Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (KD/NR)

Udupi, Oct 27: TIFAC-CORE Meet-2007 organized by Manipal Life Sciences Centre of Manipal University was inaugurated here on Friday October 26.

Strengthening of academic-industry interaction a systematic support is needed from the government concept age informed principal scientific advisor of government of India Dr R Chidambaram here after inaugurating the TIFAC-CORE Meet.

Technology is the critical dimension of the innovation capacity of a country and that a variety of legal, financial and cultural dimensions are involved in this procedure, he declared. Further according to him the challenge before the country is to achieve ‘coherent synergy’ among the said diverse programmes and here it is necessary to keep programmes within very short term goals consistent with a long term direction for the country.

India can be a global leader in innovation, Chidambaram opined, but for that it needs to make use of technology with foresight, in order to make the right choices keeping in view the national perspective, he pointed out.

Further according to him development without security is vulnerable and security without development is meaningless. There are two important criterions for the development of nation, one is capital energy consumption and second is female literacy, he informed in this context. India he felt is developed only when quality of rural India becomes comparable to non urban areas of developed countries.

On this occasion pro chancellor of Mangalore University Dr H S Ballal presided over the function. Pepsi co-executive vice president Dr N Bhatia, vice chancellor Dr R P Warrier and National Research professor and advisor of Manipal University Dr M S Valaithan were present.