One Week One Lab Program

The One Week One Lab program has been successfully conducted, serving as a platform to foster public engagement with sciences and science policy.

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Program Purpose

Fostering Public Engagement: The primary objective of the One Week One Lab program is to encourage and enhance public engagement with the world of science and science policy.

Duration: This engaging program spans a week and features a diverse range of activities aimed at promoting science and science policy.
Nine Major Events: The program comprises nine major events, each focusing on different aspects of science, innovation, and policy:
1. India’s Startup Revolution: From Idea to Market
2. Grassroots Innovation & Skill Development Conclave for Rural Development
3. Science Communication Workshop
4. Student-Science Connect
5. Science Communication: Public Engagement with Science
6. Science Knowledge Convention
7. Science Policy & Diplomacy Meet
8. (Event not specified)
9. (Event not specified)

Diverse Audience: The program attracts a wide range of participants, including key stakeholders in the fields of science and science policy. This includes:
- Science Policy Makers
- Diplomats
- Science Communicators
- Scientists
- Industry Representatives
- Innovators
- Entrepreneurs
- Startups
- Farmers
- Teachers
- Students
- Science Publishers
Goal for Participants: The program provides a platform for these stakeholders to showcase new initiatives and achievements in the realm of science and science policy.

Organizer: The One Week One Lab program is organized by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR).
Description of CSIR-NIScPR:
- Constituent Laboratory of CSIR: It operates as a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), under the Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.
- Specializations: CSIR-NIScPR specializes in various domains, including science communication, science, technology, and innovation (STI) focused evidence-based policy research and studies, science-society interface, and science diplomacy.
- Publications: The institute contributes significantly to the dissemination of scientific knowledge through various publications, including journals, books, magazines, newsletters, and reports on science and technology.
- Research Areas: CSIR-NIScPR actively engages in research areas such as science communication, science policy, innovation systems, science-society interface, and science diplomacy.