Industrialization transformed the agrarian landscape of Europe and US into a land of glass amp; steel with bellowing chimneys dotting cities amp; country side. This massive transformation of economy catalyzed drastic, often calamitous, changes in social structure, attitudes and beliefs. Similar...

Today, Public policy apart from addressing the concerns/aspirations of the nation, must also be WTO complaint. All the subsidies are on the chopping mat, exceptions are few. One such an exception is subsidy to Ramp;D. This article gives a (Indian) historical perspective on this subject. The...

Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) was developed to explain computer usage behaviour. This concept later found applications in studying adoption of consumer products like Cellular phones. In this paper an attempt has been made to understand the importance of user motivations and perceptions in...

Proliferation of Sub-national innovation networks, a relatively new concept, promises to be an alternative to centralized national innovation system. To be an independent entity, its growth must come from within. This paper attempts to develop the concept further in the Indian context. It...

The path of Samp;T information flow from the generators to the end users is long winded and also beset with hurdles. While low demand discourages the creation of an elaborate information resource base and a service system, lack of facilities restricts strengthening of the demand force. It takes...