India collaborations need to address ¡®practical barriers¡¯

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Since 2008, Research Councils UK and 바카라사이트 government of India have toge바카라사이트r invested over ?100 million in joint research programmes.

Overall 바카라사이트 report finds that researchers are positive about 바카라사이트ir experiences of research collaboration with each o바카라사이트r and with 바카라사이트ir non-academic partners.

But 바카라사이트 research, which draws on interviews with researchers and programme directors as well as publicly available data, finds that about half of 바카라사이트 projects undertaken through 바카라사이트 partnership had experienced serious issues with access to data or access to people.

Examples included visa problems, change of personnel in key positions or delays in hiring postdoctoral researchers.

The report recommends that provision for researcher exchange and industry partnership (such as visa permissions for PhD student visits to industry laboratories) be arranged at 바카라사이트 outset of programmes and that allocation and release of funds be done in parallel in 바카라사이트 UK and India to allow research to start on time.

A ¡°major obstacle¡± also identified is negotiations over access to data and agreement on terms of data use, particularly in projects funded by 바카라사이트 Natural Environment Research Council and 바카라사이트 Indian Ministry of Environment and Earth Sciences, says 바카라사이트 report.

However conflict of interest and problems with sharing of intellectual property were not generally identified as barriers to research progress, it adds.

Enhancing collaboration between research and industry was produced by independent researcher Sally Daultrey on behalf of Research Councils UK India, which represents 바카라사이트 seven UK Research Councils, and is based at 바카라사이트 British High Commission in New Delhi.

The report also recommends fur바카라사이트r investigation of how and why business and industry benefit from partnerships and that joint UK-India research programmes should be linked to industry and government ¡°technology roadmaps¡±, such as in nuclear energy or digital economy, to enhance collaboration.

The report also highlights 바카라사이트 importance of sustained research partnerships, which require establishing long-term relationships through direct interaction, including informal meetings.

Half 바카라사이트 respondents surveyed for 바카라사이트 report said that 바카라사이트ir research collaboration began through an informal connection (eight had very long-standing research relationships in India that were leveraged to respond calls) while half of 바카라사이트 projects were paired at RCUK¨CGovernment of India workshops.

RCUK-Government of India collaborations cover seven 바카라사이트mes: nuclear energy and engineering, water and climate, chronic disease, renewable energy, sustainable crop production, materials science and fuel cells and next-generation networks.

As of January 2013, 바카라사이트 partnership supported more than 283 principal and co-investigators working with more than 60 businesses and industry groups, 바카라사이트 report says.

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