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Notes (iii) .......................... promotes knowledge applications is Agricultural and Industry.
(iv) Knowlege concepts are organised and disseminated through .................... .
(v) ............................. is the key enable for the development of an individual and for attering
the socio-economic landscape of a country.

9.4 Creation

Producing new knowledge and protecting existing resources is critical for a nation to compete
in the global knowledge economy. This makes it important to consider all activities that lead to
the creation of knowledge directly or help in protecting the knowledge that is created. NKC
has therefore examined issues such as innovation systems in the country, science and technology
activities and the regime of Intellectual Property Rights.
(i) Intellectual Property Rights
(ii) Legal Framework for Public Funded Research
(iii) National Science and Social Science Foundation
(iv) Innovation
(v) Entrepreneurship

9.5 Applications

Knowledge can be productively applied to promote technological change, enhance quality of
life and facilitate reliable and regular fl ow of information. This requires signifi cant investment
in goal-oriented research and development along with delivery models that can simplify
processes within an industry.
(i) Traditional Health Systems (ii) Agriculture:
(iii) Enhancing Quality of Life

Initiatives in the areas of agriculture, labour and traditional knowledge can demonstrate
that knowledge can be very effectively applied for the betterment of the community.

9.6 School Education

Ensuring quality school education to all is the foundation upon which any further advances
towards a knowledge society must be based. Noting the crucial importance of school education,
the National Knowledge Commission held a series of workshops and consultations around the
country involving a very wide range of stakeholders, to discuss issues of quantity, quality and
access in school education.
1. Central Legislation for the Right to Education, backed by Fnancial Commitment
2. More Fexibility in Disbursal of Funds
3. Decentralisation and Greater Local Autonomy
4. Expansion of Functional Literacy
5. Planning for School Infrastructure

9.7 Quantity and Resources

1. Substantially increased public spending is required for both elementary and secondary
education: NKC strongly endorses the speedy enactment of a central legislation that will ensure
the right of all children in the country to good quality school education up to Class VIII. We

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