TIFAC explores best methods to revive Indian economy post COVID-19
Part of:GS Prelims and GS-III – Science and Technology
In News:
The Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) is preparing a white paper to strategize revival of post-COVID 19 Indian economy.
Key takeaways:
This document would mainly focus on:
strengthening Make in India initiatives,
commercialization of Indigenous technology,
developing a technology-driven transparent Public Distribution System (PDS),
efficient rural health care delivery,
adoption of emerging technology domains like AI, Machine Learning and many more.
Important value additions:
TIFAC
It is an autonomous technology think tank under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
Thinking for the future in important socio-economic sectors is one of its mandates.
It was established in 1986, as per the recommendation of Technology Policy Implementation Committee (TPIC) in 1985.
TIFAC activities comprise of wide array of technology areas and fill a critical gap in the overall S&T system of India.