National Knowledge Commission (NKC)

 

 INTRODUCTION:

The National Knowledge Commission is a high-level advisory body to the Prime Minister of India, with the objective of transforming India into a knowledge society. In its endeavor to transform the knowledge landscape of the country, the National Knowledge Commission has submitted around 300 recommendations on 27 focus areas during its three and a half year term. While the term of the NKC has come to an end, the implementation of NKC's recommendations is currently underway at the Central and State levels.

• Constituted on 13 June, 2005 by Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.
• Chairman - Dr. Sam Pitroda
• The Secretariat of the Commission is located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.
• Time period designated in the beginning- 5 October 2005 to 2008
• Later got extended up to 2009
• Finally got difunctional in 2014 by the incumbent BJP government.

Objectives:

To make our country leader in the area of-

• creation,
• application and 
• dissemination of knowledge.

Organizational Structure:

• 1 Executive Director
• 8 to 9 Research Associates
• 4 Advisors

Terms of Reference for NKC:

• Build excellence in the education system
• Increase India's competitive advantage in the knowledge field
• Improve institutional management
• Promote Knowledge application in agriculture and industry
• Using knowledge in making effective government

Focus Area:

The National Knowledge Commission deliberations have focused on five key areas of the knowledge paradigm – 

1. Access to knowledge

• Right to education
  
• Language
  
• Translation
  
• Libraries
  
• Networks
  
• Portals

 2. Knowledge concepts

• School Education
  
• Vocational Education
  
• Higher Education
  
• Medical Education
  
• Legal Education
  
• Management Education
  
• Engineering Education
  
• Open and Distance Education
  
• Open Educational Resources
  
• More Talented Students in Maths and Science
  
• More Quality Ph.Ds

 3. Knowledge creation

• Science and Technology
  
• Legal Framework for Public Funded Research
  
• Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
  
• Innovation
  
• Entrepreneurship

 4. Knowledge application

• Traditional Knowledge
  
• Agriculture
  
• Enhancing Quality of Life

 5. Development of better knowledge services

• e-Governance

Role of NKC in Library:

• Setup National Mission on Libraries(2012)
• Prepare National census of libraries
• Revamp Lib & Info. Science education, research, and training facilities
• Set up a library fund
• Modernization of library management
• Promote ICT in libraries
• Encourage PPP i.e. public, private partnership in library and information services development
• Central library fund development.

References:

• http://knowledgecommissionarchive.nic.in/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Knowledge_Commission

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