Author: Prince Zakir Abdullah
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/04021023
Abstract: Government-University-Industry collaboration is now viewed as an essential factor in the growth of innovation driven development in today’s public administration. A renewed policy interest in collaboration between Government, University, and Industry was generated in India through policies such as Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission, and National Education Policy (NEP) 2020; these policies have created a new institutional framework for cooperation in creating knowledge and transforming economies. This paper aims at exploring how the governmental-university-industry cooperation promotes innovations in Assam and the North East Region of India; this region has been traditionally considered as underdeveloped but strategic. Using a qualitative-descriptive analysis methodology based on secondary data from government publications, policy documents, and literature of academics, the study analysed the existing institutional frameworks, innovation systems and the barriers of innovation in the region. The study highlighted various initiatives in the field of innovation, including the Assam Start-up Policy, Incubation Centers in State Universities, Collaborations with Public Sector Undertakings, and Emerging Industry Linkages in Agriculture, Tea, Biotechnology and Information Technology Sectors. According to the author, the effective Public Administration plays a catalystic function for development of innovation, through establishment of coordination of policy, building of capacity of institutions and inclusive regional development. The study pointed out the existing gaps in terms of infrastructure deficit, Limited presence of the industries, and Weaknesses in University-Industry Interactions, and presented the possibilities of the reinforcement of the inter-governmental interaction. Finally, the paper proposed the policy measures for promotion of cooperation between stakeholders for Sustainable Development and Innovation Driven Development in Assam and the North East
Keywords: National Education Policy (NEP), Sustainable Development, Startup India.
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