India has been witnessing a rapid transformation in the science, technology and innovation ecosystem, driven by increasing R&D investments, an expanding culture of entrepreneurship, progressively intensified collaborative efforts and a strong policy push towards self-reliance and global leadership. As the nation progresses towards a developed, knowledge-driven economy, the need for reliable, timely and fine-granular indicators of Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), and their contextual analysis becomes crucial for policy formulation, strategic planning and effective governance across multiple levels and sectors. Further, there is a critical need for a dynamic system to align and engage with the rapidly evolving global STI frameworks. Despite various efforts over the years, significant challenges remain in building a robust STI data and indicator system.

In this context, ANRF plans to establish a Centre of Excellence for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators and Analytics (COE-STIIA) with the aim to strengthen the institutional mechanism for STI indicators with an end-to-end system. The key objective is to enhance the quality, contextual relevance and applicability of India’s STI indicators, their analysis, interpretations and dissemination of information and insights at various levels of policy and program planning, as well as foster alignment with the global indicator frameworks to position India effectively in international indices.

The CoE is expected to integrate the STI indicator data with the Anusandhan Master Platform for Research and Innovation (ANUMAPI), a unified National Dashboard being developed to disseminate data/​information related to research funding, projects, institutions, and outcomes across the country.

The CoE is envisioned to:

• Serve as an institutional arm of ANRF to fulfil the mandate of conducting the annual survey of research performance of the country, creating a central repository for aggregation, interpretation and analysis of information and data surrounding such research, development, and innovation.
• Design, generation and analysis of STI indicators for the country while maintaining global relevance.
• Produce periodic data products, policy briefs and analytical insights for the national dashboard on R&D, evidence-based policy making, planning and governance.
• Build national capacity in STI data, analysis and policy interpretation.

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