New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called for reverse brain drain while inaugurating the 94th Indian Science Congress in the temple town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu.
The Prime Minister has suggested tapping the vast pool of knowledge among Indian scientific community abroad and introduction of international peer review in research laboratories.
He said our mindset along with India's visa regime, employment procedures and remuneration systems, especially in universities and government institutions, must change and respond to facilitate this.
"The global Indian diaspora is a vast pool of knowledge that we must tap, especially in the sciences. We must try and attract the best and brightest of our scientists abroad to return home and participate in the adventure of building a knowledge-based economy here", Singh said as quoted by PTI.
The Prime Minister also said many bright young Indian scientists working abroad in advanced fields of research wish to come home for varying periods of time and "we must fully exploit the potential of this reverse brain drain".
Expressing concern over declining standards in scientific research work, the Prime Minister proposed introduction of a system of international peer review in the research labs.
He said while new careers in science were opening up in private sector and multinational companies were also investing in science research, "we must also ensure that the public sector too is able to attract bright researchers in science and technology".
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