IT Policy Recommendations (WEB 2000)
The WEB 2000, the 3rd Annual Information Technology conference of CSIR laboratories was hosted by National Metallurgical laboratory, Jamshedpur during 14-15th September 2000. The deliberation and presentation of papers address some of the important issues of IT in the realm of CSIR and its future perception. The issues are discussed in four technical sessions namely:
These technical sessions were followed by a Panel Discussion to make IT Policy Recommendations for CSIR.
In order to recommend the IT policies for the CSIR, various issues pertaining to the laboratories were discussed during the panel discussion. The panellists of the concluding session were Dr. Srinivas Bhogle (NAL), Dr. Albert Goviea (NIO), Mr. Debashis Pal (IICB) and Mr. Byomkesh Dash (NML). The moderator was Dr. S. Tarafder from NML. The participants and panellists (during panel discussion) were unequivocal about the fact that, every laboratory should concentrate in its respective area of core competence and derive maximum benefit from the information power and information technology. There was active participation from the delegates in framing the recommendations, which are stated below: