Technology Database & Networking( Tech DB)

Technology Database and Networking

Duration: 2021-2023

Budget: 60070 USD

Nepal Technology Innovation Centre’s vision is to be a technology innovation platform of Nepal by 2035. In order to realize this vision, it is important to create a technology database and establish global cooperative systems. One of the main goals of NTIC is to collect, analyze and evaluate technology information, R&D and policy trends in key priority areas from relevant actors of Nepal and other foreign countries.

The major objectives of the program are following:

• Build a database and generate statistics based on the collected information
• Develop trend reports incorporating the outcomes of the data analysis techniques and publish/disseminate the reports to innovation actors in Nepal
• Seminar, symposiums, forums, and other networking events to create synergies through academic exchanges and policy discussions in priority areas
• Publications through research journals
• Analyze relevant information to propose policy ideas to the Nepali government

Expected outcomes

• Field based and online surveys for data collection about technology innovation, industry (R& BD need), and policy
• Establishment of Database portal
• National level meetings for network establishment
• Publication of Reports and Research paper for dissemination of information