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Message From the
Director General............ 1
Chandrajit Banerjee,
Director General, CII
Policy Barometer.......... 4
Industry Voices............. 6
Fact File....................... 7
CEO Speak............................................................................................2
March 2018, Volume 6, Issue 8
Policy
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		 ur world is changing at an
		 unprecedented pace, driven by a
new digital economy. Companies
across sectors are keen to become more
efficient, disruptive, and differentiated, by
using new technologies and supported
by an ecosystem of customers, partners,
and technology leaders. New-age
technologies such as Artificial Intelligence
(AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain,
Machine Learning, 3D printing, and IoT
are gaining more and more importance
and acceptance.
India has all the ingredients in place to
leverage this innovation and technological
advantage in the long run, including
university graduates, public institutes
and corporates. However, India’s gross
expenditure on R&D as a proportion of
GDP (GERD) is less than 0.7% as of 2014-
15 and within this, the share of industry
is just 30%. Further, the vast SME sector
needs to scale up technology infusion for
higher productivity.
CII has always prioritized innovation
and technology adaptation. Through the
Industrial Innovation Awards and various
innovation platforms across sectors, it
has promoted technology use in industry
and led the movement for continuous
innovation as an integral business process.
Today, this effort has gained through focus
on new technologies in start-ups, as also
through organizing awareness programmes,
workshops and webinars.
The Global Innovation and Technology
Alliance (GITA), a CII partnership with
Department of Science and Technology, was
initiated in 2007-08 to catalyse industrial
R&D projects with other countries. The
India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological
Innovation Fund worth USD 40 million works
on agriculture, ICT, energy and other sectors.
The India-Canada Collaborative Industrial
R&D programme covers advanced materials
and manufacturing, Smart Cities, and so
on. Climate technologies are the focus for
the India-Republic of Korea Joint Applied
R&D programme. Another collaboration is
with Spain.
Further, CII has commenced a scheme
bringing together industry and institutes of
higher education for research programmes
which has attracted strong interest from
both sides in developing research centers.
CII is also partnering with the Prime
Minister’s Doctoral Fellowships Programme
where industry contributes to funding
research scholars.
In partnership with some State Governments,
CII manages technology development
centers and IPR facilitation centers. These
help entrepreneurs to apply for patents,
Geographical Indications, and trademarks.
Knowledge areas like IPR, Higher Education,
Design and others which augment the
advancement of such technologies are also
on our agenda.
The new-age technologies demand a high
degree of engagement from the Indian
Industry, both to adopt the new technologies
as also to drive their development. I am happy
to note that many top global companies
are leveraging India’s engineering talent
resources to set up their design and product
development centers in the country.
To further Indian industry’s engagement
in these evolving new technologies, CII’s
annual Technology Summit has focused
on vibrant and energetic partnerships
between India and other countries. CII’s
initiatives for start‑ups are gathering
pace and aim to bring together the
entire ecosystem of mentors, investors
at all stages, and incubators along with
technology entrepreneurs on a single
platform to facilitate collaborations. An
institute for start-ups is under development
to capture the advances in technologies for
commercialisation.
As we go forward, Industry must become
the lead player in fostering these
technologies. Tie-ups with universities for
sponsoring research will increase industry
engagement in areas of their interest.There
is also need to step up research in higher
education institutes, and enable them to
move to the cutting edge for R&D through
partnerships. The defence and aerospace
sectors, among others, offer new potential
for developing new products and designs at
affordable costs. Above all, it is important
to deploy the R&D instrument effectively
for sectors such as education, healthcare,
infrastructure, water and so on.
This edition of the Policy Watch focuses on
the impact of new age technologies and its
adoption by Industry as well as start-ups
to boost innovation and business growth
in the medium term. n
Chandrajit Banerjee
Director General
Confederation of Indian Industry
Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, CII Start-up Council, Past President, CII and
Co-founder, Infosys & Chairman, Axilor Ventures
Rajan Navani, Chairman, CII National Council on Future Businesses and
Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies
Focus: Innovation and Technical Capability
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CEOSpeak
Unfolding the Start-up Paradigm in India
Kris Gopalakrishnan
Chairman, CII Start-up Council
Past President, CII and Co-founder, Infosys &
Chairman,Axilor Ventures
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In recent times we are observing tremendous
growth in the start-up space in India. Tech
as well as non-tech start-ups are expanding
their footprint across all sectors from fintech
to cybersecurity to e-commerce to green-
mobility to healthcare, and rural utility.These
budding enterprises have great potential
to impact economic growth and to bring
technological enhancement to the country.
However, it is still premature to convincingly
say that India’s start-up ecosystem has
taken a mature and stable form, with all
its ingredients in place at the right volume
and mixture.
The start-up growth story in India so far
has been influenced primarily by strong
entrepreneurial zeal of the founders, which
enabled start-ups to constantly fight and
overcome all systemic obstacles on its path
be it inadequate infrastructure, regulatory
issues, low availability of mentoring support,
or access to funding. Despite this, we have
witnessed over the last decade many new
companies like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Zomato,
Paytm, Ola, among others. They have spread
their footprint rapidly in terms of scale of
operation and market share. This proves the
hidden potential of India’s entrepreneurs,
that too the young minds who have been
the driving force behind most such successful
start-ups.
Although late, but the Government is also
now gradually becoming more proactive to
support the start-ups and showing positive
intent to build a robust start-up ecosystem.
The new schemes like Start-up India, Make
in India or Digital India are indeed examples
of such a mindset shift. Also, the proactive
Central Government has been instrumental
in making States gravitate towards this
space and take action. It is heartening
to see that many States across India like
Kerala, AP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP, Orissa,
Assam and others have already announced
State-specific start-up policies. However, at
this moment we cannot afford to be very
happy or content with such moves, and we
need to constantly monitor and leverage
the outcomes that such a shift will bring
on the ground.
The other important area that needs to
be adequately addressed is the advent of
new age technologies like IoT, AI, machine
learning, blockchain, 3D printing, and how
such technologies can be quickly adopted
and used in practice by Indian start-
ups. Also, new start-ups can take up a
pioneering role in the development of new
advancements in such technologies that
can contribute globally. From the human
capital point of view, India has no dearth
of talent, and is well poised to take up
this challenge and provide unique solutions.
Our educational and institutional set-up
needs to be made more independent and
resourceful to take
lead in such new
age technologies,
which will be the
ideal breeding
ground for skilled
manpower that will
drive the future
businesses.
CII is constantly
working to track and
positively influence
this paradigm shift
in India’s start-up
ecosystem. The
areas where CII
Members from all
regions are adding
value to this start-
up growth story
are numerous,
including funding, incubating, engaging with
Government, policy advocacy, and mentoring
key start-ups. Realizing the key aspect of
start-up growth that draws its strength
from corporate connect, CII is building its
own brick-and-mortar incubation center in
partnership with State Governments, offering
start-ups access to a corporate milieu and
industry services like global tendering, b2b
platforms and others through established
platforms like myCII, creating content for
budding entrepreneurs and students to
guide them on how to establish successful
start-ups, and recognizing successful sart-ups
for their innovation excellence.
I am sure that most of these initiatives by
the Industry and the Government will turn
out to be extremely valuable in the long
run for gradually transforming India into
a start-up friendly nation. To achieve the
desired goal of creating a balanced start-up
society, it will be extremely important to
keep on investing in the start-ups belonging
to the non-IT Tech space, and in the start-
ups with rural focus. The challenges, as
well as the opportunities, are plenty and
India should leverage this time to achieve
global leadership. n
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CEOSpeak
Renewed Focus on Artificial Intelligence
is Crucial For Making a New India
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Global economy is fast transforming into
a digital economy and in this changing
paradigm it is paramount for India to adopt
these digital upgrades at the earliest. New
edge technologies like internet of things,
artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, 3-D
printing, augmented reality, virtual reality,
drones, blockchain, and others are making
significant contribution to this transition.
Barring few low-income economies, there
probably exists no other economy today that
is left untouched with the advent of these
technologies, impacting national production,
R&D, policies and discourse across sectors
and demographics.
