MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD ON 30.03.2023 AT 3.30 PM.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD ON 30.03.2023 AT 3.30 PM.

The Following members were present at the meeting:

Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh, Dr. Vivek B. Kamat, Dr. Ms Krupashankara, Shri. Prasad V. Lolayekar, Smt Brenda Fernandes could not attend the meeting and were granted leave of absence. Shri Kastubh Priolkar, Dr. Sunil Paul, Shri Shreedhar Bevara, Shri Yashvit Naik attended the meeting online. Thereafter, Chairman welcomed the members of the Goa State Innovation Council for the meeting and Shri Levinson Martins, Member Secretary introduced the agenda.

1. At the outset, the minutes of the meeting held on 12th Oct 2022 were read and confirmed.

2. The reconstituted subcommittee for the Provisional Patent Filing Scheme was presented & approved by the council members for the following members: 

3. The Project Officer reported the updates on previously conducted events:

It was reported that a total of 134 sessions were conducted and a total of 18598 participants attended the various programs, initiatives & events conducted by Goa State Innovation Council for 2022-23.

It was reported that a total of 304 projects were mentored and supported by Goa State Innovation Council for 2022-23 in which the Rapid Prototyping Lab mentored and supported a total number of 74 projects of school & college students, Startups & Industries. 

4. The status report for the Virtual Innovation Register as on date was presented and it was mentioned that a total number of 476 new Ideas and a total of 67 Startups are registered on the VIR.

5. The awards & recognitions received by the Goa State Innovation Council during 2022-23 were presented. 

• Virtual Innovation Register (VIR) featured in the E coffee table book on best innovations titled ‘Cutting-edge Transformations’ released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi at the Civil Services Day held on April 21, 2022

The Chairman presented the E coffee table book to the Hon’ble Minister for Science, Technology & Waste Management, Shri Atanasio Monserrate and Secretary for Science, Technology & Waste Management, Dr. Tariq Thomas along with the Member Secretary, Shri Levinson Martins.

• Virtual Innovation Register (VIR) received the prestigious SKOCH ORDER OF MERIT Award 2022 

The Chairman presented the SKOCH ORDER OF MERIT Award 2022 to the Hon’ble Minister for Science, Technology & Waste Management, Shri Atanasio Monserrate.

The council Members  appreciated this achievement of the council.

6. The status of the Grant-In-Aid and the Utilization Certificate of the Goa State Innovation Council for 2022-23 was presented by the Project Officer:

Grant-In-Aid

Utilization Certificate

7. The proposal for the Initiatives of the Goa State Innovation Council 2023-24 was presented and noted by the Council Members:

8. The Scheme to Encourage Students for Innovative Projects was presented during the meeting. The Scheme provides an financial support to convert Innovative Ideas into projects making it affordable for the students from the Educational Institutes of Goa to develop Innovative projects. A total of 10 projects will be supported through the scheme with financial support of up to Rs 50,000/- per project.

The proposed members of the Selection Committee were presented: 

The Chairman requested the council members to actively participate in implementing this scheme and to recommend/nominate the members for the selection committee. 

9. The scheme titled “Goa Rajya Vidnyanik Puraskar (GRVP)” was presented to the council members. It was informed that the GRVP is an award to encourage, identify and recognize Innovators/Scientist who have implemented their Ideas to Innovations that are changing the life of the world. The GRVP will be awarded each year to Innovators/Scientists who develop their Ideas into a Product or Process that has been adopted or has high probability of being adopted in the State of Goa. Three Awards each worth two lakhs rupees to be awarded to the Innovators/Scientist in categories of Innovation, Environment & Societal Impact. The scheme consist of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) and Expert Committee as per the guidelines mentioned in the scheme notifications. 

• Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

TAC shall consist of a Chairman & three expert members on each from disciplines of Science, Technology & Innovations. TAC will be appointed by the Chairman of GSInC. Project Officer- GSInC will be the Member Convenor

The Chairman requested the council members to recommend/nominate the members for the selection process of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC):

It was informed that the Expert Committee members to be nominated by the Government. Expert Committee members can be professionals or experts or recipients of awards for outstanding achievements in the field of Science, Technology & Innovations.

10. The Project Officer updated the status of the Society Registration of the Goa State Innovation Council. The Proposal is submitted to the Director of Science, Technology & Waste Management, Government of Goa for the approval of the Law Department.

11. The status report of the International Conference on Natural Science and Green Technologies for Sustainable Development (NTSD-2022) was presented. The Chairman informed the members that the event was jointly organized by the School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Goa University with National Environmental Science Academy, New Delhi & Goa State Innovation Council. The Council members appreciated this achievement of the council

12. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks.