for the ecosystem CIC as a focal point for efforts and interventions CIC at existing industry association or university or R&D institution in the cluster Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

CIC Benefits Arrange participation of ecosystem stakeholders in target programs R&D labs Universities Investors Government agencies Experts National Knowledge Network (NKN) high-speed optical fiber link Connect to Universities and research institutions Other CICs Shared compute, storage and application resources Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

CIC Benefits Innovation funding Govt. Grants, Loans Banks, Investors CIC portal hosted within National Innovation Portal Connectivity, Visibility Sharing, Discussion groups, Social media Government liaison Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

CIC Benefits Facilitate formal training/education/workshops Process re-engineering IPR Design clinics Others Innovation exploitation helpdesk IP Management Incubation Innovation Toolkit Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

NIn. C Partners Government: Ministry of MSME, DST Public R&D Institutions: CSIR Industry Associations: CII, FICCI Professional Firms: Foundation for MSME Clusters, IL&FS Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Proposed Responsibilities NIn. C Partners Catalyze Ecosystem Innovation Tools Govt. Interface: schemes and policies Program management Industry interface: partnerships, marketing Domain expertise and Training Cluster Management Funding and Operations Self-sustenance Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

Proposed Rollout Plan June 1 st Week – Finalize pilots July 1 st Week – Start pilot activity September – First checkpoint December – Outcome analysis Add 6 clusters per quarter from Jan 2012 Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

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