Technology Transfer from National R&D Laboratories and the Development of Regional Industrial Clusters in India

This paper examines issues relating to technology transfer from the publicly funded R&D laboratory system in India (including organizations such as CSIR, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) to industry The author analyses the development of regional industrial clusters in India and considers the strategy of regional specialization in technological innovation projects undertaken in national R&D laboratories and its relationship to the development of industrial clusters and districts. In addition to this examination of the various aspects of regional specialization and the impact of the CSIR laboratories, the paper also highlights the significant role played by other centres of excellence, both in the government sector and elsewhere, in helping industrial clusters and artisan concentrations in various regions of India to solve technological, managerial and social problems.