In the global industrial landscape, the
adoption of new age technologies has been
faster in start-ups and SMEs compared
to larger firms, and this has given rise
to many innovative start-ups and SMEs
in various developed nations. Unlike this
global trend, Indian SMEs and start-ups have
been slow in spearheading innovation and
technology, despite SMEs being one of the
key contributors to the Indian economy and
start-ups being widely touted as the change
agent. New technology adoption by them
remained slow to meet India’s ambitious
growth targets and economic goals.
But fortunately, things have started to move
in a positive direction in India, and it can
be wisely anticipated that the future Indian
businesses shall comprise a much bigger
share of emerging technologies, disruptive
business models and new age leaderships.
In the last decade, new businesses have
started emerging at a faster pace in India
and simultaneously the traditional businesses
are getting transformed through the addition
of innovative technologies and business
models. If this trend continues then India
has the potential to be a global leader,
considering it makes the right investments
in the technologies of the future, including
AI, machine learning and blockchain.
Contrary to the popular narrative of a job
loss in the high-tech sector, machines and
AI could well be the newest recruits to the
discerning youths, bringing new skills to
help people do new jobs, and reinventing
what’s possible.
As it is now well debated and accepted
that technologies such as machine learning,
AI and others are the technologies of the
future, the recently announced Union Budget
2018 has clearly articulated this need. NITI
Aayog has been entrusted to establish
national programmes and initiatives to
conduct R&D and build awareness in these
areas. It is encouraging to see in the current
directive that to make India a hub of AI,
the Government will also invest in robotics,
big data, quantum communication and other
areas. This renewed focus on AI, although
coming to the fore a bit late, is a crucial
step towards making of a new India, which
also has the potential to make India a global
leader in the AI space, and solve problems
faced across the world.
The economic impact of AI will be driven
by the productivity gains from automating
processes (including use of robots and
autonomous vehicles) in businesses,
productivity gains from businesses
augmenting their existing labour force with
AI technologies (assisted and augmented
intelligence) and increased consumer
demand resulting from the availability
of personalized and/or higher-quality AI-
enhanced products and services. Another
area that AI will benefit businesses is in the
area of big data. Companies have gathered
vast amounts of data but at times making
sense of it could prove to be a herculean
task.AI can help in noting data patterns that
human beings cannot perceive. Benefits of
AI also comes with a high degree of threat
of security involving cybercrime.
Government needs to take strict measures
to eliminate the use of these crypto-assets
in financing illegitimate activities or as part
of the payment system and will explore use
of blockchain technology proactively for
ushering in digital economy. Fortunately,
both the points have been adequately
addressed in the 2018 budget.
Overall it is now clear that in order to
achieve the target of leapfrogging India’s
economy from its current level of 2.5 trillion
to 5 trillion by 2022-24 and to usher an
inclusive growth path, there could be no
other better option than to empower its
future businesses with new age technologies,
and present an enabling ecosystem for
businesses to incorporate, operate and exit in
an innovative milieu, supported by minimum
bureaucratic hurdles and a conducive policy
environment. CII is advocating all of these
reforms with the Government at the Centre
and at the State level, over numerous
platforms and through various initiatives,
and has created for the first time a focused
Council on Future Business to be the catalyst
of change. Let us build a better future for
our next generation. n
Rajan Navani
Chairman, CII National Council on Future
Businesses and Vice Chairman &
Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies
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Policy Barometer
Key CII Recommendations for Innovation
and Technical Capability
Research & Development
•	 R&D investments by Industry in India
are sub-critical. Also, there are no strong
guidelines to report such expenditure by
MNCs and other industries. Government
need to create a procedure by which
such investments are captured and
recorded, to influence effective policy
formulation.
•	 Government should establish Centres of
Excellence in key emerging technologies
like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics,
cloud computing, VAR, cyber security,
convergence technologies, among others.
These CoEs should be established in
partnership with leading academic
institutes and Industry. To ensure self-
sustainability and focus on innovation
instead of basic research, these CoEs
should be encouraged that a certain
portion of their expenses should be met
through IP sales generated through IP
assets.
