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'Reforms in higher education vital for economic growth'
Saturday November 12, 2011 05:26:50 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Recommending early passage of bills related to higher education,
tech czar Sam Pitroda said Saturday that reforms in the higher
education system are vital for India's economic growth.
"Higher education reforms are essential if the nation is to meet
the serious challenge of skill shortage that will not allow the
economy to grow at 8-10 per cent annually," said Pitroda, an
advisor to the prime minister, while addressing the Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Higher Education
Summit 2011.
"While many of the recommendations of the National Knowledge
Commission are in the process of being implemented, we are waiting
for the government to act on the recommendations retailing to
reform of higher education," he added.
According to Pitroda, the debate on what needs to be done ought to
be over, and the time now is to focus on action. "The bills have
already been drafted but none of them have been tabled in or
passed by parliament."
Referring the government's plan for $5 billion National Knowledge
Network (NKN) which is expected to be ready in about nine months,
Pitroda said it will enable researchers and students from
different backgrounds and diverse geographies to work closely for
advancing human development.
It would be a platform for delivering effective distance education
where teachers and students can interact in real time, he said,
adding it is especially significant in a country like India where
access to education is limited by factors such as geography and
lack of infrastructure facilities.
In next 12 months, FICCI also proposes to set up 5 national
knowledge functional hubs in partnership with industry leaders
from capital goods sector and patron institutions all over India.
Institute patrons include Thapar, Manipal, Amrita and UPES
Universities while industry patrons include Larsen & Toubro,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Thermax, Bharat Forge,
Chemtrols and Hindustan Dor Oliver.
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