5th BMBF Forum for Sustainability Research for Sustainability - Driver for Innovation 23 - 25 September 2008, ewerk, Berlin
Prof. Anand Patwardhan
Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment council (TIFAC), India India
Short biography
Prof. Anand Patwardhan is the Executive Director of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), an autonomous organization in the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Prior to this, he was Professor and Head of the Shailesh J Mehta School of Management at IIT-Bombay. He also holds a PhD degree in Engineering and Public Policy (1993) and a adjunct faculty position at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. His research interests are in the broad areas of technology policy; and his work has been in two broad domains: environment & climate change and information & communication technology. Anand has worked extensively with industry, government and international organizations as a consultant and an advisor.
Research for Sustainable Development - full paper (DIN-A4) - 68 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development.pdf)
Research for Sustainable Development - abstract (DIN-A5) - 20 pages (URL: http://www.fona.de/pdf/publikationen/research_for_sustainable_development_short.pdf)