One Week One Lab Program

The One Week One Lab program has been successfully conducted, serving as a platform to foster public engagement with sciences and science policy.

Program Purpose

• Fostering Public Engagement: The primary objective of the One Week One Lab program is to encourage and enhance public engagement with the world of science and science policy.

A Week-Long Event with Diverse Activities

• Duration: This engaging program spans a week and features a diverse range of activities aimed at promoting science and science policy.
• Nine Major Events: The program comprises nine major events, each focusing on different aspects of science, innovation, and policy:
  1. India’s Startup Revolution: From Idea to Market
  2. Grassroots Innovation & Skill Development Conclave for Rural Development
  3. Science Communication Workshop
  4. Student-Science Connect
  5. Science Communication: Public Engagement with Science
  6. Science Knowledge Convention
  7. Science Policy & Diplomacy Meet
  8. (Event not specified)
  9. (Event not specified)

Participants: Key Stakeholders in Science and Policy

• Diverse Audience: The program attracts a wide range of participants, including key stakeholders in the fields of science and science policy. This includes:
  • Science Policy Makers
  • Diplomats
  • Science Communicators
  • Scientists
  • Industry Representatives
  • Innovators
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Startups
  • Farmers
  • Teachers
  • Students
  • Science Publishers
• Goal for Participants: The program provides a platform for these stakeholders to showcase new initiatives and achievements in the realm of science and science policy. copyright©iasexpress.net

Organized by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR)

• Organizer: The One Week One Lab program is organized by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR).
• Description of CSIR-NIScPR:
  • Constituent Laboratory of CSIR: It operates as a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.
  • Specializations: CSIR-NIScPR specializes in various domains, including science communication, science, technology, and innovation (STI) focused evidence-based policy research and studies, science-society interface, and science diplomacy.
  • Publications: The institute contributes significantly to the dissemination of scientific knowledge through various publications, including journals, books, magazines, newsletters, and reports on science and technology.
  • Research Areas: CSIR-NIScPR actively engages in research areas such as science communication, science policy, innovation systems, science-society interface, and science diplomacy.