8.2 Addressed to R&D Institutions and Technology Generators

i) R&D institutes engaged in industrial research should strengthen linkages with industry by setting up industrial consultancy cells to coordinate technology transfer activities.

ii) Stress should be more on contract research with industry than has been the case hitherto with enhanced commercial interest and business-like spirit.

iii) Greater attention should be paid to qualitative aspects of manpower development programmes (including management and marking areas), in addition infrastructural development.

iv) Institutions involved in industrial research should pay greater emphasis on technology utilization and transfer aspects/problems rather than limiting themselves to technology generation.

v) Deliberate and systematic efforts must be made to involve the user agency right from the conceptual stage to avoid pitfalls and ensure effective Feedback.

vi) As far as possible greater efforts should be made to develop technologies appropriate for small-scale enterprise/industry.

vii) Suitable monitoring mechanisms must be devised for ensuring proper return on investment in terms of proven technologies and their contribution to public welfare or commercial utility.

viii) As far as possible, the technologies developed must be scaled up to the level of pilot plants to prove their commercial viability.

ix) The technology transferring agency should explore the scope of joint ventures as a transfer modality so that it is involved in the process of development of technology along with the entrepreneurs and end-users.

x) Perhaps the most essential part of the knowledge of R&D personnel is understanding of industrial problems and social demands. While undertaking technology development projects, there is vital need for ensuring their conformity with the planning priorities, as also for catering to the felt needs and technology requirements of industry.