Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation
An Initiative of the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser
to the Government of India
About The Office of PSA and
S&T Clusters
The Government of India established the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) in November 1999. The PSA’s office aims to provide pragmatic and objective advice to the Prime Minister and the cabinet in matters of Science and Technology. The Office of PSA was placed under the Cabinet Secretariat in August, 2018.
Science and Technology Clusters (S&T Clusters), a flagship initiative of the Office Of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India (GoI), were established after the recommendation of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). Presently, seven S&T Clusters in India, including Bengaluru, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Jodhpur, Northern Region and Pune are striving to solve local problems in a consortium mode.
Overview of BCKIC Foundation
Making of a CLUSTER ECOSYSTEM in BHUBANESWAR
The Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster (BCKIC) Foundation, established as a Section 8 company on February 18, 2022, is a flagship initiative led by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, guided by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC). The mission is to create seamless connections among research institutions, academia, industry partners, startups, and various stakeholders, fostering innovation and knowledge exchange within a Hub & Spoke Model.
Vision for Sustainable Growth
Our core objective is to TACKLE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL CHALLENGES through CONSORTIUM-BASED COLLABORATIONS
❖ BCKIC Foundation is dedicated to seamlessly connecting research institutions, academia, industry partners, startups, MSMEs, NGOs, philanthropic foundations, state governments, and international organizations within a Hub & Spoke Model.
❖ We believe in harnessing the collective strengths of our diverse stakeholders, uniting their expertise and technical know-how under a single umbrella.
❖BCKIC Foundation fosters a shared ecosystem, promoting collaboration for innovation, technology development, and deployment, with each participant retaining their internal autonomy.
Objectives of BCKIC Foundation
Catalyst for Industry-Academia Partnerships
⦿ Translate industry needs into actionable research for researchers.
⦿ Mobilize funding and commercialization support for research breakthroughs.
Supporting Startup Post-Incubation Deployment
⦿ Streamline regulatory compliance and procurement processes.
⦿Facilitate partnerships, & funding opportunities for scalability.
Need-Based Capacity Building
⦿ Promote best practices among key stakeholders.
⦿ Establish entrepreneurship support programs.
Economic Growth Catalyst in Odisha
⦿ Establish scalable and replicable models for infrastructure expansion.
⦿ Attract higher investments and generate large - scale employment opportunities.
