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awards for scientific achievement. For example, the best and brightest top 1000 students
across India with the potential and inclination for research could be provided guaranteed
funding for their further education and early careers in research. And the private sector
could play the role of a patron here.
The government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has avowed goals to reduce poverty
and stimulate development. One among the many facilitators for this is a focussed
investment in science and technology, which the Prime Minister has acknowledged by
announcing a doubling of related spend in terms of percentage of GDP over the next
couple of years. Parliament’s approval for the creation of a National Science and
Engineering Research Board, responsible for funding and furthering scientific research, is
laudable and a significant step in the right direction. The Human Resource Development
Ministry’s efforts to improve the higher education system and the establishment of five
new Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research in the past three years will provide
a vital boost to the cause of scientific research in India.
The need for a strong science ecosystem based on a sound research foundation has an
integral connect with India’s development as a world power. India needs the best intellect
available for government, business, military, or any aspect of society to strive for global
excellence. Their accomplishments need to be lauded and brought to the forefront. Globally,
there are several prestigious awards that ensure due recognition, visibility, and reward
for outstanding achievements in research. There is a need to emulate this in India to
encourage higher levels of research work with an impact on India’s development. One
such initiative is the Infosys Prize, which has been instituted to honour outstanding
researchers who make a difference to India’s scientific future and to motivate youngsters
to consider careers in research. Overall, there is a need for many more integrated, multi-
pronged, and multi-institutional interventions to encourage greater participation and
strengthening of scientific research in India. Our success in ensuring this over the next few
years will determine how best we will be able to secure India’s scientific and developmental
future.

6.4 Summary

The requirements engineering process includes a feasibility study, elicitation and analysis,
specification, and validation.
Requirements analysis is an iterative process involving domain understanding,
requirements collection, classification, structuring, prioritization and validation.

Systems have multiple stakeholders with different viewpoints and requirements. Social
and organization factors influence system requirements.
Requirements validation is concerned with checks for validity, consistency, completeness,
realism, and verifiability.

Business, organizational, and technical changes inevitably lead to changing requirements.
Requirements management involves careful planning and a change management process.

6.5 Keywords

KARE: Knowledge Acquisition and Sharing for Requirement Engineering

SA: Structured Analysis
SBRE: Scenario-Based Requirements Engineering
VORD: Viewpoint-Oriented Requirements Definition

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