NKC-14: Knowledge Commission proposals by October:Chairman, NKC

National Knowledge Commission-14: Knowledge Commission
proposals by October, says Chairman, National Knowledge Commission

Knowledge Commission proposals by October, says Mr Sam Pitroda,
Chairman, National Knowledge Commission, according to a news report.
The news report also says that the panel is hopeful of making a mark
in education, administration and research. Check the news report* at


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*Knowledge Commission proposals by October: Pitroda

Special Correspondent

Panel hopeful of making a mark in education, administration and
research

NEW DELHI: The Knowledge Commission, set up recently with Sam
Pitroda at the helm, plans to come out with its first set of
recommendations by October this year to facilitate far-reaching
changes in the field of governance and education.

Action points

Briefing newspersons on Thursday after the commission's first
meeting, which was also attended by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
Mr. Pitroda said: "We will not come out with a voluminous report
that gathers dust. We will come out with the first set of action
points by October."

Mr. Pitroda said the commission, which is to work in phases during
its three-year term, was hopeful of making a mark in the fields of
education, administration and research. "We are planting seeds that
will produce results in 20 years," he said, giving an indication of
the long-term planning that is required for such ventures to yield
tangible results.

The commission, he said, would function within the existing
government structures. "We will identify action items and push it
through Ministries," he said. In this regard, six Ministries have
been identified which would work closely with the commission.
Apart from six Ministries and the Planning Commission, where it is
to function from, the commission proposes to hold consultations with
other stakeholders also, such as industry associations and non-
governmental organisations.

Asked as to what transpired during the commission's meeting, Mr.
Pitroda said that nothing much concrete emerged, as it was the first
meeting. "We just put the process of consultation in place," he said.

(Source: Knowledge Commission proposals by October: Pitroda, The
Hindu, August 5, 2005, Friday, National,
http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/05/stories/2005080503961300.htm
(accessed: August 5, 2005)