1. Initiative of the National Innovation Council
Innovation Clusters
Initiative of the National Innovation Council
June 2011
Office of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovations

2. Innovation Clusters Initiative
National Innovation Council (NInC) will catalyze 60 Innovation Clusters
Innovation Cluster will foster innovation-driven growth in industry esp. MSMEs
These clusters to serve as role models
NInC is partnering with stakeholders in Government, Industry, R&D Institutions, others in the effort

3. Industry & Professional Associations
Today
Present Ecosystem
Industry Cluster
Research
Industry & Professional Associations
Sector Expertise
State/Local Govt
Finance
Universities, CSIR, Other R&D Centres
CII, FICCI, ILFS, ASSOCHAM, AIMA, Others
Banks, Funds,
Grants, VCs
Sectoral Experts, Consultants
State Agencies

4. Industry & Professional Associations
Innovation Clusters
A PPP Ecosystem
Industry Cluster
Innovation Tools
Research
Industry & Professional Associations
Sector Expertise
State/Local Govt
Finance
National Innovation Council
Banks, Funds,
Grants,
VCs
Universities, CSIR, Other R&D Centres
CII, FICCI, ILFS, ASSOCHAM, AIMA, Others
State Innovation Councils, Agencies
Sectoral Experts,
Sectoral Innovation Council, Consultants

5. ‘CIC’ Starting Innovation
CIC as a hub for the ecosystem
CIC as a focal point for efforts and interventions
CIC at existing industry association or university or R&D institution in the cluster
Cluster Innovation Centre A

6. CIC Benefits
Arrange participation of ecosystem stakeholders in target programs
R&D labs
Universities
Investors
Government agencies
Experts
National Knowledge Network (NKN) high-speed optical fiber link
Connect to Universities and research institutions
Other CICs
Shared compute, storage and application resources

7. CIC Benefits Innovation funding
Govt. Grants, Loans
Banks, Investors
CIC portal hosted within National Innovation Portal
Connectivity, Visibility
Sharing, Discussion groups, Social media
Government liaison

8. CIC Benefits Facilitate formal training/education/workshops
Process re-engineering
IPR
Design clinics
Others
Innovation exploitation helpdesk
IP Management
Incubation
Innovation Toolkit

9. NInC Partners Government: Ministry of MSME, DST
Public R&D Institutions: CSIR
Industry Associations: CII, FICCI
Professional Firms: Foundation for MSME Clusters, IL&FS

10. Proposed Responsibilities
NInC
Catalyze Ecosystem
Innovation Tools
Govt. Interface: schemes and policies
NInC Partners
Program management
Industry interface: partnerships, marketing
Domain expertise and Training
Cluster
Cluster Management
Funding and Operations
Self-sustenance

11. Proposed Rollout Plan June 1st Week – Finalize pilots
July 1st Week – Start pilot activity
September – First checkpoint
December – Outcome analysis
Add 6 clusters per quarter from Jan 2012

12. THANK YOU