As part of its review of Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century, the Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy convened a major symposium in Washington to examine the policy changes that have contributed to India's enhanced innovative capacity. This major event, organized in cooperation with the Confederation of Indian Industry, was particularly timely given President Bush's March 2006 visit to India and the Joint Statement issued with the Indian government calling for strategic cooperation in innovation and the development of advanced technologies. The conference, which brought together leading figures from the public and private sectors from both India and the United States, identified accomplishments and existing challenges in the Indian innovation system and reviewed synergies and opportunities for enhanced cooperation between the Indian and U.S. innovation systems. This report on the conference contains three elements: a summary of the key symposium presentations, an introductory chapter analyzing the policy issues raised at the symposium, and a research paper providing a detailed examination of India's knowledge economy, placing it in terms of overall global trends and analyzing its challenges and opportunities.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
I Introduction
II Proceedings: Welcome Remarks
Opening Remarks: India and the United States: A New Strategic Responsibility
Panel I: India and the United States: An Emerging Global Partnership
Panel II: Synergies and Gaps in National and Regional Development Strategies
Keynote Address: India';s Changing Innovation System
Panel III: Growing the Science and Technology, Research, and Innovation Infrastructure
Panel IV: Building U.S.–Indian Research and Development Cooperation
Closing Remarks
III Research Paper: India's Knowledge Economy in the Global Context
IV Appendixes: A Biographies of Speakers
B Participants List
C Bibliography