Credits: 1.5 (1.5-0-0)
Description
The course identifies six themes which are key to understanding Science and Technology Policy (STP) viz., Safety, Ownership, Ethics/morality, Knowledge base, Participation and Choice of policy instruments. Through sociological, economic, regulatory and legal literature on selected current and emerging key sectors, e.g. transport, agriculture, health, energy, environment, or information and communication technologies, it invites the students to keenly understand the various underlying approaches in STP.