Speakers call for stronger R&D push, innovation at CII A.P. conclave in Tirupati

Hanumanthu Purushotham, Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, addressing the CII A.P. Innovation and R&D Conclave, in Tirupati on Thursday. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar

The State has potential to enhance its R&D investments and build a stronger research and innovation ecosystem through coordinated efforts by involving the industry, academia and startups, said Hanumanthu Purushotham, Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking at the third edition of the ‘CII A.P. Innovation and R&D Conclave’ conducted here on Thursday, he said the need to significantly strengthen investments in the fields of research and innovation. While the developed economies invested substantially higher proportions of their GDP, India’s spending on R&D remained at a mere 0.7% of the GDP, he observed.