ENA Sectors 2023-08-01 13:00:54 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Aug 1 (KNN)</strong> The central government on Monday issued the draft National Deep Tech Startup Policy (NDTSP) which suggests necessary changes in nine policy areas.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The principal scientific advisor to the government has sought comments from the public by September 15, 2023.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong><a href="https://bit.ly/3B9mZSj"><img alt="FOLLOW US on GOOGLE NEWS" src="https://knnindia.co.in//uploads/gallery/GoogleNews.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:1px; height:95px; margin:1px; width:299px" /></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">NDTSP spells out a nine-point programme to create a conducive ecosystem for the sector, which is crucial for enhancing India's capability and global competitiveness.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">A deep tech startup involves early-stage technologies based on scientific or engineering advancements, which are yet to be developed for any commercial applications.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The nine policy areas include nurturing research, development and innovation; strengthening the intellectual property regime; facilitating access to funding; enabling shared infrastructure and resource sharing; creating conducive regulations, standards, and certifications; attracting human resources and initiating capacity building; promoting procurement and adoption; ensuring policy and program interlinkages; and sustaining deep tech startups.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">This policy complements and adds value to the existing Startup India policies, programmes and initiatives, by fostering a conducive ecosystem for deep tech startups to thrive and address their unique and complex challenges, an official statement said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The draft policy was shaped by the National Consortium and Working Group set up by the Prime Minister's Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC), which received inputs from over 200 stakeholders within and outside the deep tech startup ecosystem. <em><strong>(KNN Bureau)</strong></em></span></p> 34288 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/centre-proposes-nine-changes-in-draft-national-deep-tech-startup-policy 2023-08-01 13:00:54 knnindia.co.in