Accelerating private sector R&D in India
Episode 1398 of the All Things Policy podcast, hosted by Takshashila Institution, titled "Accelerating private sector R&D in India" was published on December 18, 2024 and runs 30 minutes.
December 18, 2024 ·30m · All Things Policy
Summary
Private players in India do not spend enough on Research and Development. India’s in-house industry R&D spending is a mere 36.4 per cent of India’s gross expenditure on R&D, compared to 77 per cent in China and 75 per cent in the US. This underinvestment limits India’s innovation capacity and, consequently, growth potential. In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the key policy impediments that hinder technological upgrades and innovation for Indian firms. Additionally, they explore potential solutions to address these challenges. Resources referred to in the episode - https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/policy-tweakscan-push-private-sector-rd-3305698 https://the1991project.com/writing/papers/indias-climb-innovation-ladder-policy-enablers-and-impediments https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31308/w31308.pdf All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. The Takshashila Institution has designed the 'Technopolitik: A Technology Geopolitics Survey' to understand and assess what people think about how India should navigate high-tech geopolitics. Please take this 5-minute survey at the following link: https://bit.ly/technopolitik_survey Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/... Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
Episode Description
Private players in India do not spend enough on Research and Development. India’s in-house industry R&D spending is a mere 36.4 per cent of India’s gross expenditure on R&D, compared to 77 per cent in China and 75 per cent in the US. This underinvestment limits India’s innovation capacity and, consequently, growth potential. In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the key policy impediments that hinder technological upgrades and innovation for Indian firms. Additionally, they explore potential solutions to address these challenges.
Resources referred to in the episode -
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/policy-tweakscan-push-private-sector-rd-3305698
https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31308/w31308.pdf
All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru. The Takshashila Institution has designed the 'Technopolitik: A Technology Geopolitics Survey' to understand and assess what people think about how India should navigate high-tech geopolitics. Please take this 5-minute survey at the following link: https://bit.ly/technopolitik_survey Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/... Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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