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📌The countdown has begun..💫We are just about to take you off on a marathon of tweets with our Hon’ble Minister @drharshvardhan as part of the track 1 #consultations of #STIP2020 🎉

#sciencepolicy #scipol #science #ScienceRising #ScienceTwitter #Science4Policy
#AdvancingSciPol

Tighten your seatbelts we are going LIVE in 3⃣,2⃣,1⃣….. Here we go!

#ChatWithDrHarshVardhan on

@mygovindia @IndiaDST@PrinSciAdvGoI @Ashutos61 @guptaakhilesh63@ChagunBasha@nimita_pandey

Good afternoon everyone! 🌞🌦️
Welcome to In Conversation with Dr. Harsh Vardhan @drharshvardhan, Hon’ble Minister of S&T @MoHFW_INDIA @moesgoi

Please post your recommendations, comments with #ChatWithDrHarshVardhan

Good afternoon everyone! 🌞🌦️
Welcome to In Conversation with Dr. Harsh Vardhan @drharshvardhan, Hon’ble Minister of S&T @MoHFW_INDIA @moesgoi

Please post your recommendations, comments with #ChatWithDrHarshVardhan

This live-tweet thread is curated by @AnamZille and @Jengovz on behalf of @spf_in 👩‍💻👩‍💻

Opening the session with a warm welcome by @ChagunBasha.

Our dignitaries for the day are being introduced by @ChagunBasha:

🌟@drharshvardhan, Hon’ble Minister of S&T @MoHFW_INDIA @moesgoi

🌟@Ashutos6, Secretary, @IndiaDST

Prof Ashutosh Sharma @Ashutos61, with a presentation; highlighting the state of #Indian STI in the past few years: Directions, themes and vision.

A video playing #VigyaantoVikas

On enhancing the quality of S&T:

🔵Need for translation of S&T into innovation Connecting the whole ecosystem of knowledge.
🔵Societal Connect of S&T important 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑🤝🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑🔵#Sciencefor People and #PeopleforScience

🔵Diversity and Inclusion about #gender, #age, #empowerment of #youth, #socioeconomically
🔵Aligning S&T to national priorities
🔵Making use of #demographic dividend
🔵@EduMinOfIndia covers all aspects of #science and #technology
🔵Stakeholder base is very large

@Ashutos61 on the place of S&T in the society -

“Being future-ready”

💻Supercomputers: everything is designed and assembled in India
🖥️Mission on cyber-physical systems
Industry 4.0
💻Mission in quantum technology
🖥️Distruptive technologies - Quantum computing, quantum algorithm

@Ashutos61

⚡️Programs in advanced manufacturing, clean energy☀️, bioenergy and digital mapping of India🇮🇳 @DBT using drones
⚡️Communicating @IndiaScienceTV, @AwsarDST popular science articles
⚡️#VAJRA, #VigyaanJyoti, #SUPRA @serbonline - Scientists from abroad mentoring young scientistsc👨‍🏫

@Ashutos61 new mantra 💡

The overall policy process and its formulation being explained by @guptaakhilesh63, Head - #STIP2020 Secretariat

Characteristics of #STIP2020 by @guptaakhilesh63

Track - 1 process of #STIP2020, @spf_in

The session has geared up for Launch of ‘STIP 2020 page on My Gov portal’
@abhish18 @CEOMyGovIndia CEO @mygovindia talking about #STIP2020 Campaign page

My Gov CEO @mygovindia, @abhish18@AshishKhare77 mentions the importance and #citizen #centrism of the page.

@drharshvardhan launching @mygovindia page 🎊🎊🎊

@nimita_pandey invites @drharshvardhan to give his address.

📆@drharshvardhan, calls it a great moment and great day!
📆Walks us through the past 7 years of change not only in S&T but on all frontiers.

“Difficult to describe the dedication, sincerity, enthusiasm, and honesty of PM @narendramodi @PMOIndia"

#AtmaNirbharBharat ▶️ to ▶️#VishwaguruBharath

👨‍⚕️💊“Health has always been my life, passion, and soul. 🖊️🩺Greatest moment of my life on Nov 9th 2014 - to become the S&T Minister" @drharshvardhan

Today we have people from all walks of life, #STIP2020 to become truly inclusive “- @drharshvardhan

Achievements mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg! 🗻

👉#India 3rd in #Nanotech
👉#3rd in no. of unicorns and #startups
👉3rd in no. of publications globally,
👉ease of doing business
👉Last 6 years participation of #women in #science has doubled

🔹@CSIR_IND first in research output globally.
🔹@JNTU 7th of the top 10 institutions
🔹Extraordinary achievements - Tsunami early warning India No.1 in the world
🔹#COVID warriors in hospitals
scientists @ICMRDELHI on vaccines, genome sequencing, ELIZA tests, ventilators

@drharshvardhan "thanks to the scientific community"
🧑‍🔬🧪🩺👩‍🔬

@drharshvardhan:

💫“Research is not just about glorifying our CV but identifying what the problems of the people are addressing these grassroots problems through #science and #technology - @drharshvardhan 💫

@PMOIndia dreams of new India 🇮🇳 to every Indian by 2022 when we complete 75 years.
The department @DSTthat has the real potential in helping achieve this dream.

📌We need to work day in and day out to ensure ideas are nurtured and taken care of,
📌Convert ideas into visionary programmes,
📌#implement #monitor convert ideas into #fruitsofresearch.

@drharshvardhan, calls for everyone's participation.

@ChagunBasha introducing “in conversation” activity:

🗨️part of ‘public & experts consultation’ track of #STIP2020
🗨️interviews with experts and leaders’
🗨️feature #institutional #leaders, #industry leaders, #thought leaders including #parliamentarians, #policy #scholars, accomplished #researchers

Over to @Ashutos61 for #ChatwithDrHarshVardhan

How can our policy become stronger❓
The first question addressed @drharshvardhan by @Ashutos61

@drharshvardhan's vision for @STIP2020:

“Experience of 73 years and expertise of science should be put together “- @drharshvardhan.

After 2014, the silos of S&T community have been broken, it came handy during the fight against #COVID making it a glorious fight - @drharshvardhan.

voicing out🗣️🗣️🗣️for #inclusivity @drharshvardhan

In terms of breaking the silos @drharshvardhan 🤲🤲🤝🤝

🔖grassroot innovations should be recognized-there are over 2 lakh innovations executed through the national innovation foundation
🔖@CSIR_IND labs train young innovators and students
🔖Silos can be eliminated through continuous working
🔖addressing bottlenecks

@Ashutos61 asks for advice on connecting with states and bringing in the diaspora of scientists to @drharshvardhan....

📜Need to bring state govt with more commitment apart from @IndiaDST @CSIR_IND
📜Give them the right information
📜Meet more frequently
📜Make them understand the power of science 💪

@drharshvardhan advises for #STIP2020

👥People of India should suggest what they want from the policy 📖 🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑🧑‍🤝‍🧑
👥When people appreciate the power of Science it will become a movement in itself 🧫
👥Policy should have interventions to make Science Popular among the masses

“Looking forward to meeting the diaspora with great enthusiasm” @drharshvardhan

The @IndiaDST Secretary @ashutosh appeals to all people to contribute to the journey of #STIP2020 through @mygovindia page

@nimita_pandey extending the Vote of Thanks 🙏

Keep engaging, stay safe, and take care!

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