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Shri R Saha was appointed as UN consultant by ESCAP
for preparing a regional report on production and distribution
of assistive devices for persons with disabilities.Patent
Facilitating Centre (PFC) created by the DST under his
leadership in 1995. Now reckoned as a national facility
for obtaining IPR-related information, services and
advice. It has conducted almost 285 workshops on IPR
awareness, filed about 280 patent applications in India
and elsewhere. He handles all policy and operational
matters in the Department of Science and Technology
(DST) related to IPR, WTO and other International conventions/treaties
like the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).He
coordinated the activities of two groups on Health Care
and Waterways for the Technology Vision 2020 and reports
prepared by TIFAC. He conducted IPR awareness workshops
in Namibia, Mauritius and Sri Lanka at the requests
of respective countries.
Shri. Saha was invited by the Governments of Bangla Desh,
Indonesis and Sri Lanka to deliver talks on IPR in their
national-level seminars. He acted as WIPO resource person
in many workshops/seminars arranged by WIPO. He has
a very good practical knowledge of interpreting patent
documents and information and their analysis. He has
a unique experience in facilitating understanding of
principles of TRIPS, their implementation, importance
in trade and science & technology among Indian scientists,
technologists, science managers and policy makers. He
is a Member of the team for finalizing IPR agreements
with EU, France and Russian Federation.
He has expertise knowledge in Laws-governing technology,
S&T Policy and Planning, Research and Development
(Noise, Vibrations, Fatigue, Aircraft Design), Technology
Information, Forecasting and Assessment (TIFA), Evaluating
test facilities for compliance with Good Laboratory
Practice (GLP), Technology evaluation, including economic
evaluation and certification (Evaluation of aircraft,
air services and airlines), Technology development and
transfer {About 40 assistive devices for persons with
disabilities got developed which reached the users),
Development and dissemination of information packages
and databases (CD ROM, video films, manuals, booklets,
internet portal), Innovation policies and management,
including innovation at grass-roots level.
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Introduction
Scientific & Engineering 