Technology Transfer
•	 A robust Industry-Academia linkage will
enable Industry to access institutional
knowledge and use it for industrial
purpose. Government should encourage
and channelize more public funding in
Higher Education institutes so that the
Industry gets incentives to collaborate
with academia.
•	 Institutions doing industrial R&D should
be mandated to establish effective tech
transfer offices, and they need to be
constantly monitored to leverage these
offices to find new Industry connect.
•	 Government should explore a PPP model
where the Industry contribution should
be beyond capital and include access
to experts and innovation laboratories
within R&D institutions, on a formal and
sustainable basis. Such PPP mechanism/
models should provide the benefit to
both Industry and institutions to access
each other’s best practices and resources
so that research is conducted in areas
with strong business focus and enables
a seamless transition from basic research
into applied research and technology
commercialization.
Intellectual Property Rights
•	 With advent of AI, we need to think
about attribution of IP creation and
how this can be owned and manage
in the future. Given AI is a new age
technology, India would need to develop
a strong policy framework to leverage its
benefits and negate its disadvantages. 	
Indian industries and academies should
enhance their IPR portfolio in the field
of AI and related areas to become a
part of the centre stage in the global
scenario. Simultaneously, the Indian
Patent Office should evolve rules and
procedures to encourage protection of
AI related inventions.
•	 For strengthening IPR management
among industries, the Industry and
Government should on a continuous and
regular basis study the emerging IPR
issues which may negatively impact ease
of doing business in India. For example,
streamlining of CRI guidelines has
generated confidence in the Industry.
•	 Establish cells for providing IP related
guidance and mentoring in all Software
Technology Parks of India (STPIs) and
locations where entrepreneurship is
thriving.
•	 Launch more IPR awareness campaigns
across the country with a special
focus in technical education institutes
and engineering colleges. Collaborate
with other nodal agencies to provide
special training in IPR laws to judiciary,
especially in Tier II and Tier III cities.
•	 The Central and the State Governments
should establish a dedicated IP portal
which should act as a knowledge
portal for patenting. The portal should
be constantly updated with new data
and with information from national and
international sources.
•	 In order to facilitate technology transfer
from academic and research institutions,
both Industry and Government need
to work together. From Industry's
point of view, IPR ownership is one
major consideration. Government may
be requested to evolve policies for
sharing and ownership of IPR when
the two entities work together or when
technology developed independently by
academic or research institutions, gets
transferred to Industry.
Regulatory and Funding
•	 Faster Utilization of Government’s Fund-
of-Funds:
-	The key operational guidelines for
coverage under the Fund-of-Funds
Scheme (FFS) for start-ups should
be amended to permit Alternative
Investment Funds (AIFs) to invest
only 1.5X of the amount raised in
certified start-ups and/or in start-
ups that have certified status until
3 years back and/or is a follow-on
investment in a previously invested
certified start-up.
-	 SIDBI to invite participation from
existing SEBI-registered funds
which are interested in tapping
FFS capital; remove the requirement
of additional approval for availing
tax benefits once the start-up is
certified by Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion (DIPP); identify a
unified central body through which
allocation of funds to investments
in a sector can be made, e.g. SIDBI
to invest in the technology sector,
NABARD to invest in agricultural
sector and the decision on the
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applications of registered investors
to be made within 1 month from
the receipt of the application;
disbursement of funds to AIF’s to
be within 2 months from the date
of acceptance.
•	 Stock options for advisers and Employee
Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): Start-
ups are cash flow negative in their
formative stages and hence cannot
pay for services of advisors. Instead
advisors can be offered stock options
but this is not a permissible option
currently. In addition, a key constraint
is that ESOPs are taxed while vesting,
when in fact they should be taxed when
sold and capital gains are realized. It is
recommended that:
-	Permit option grants to advisors,
consultants and board members of
start-ups.
-	 Reduce tax on stock options and
introduce a ‘taxation upon sale’
regime and treat entire gains made
on share sales as ‘capital gains’
rather than treating a portion of
the gains as salary, or prerequisite
at the time of allotment of shares.
•	 Social impact investing: Social impact
investments aim at promoting viable
enterprises to help achieve social
objectives. There is a critical need to
promote start-ups which are focused
on sectors like health, education,
biotechnology and clean energy, which
may have lower returns but a high social
impact. It is recommended that 20% of
the funds of the Government’s Fund-of-
Funds be disbursed to start-ups engaged
in the priority and social impact sectors.
Similarly, companies should be permitted
to use Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) funds spent as mandated under
the Companies Act 2013 to be given as
a grant to start-ups engaged in priority
sectors, subject to monitoring controls.
•	 Blockage of funds under tax procedures:
Start-ups have tight liquidity during
their early formative years. They have
a low capacity to reinvest funds as
large capital investments block funds
before significant cash is mobilized
from larger revenues. Given this tight
liquidity situation, certain taxes seriously
constrain the liquidity of start-ups. These
relate to Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)
and Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT),
complex TDS rules,TDS filings, collection
and refund process. These result in
blocking of funds and imposition of
penalties for non-compliance. Companies
have to pay MAT at 18.5% of book
profits during the tax break window
(any 3 years within the first 7 years of
formation). It is recommended that:
-	Allow deduction of capital
expenditure made by start-up in
the years in which the expenditure
is incurred:
I.	Provide 100% deduction of any
capital expenditure made by the
start-up in the given year.
II.	Any capital expenditure in
relation to the business of
the start-up made before the
commencement of operations
to be allowed as deduction in
the year in which the start-up
commences operations.
-	 Exemption from MAT to tax-exempt
start-ups.
•	 Capital Gains Tax on unlisted shares:
Investors assume greater risk when
they invest in start-ups as compared
to investing in listed companies which
have a track record of profitability. To
attract risk capital to start-ups, investors
in unlisted firms should not have an
inferior capital gains tax regime as
compared to investing in listed shares.
It is recommended that the tax regime
should treat start-up shares and publicly
listed shares at par for the computation
of Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) and
apply a common capital gains tax rate.
•	 Ease of Doing Business:It is recommended
to establish a single window clearance
for obtaining approval and licenses from
all departments; reduce the frequency
of filing under labour and tax laws;
and conditionally exempt start-ups from
some penalties for non-compliances. To
be successful, start-ups need to train
and reward their employees which is
a significant cost. A key success factor
for start-ups is to provide innovative
services and products at low cost to
the customer. However, regulations like
Provident Funds (PF), Employee State
Insurance (ESI) raise the employee cost
for start-ups to a large extent. It is
recommended to exclude start-ups from
the definition of industrial establishment,
industry, factory, among others so as
to exempt them from the requirements
under regulations like PF, ESI, among
others.
Mentoring
•	 To promote start-up mentorship, mentors
should be selected based on an incentive
structure which benefit both the start-
ups and the mentors. These incentives
could be in the financial and recognition
terms and vary from different mentors.
Also, mentorship should be attached
with specific outcomes when they are
associated with start-ups.
•	 Mentoring for start-ups cannot be
successful if it is treated as a pro-bono
activity. If it has to be a combination of
business interest and social interest for
the mentors to get them involved. The
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ministry can allocate a dedicated fund
towards building such a national
mentoring network that is backed by a
solid business foundation.
•	 The Income Tax department can ask
Start-ups to pay up the tax on the
difference in the fair market value and
the valuation at which they raised the
money from an angel investor. This
is primarily because the scrutiny is
much after the funds are raised. If the
valuation given by the angel investor,
along with the reason for that valuation
is captured and agreed upon with the
authorities at the time of investment,
then this would do save a lot of time
and effort on all sides. This will also
give a boost to angel investments in
start-ups. n
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Industry Voices
Start-ups represent not just an exciting sector of Indian economy, but also the promise of solving its most
pressing challenges. Start-ups are now widely accepted as the engines of job creation. They also are our best
bets to addressing the grand challenges such as sustainability, healthcare and education. There are massive
disruptions that are underway in India, both on account of changes in consumer behavior, as well as rapid
adoption of technology - these represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for entrepreneurs to leverage.
