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Empowered Technology Group (ETG)

ETG

Introduction

The Empowered Technology Group (ETG) was constituted by the Cabinet as an institutionalised structure to proactively lay down, coordinate, and oversee national-level policies relating to procurement and induction, and research and development in technologies that require large outlays in resources both financial and human and to render sound and timely advice for determining direction and trajectory of Government's R&D and Technology Development Programmes.

Empowered Technology Group (ETG) aims to proactively lay down, coordinate, and oversee national-level policies relating to

  • 01

    Procurement and Induction of technologies 

  • 02

    Research and Development (R&D) in technologies that require large outlays in resources, both financial and human

  • 03

    Render sound and timely advice for determining direction and trajectory of Government's R&D and Technology Development Programmes

 

Download Order for Preparation/Submission of Notes for Cabinet/Cabinet Committees Consultation with ETG

 

Download Order for Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for the Empowered Technology Group (ETG)

Objectives
  • To ensure India has pragmatic policies to facilitate utilisation of the latest technologies for economic growth and sustainable development.

  • Advise the Government on priorities and strategies for research on emerging technologies across sectors.

  • Maintain an updated map of technology and technology products available, and being developed, across India.

  • Develop an indigenization roadmap for selected key technologies.

  • Advise the Government on its technology supplier and procurement strategy.

  • Encourage both State & Central government to develop in-house expertise in policy and use aspects of emerging technologies.

  • Formulate policies for sustainability of public sector technology at PSUs/Labs

  • Encouraging cross-sector collaborations and research alliances with Universities and Private Companies.

  • Formulate standards and common vocabulary for vetting of proposals for R&D

Pillars of Empowered Technology Group

  • policy
    Policy Guidance
  • procurement
    Procurement Support
  • r&d
    R&D Support
Pillars
initiative-layer

Empowered Technology Group

Chairperson

Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India

Members

Chairman of Atomic  Energy Commission

Chairman , Atomic Energy Commission

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ISRO

Chairman, Space Commission

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DRDO

Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation

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Ministry of Electronics &  Information Technology

Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology

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Secretary, D/o  Telecom

Secretary, D/o Telecommunication

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Secretary, D/o  Science & Technology

Secretary, D/o Science & Technology

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ETG will be supported by Technology Advisory Group (TAG) comprising 10 members from academia and 10 members from industry.

Our Stakeholders

  • Scientific and line ministries

    Scientific and line ministries

  • state-governments

    State governments

  • R& D labs

    R&D labs

  • cps-es

    CPSEs

  • industry

    Industry

Structure of Technology Advisory Group (TAG)

ETG is being supported by the Technology Advisory Group (TAG) comprising 9 members from Academia and 9 members from Industry and other important sectors.

Policy guidance

The Office of PSA has been engaging with several ministries and departments to improve the policy landscape, to make it more inclusive and open. In this process, the office has consulted respective stakeholder groups for devising policy reforms for promoting innovation and tech transfer in the space sector, responsive regulatory processes in remote sensing, easy access to geospatial data, and others.

Procurement support

ETG secretariat is engaging with Technology Officers to support the adoption of technology in ministry’s functioning and service delivery. ETG secretariat has received a list of about 180+ problem statements across 35 departments and ministries. The secretariat has identified several potential partners for provisioning solutions to the line ministries/departments.

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