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About National Knowledge Commission |
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The ability of a nation to use and
create knowledge capital determines its capacity to empower and enable
its citizens by increasing human capabilities. In the next few decades,
India will have the largest set of young people in the world. Following
a knowledge-oriented paradigm of development would enable India to
leverage this demographic advantage. In the words of our Prime Minister,
"The time has come to create a second wave of institution building and
of excellence in the field of education, research and capability
building so that we are better prepared for the 21st century."
With this broad task in mind, the National Knowledge Commission (NKC)
was constituted on 13th June 2005 with a time-frame of three years, from
2nd October 2005 to 2nd October 2008. As a high-level advisory body to
the Prime Minister of India, the National Knowledge Commission has been
given a mandate to guide policy and direct reforms, focusing on certain
key areas such as education, science and technology, agriculture,
industry, e-governance etc. Easy access to knowledge, creation and
preservation of knowledge systems, dissemination of knowledge and better
knowledge services are core concerns of the commission.
PM’s remarks at the launch of the Knowledge Commission
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