Indian Science Congress

摘要

The inaugural session of the 90th Indian Science Congress being held on Jnana Bharathi Campus, Bangalore University, Bangalore, between 3 and 7 January 2003 with the focal theme: Frontier Science and Cutting-Edge Technologies began with the long awaited and much desired S&T Policy-2003. The Prime Minister of India, Atal Behari Vajpayee said he was delighted to launch the Policy-2003 for 'responding to the breathtaking changes in the world of science and technology and to the challenges and opportunities before us in the new century'. He spoke of continued support of his Government to 'embrace science and technology in all its true spirit' with the necessity to make appropriate S&T inputs to achieve the 8 percent GDP growth rate target envisaged in the Tenth Plan 2002-2007. For solving the many critical challenges facing the country such as meeting healthcare needs, etc. he called for 'greater contributions from Indian science', with intensification of activities in frontier areas of science and technology such as was demonstrated in 'India's capability to launch a satellite into geostationary orbit with our own launch vehicles'. He also stressed the need 'of scientists and scientific institutions to build up a reservoir of human resources and technological infrastructure'.