India made quantum jump in intellectual property index, but not enough: Tamil Nadu governor

UDHAGAMANDALAM: The nation has a definite goal that India should become a fully developed nation by 2047, said Tamil Nadu governor R N Ravi on Saturday. “It is not a slogan; it is a determination. For that, it needs a lot of hard work, daring thinking, and daring experiments,” the governor said while speaking at the valedictory function of the two-day conference of vice- chancellors of state and private universities at Raj Bhavan in Ooty.

He said India made great advancements in in many fields, including science and technology. “As far as the intellectual property (IP) index is concerned, there is a quantum jump, but still, we are way behind. India should keep jumping,” the governor said.

Ravi pointed out that China has a share of more than 45% in the global IP index while the US accounts for 18%, which is qualitatively much higher.

“We have come from decimals to more than 2% in a short period which is a quantum jump,” he said.

Referring to the vice-chancellors and heads of universities as stewards of the transformation, the governor said, “The nation’s desire is no more waiting and going slow. We are the youngest large nation with 65% of the population below 35 years old.”

He added, “If they are capable, skilled and confident, they will be a dividend or else the young demographic will be a major source of liability as well”.

Ravi stressed the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) and the collaboration of knowledge among institutions and new frontiers for rehabilitation.

Expressing concern over the differently abled communities, Ravi said, “It is estimated that more than 10 million people, mostly young, are differently abled in the country. Careers in rehabilitation are a must, and hence this conference involved that area also for read-through.”

“We are bound to train the differently abled people in a skilled area accordingly to enable them to lead a dignified life as they are our citizens. They have all the rights and claim over what our country has,” he said.

Ravi concluded his speech by saying that the annual conference would continue and would lead to greater collaboration.

More than 40 participants, including vice-chancellors, registrars, directors and senior faculty members from central and deemed-to-be universities, took part in the conference, besides resources from industrial sectors. Heads of state universities refrained from attending the conference.



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