MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD ON 24.05.2022 AT 9.30 AM.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD ON 24.05.2022 AT 9.30 AM.

The Following members were present at the meeting:

Prof. Gopal Mugeraya and Ms. Ankita Anand could not attend the meeting and were granted leave of absence. Shri Sreedhar Bevara and Prof. Sunil Kumar Singh 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 12^th Jan, 2022 were read and confirmed.

2. The chairman informed the members that the Government of Goa had recommended around eight innovative projects from State of Goa which were being implemented by the Government of Goa and the Virtual Innovation Register of the Goa State Innovation Council was one such project to be considered for an award under Innovations category on Civil Services day held on 21^st April 2022 at New Delhi. He further mentioned that around 840 proposals in total from across the country were submitted to the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India at New Delhi out of which under the State award category twelve innovations were published in the e-coffee table book and the Goa State Innovation Council’s Virtual Innovation Register was one such innovation to be published in this book titled ‘Cutting-edge Transformations’. Members  appreciated this achievement of the council and urged that this initiative be strengthened and its utility be brought to the attention of all stakeholders in the state.

3. Strengthening of Goa State Innovation Council 

1. It was informed that the activities of the Council were increasing and there was a need felt to appoint additional staff to carry out these  activities. Member Secretary proposed that the council comprise of the following staff structure: 

1. Program Manager 
2. Project Officers  (2 nos ) 
3. Senior Assistant 
4. Junior assistant 

Further while discussing this proposal, it was informed that presently the Council operates from Don Bosco College of Engineering with the following staff:

1. Project Officer 
2. Secretarial Assistant 

The members discussed this proposal at length and it was decided to propose to the government that the following staff be approved for appointment and they be paid salaries as under:

It was further decided that an enhanced budget be prepared to accommodate these new positions and the Project officer was directed to submit a supplementary budget amounting to Rs 100 lakhs to the Director of Department of Science, Technology & Waste Management Government of Goa so that the same could be considered in the supplementary budget during the monsoon assembly session.

2. The Project officer informed that there was a need to purchase more Office furniture and IT equipment for the Council Secretariate and after discussions it was approved  to purchase the following Items:

3. It was proposed that an AR/VR and Media Lab to be established at the Don Bosco College of Engineering for the exclusive use of Goa State Innovation Council for the Students and Startups from Goa. After discussions, a budget of Rs 20 Lakhs was set aside to meet the requirements for the AR/VR & Media Lab and procurement of equipment for this proposed facility be carried out after following approved purchase procedures.

4. It was proposed that the following Subcommittees be constituted : 

1. Subcommittees for Virtual Innovation Register (VIR) 
2. Subcommittees for Provisional Patent Scheme

It was proposed to nominate the following members for the subcommittee for Virtual Innovation Register (VIR)

The roles & responsibilities of the subcommittee would be as follows :

1. Regular assessment of applications & Ideas 
2. Classification into IP, Incubation, ToT & more 
3. Recommendation of ecosystem support partners to the Council 
4. Any other matter assigned by the Chairman of GSInC

The proposal for the reconstitution of the subcommittee for Provisional Patent Scheme was discussed and the Chairman directed the project officer to suggest the names in the upcoming council meeting for consideration and approval.

5. The status report for the Virtual Innovation Register as on date-was presented and it was mentioned that a total number of 403 new Ideas and a total of 56 Startups are registered on the VIR. The council members appreciated the utility of the VIR in the state of goa. 

6. It was informed that at present the Directorate of Technical Education were setting up 430 laboratories in the State for introduction to robotics and coding at the school level. Members discussed this matter at length and it was decided that since a similar effort is initiated by the Government of Goa the discussion on this agenda item kept on hold to avoid duplication of effort and resources.

7. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks.