INEX 2022, Goa

 

Solve 2022 Impact report

 

Solve is on a mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges. As an initiative of MIT, Solve uses open innovation challenges to find the most promising tech-based social entrepreneurs from all around the world. With the support of our community, including nearly 100 organizations that span industries and sectors, we provide funding and resources to help innovators scale and drive lasting impact.

Download the report:  https://info.solve.mit.edu/hubfs/Solve%202022%20Impact%20Report%20(2).pdf?

INDIA’S INNOVATION BUZZ- ROLE OF Public, Private, Media

Celebrating India’s 75th independence, Indian Prime Minister added `Jai anusandhan' (Research and Innovation) to spur nation to build Innovative India. Earlier the then Prime Minister declared 2010 to 2020 as ` Decade of Innovation'. Will the results be different now? 

The crucial difference is that the call of Innovation Decade did not result in any medals as there are no runners. Now the situation is different- funding for Proof-of- Concept, Innovation Challenges and Demand for local innovations under Make-In- India initiative have created a formidable group of innovators with potential to succeed in world stage. This paper is from upcoming book-Top 100 Indian Innovations.

Download paper: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4266737

Draft University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022

 Highights of the draft:

Focus on teaching

All Ph.D., entrants irrespective of discipline, shall be required to take credit-based courses in teaching/education/pedagogy/writing related to their chosen Ph.D. subject during their doctoral training period. Ph.D. scholars may also have 3-4 hours per week of actual teaching experience gathered through teaching assistantships or other forms of knowledge dissemination that are not repetitive. Teaching for the Department, supervision of fellow students/technical staff, dissemination tasks can also be credited as knowledge dissemination and as a work commitment.

IPR

Lifelong learners/ accomplished researchers as evinced from their original contributions in terms of patents granted or 10 new relevant knowledge or/and artistic practices desirous to get a research degree the Research Advisory Committee may provide choices in selecting the courses/ credits that facilitates the entrepreneur in the monetization of IP thus generated.

If the research results of the thesis constitute new possible things for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs), the Ph.D. candidate and Supervisor shall inform the University or the Research Advisory Committee about the matter. In this case, the Ph.D. candidate, with the consent of the Supervisor, may request that the submitted dissertation be treated discreetly before the thesis is submitted for assessment, until the defence/viva-voce. The IPR Cell or the competent body of the university designated for the purpose shall 14 conduct the procedure for legal and commercial protection of research results, in accordance with the relevant Regulations. In this case, the public defence can be extended, in agreement with the Ph.D. candidate, at the latest for a year, starting on the day of the procedure of evaluation of the dissertation. 

Plagiarism

The thesis shall be submitted together with an originality report produced by an antiplagiarism software application. The supervisor (and co-supervisor, if there is any) shall receive an originality report on the whole text of the thesis and shall take this report into account in the evaluation on the submission. 

Publication

It is desirable that the research work of Ph.D. scholars is published in peer reviewed or refereed journals and presented in conferences/seminars. An originality report is not to be considered as sufficient proof that the submitted thesis does not contain plagiarized text. Avoiding plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct in the authorship of the thesis remains the sole responsibility of the researcher. If the Research Supervisor (or Co-Supervisor) suspects plagiarism, he or she may ask for an investigation.