| Abstract |
The objectives of the study are to:
• learn from the experience of innovators who have either converted their ideas or technologies into enterprises or have still to do that
• identify policy and procedural bottlenecks which prevent converting innovations into enterprises
• explore the possibility of potential innovations being selected for further value addition through the Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship (CIIE). For grassroots innovations, support will be provided through the Micro Venture Innovation Fund of NIF
• develop online and offline collaborative framework among innovators as well as other stakeholders
• build bridges between high impact grassroot innovators from the informal sector and high tech innovators in the formal sector so as to invigorate both
• develop a clearinghouse through which potential ideas and innovations can be optimized for linkage with other entrepreneurs or investors
• draw upon the expertise in the formal R&D sector to add value to various innovations.
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