Alok Mittal
Member, CII National Council on Start-ups and Founder, Indifi
Innovation and start-ups need to necessarily co-exist for the entrepreneurial ecosystem to flourish. Start-ups the
way we know them today, are an outcome of innovation and disruption of norms. In a vast country like ours that
is changing at such a fast pace, this kind of a culture is key to progress. I’m glad we are seeing so many policy
level interventions from the Government to support start-ups, and hope that this continues. We need to enable
the culture of entrepreneurship at the entry level, and support young people who want to give it a shot.
Prerna Bhutani
Member, CII National Council on Start-ups and Partner, India Quotient
We live in a rapidly changing world where ability to innovate will be a key differentiator for economic growth
for nations and businesses. Businesses which inculcate innovation as part of their DNA and nations with
mature innovation ecosystems will continue to grow and provide value to their stakeholders and improve
quality of life of their citizens. Mainstreaming of niche technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud
computing, virtual reality and machine learning is providing a great opportunity for disruptive innovation in
all walks of life. Integration of these technologies and other evolving technologies will ensure that the whole
is greater than the sum of its parts.
Tanmoy Chakrabarty
Member, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons Limited
The promotion of innovative thinking, practices and innovation as a whole need not be restricted in association
only with start-ups. India’s large and established businesses, both public and private who have the financial
strength to take risks, the expanse of existing business to leverage as sandboxes and the management depth
to plan and execute should now make meaningful efforts and investments in this area. This is important,
to not only ensure they retain their positions in businesses but also as a way to take a leap on a global
scale and / or create new categories and in the process, take India centre stage as a hotbed for innovative
business models and products.
Kumar Bagrodia
Chair-Learning Vertical, CII Young Indians and Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Leapvault & Neuroleap
Healthcare, despite its size and growth rate, has been an opaque sector that has seen little innovation for a
long time on the consumer front. However, this is rapidly changing and the consumer is taking centre stage. The
sector is now ripe for disruption by the new crop of tech entrepreneurs by revolutionizing the way healthcare
information, products and services are delivered today in an easy manner. Healthcare AI would be a full field
of massive disruption, and India has the opportunity and a desperate need to be a strong player here. India's
strength lies in our huge potential datasets, which are fundamental to application of AI in a meaningful manner.
So far, we have been just seeing and sharing and lamenting in every healthcare report that we need some 5-10
times the number of doctors or number of hospital beds: the fact is that it takes 5+ years to produce a doctor
and we will not achieve the so-called WHO standards in the foreseeable future. What AI gives the opportunity
is to change this from an un-solvable to a solvable problem: focus has to be made to leverage AI very actively
to change the discussion to enhancing Doctors per patient by 10 times, to leveraging AI to make 1 doctor 10
times more productive! This is the only way we will address healthcare needs in our country.
Prashant Tandon
Member, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Founder, 1mg
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Factfile
	
Innovation Efficiency in the Last Two Years
Efficiency in innovation has grown significantly over the last two years, especially in small
and large industries.
In medium sized industries, only a small increase in efficiency in innovation has been
noticed, and this trend can be seen across all industry sectors.
Innovation Efficiency in Large Scale Industry
Innovation Efficiency in Medium Scale Industry
47 48
62 63
0
50
100
Manufacturing Services
InnovationEfficiencyin%
Large Scale Industry
2016 2017
69
66
78
74
0
50
100
Manufacturing Services
InnovationEfficiencyin%
Medium Scale Industry
2016 2017
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Innovation Efficiency in Small Scale Industry
Source: CII Industrial Innovation Awards 2016 & 17
61
67
78 79
0
50
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Manufacturing Services
InnovationEfficiencyin%
Small Scale Industry
2016 2017

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Policy Watch focuses on adoption of new technologies

  • 1. 1policy watch this IssueInside Message From the Director General............ 1 Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII Policy Barometer.......... 4 Industry Voices............. 6 Fact File....................... 7 CEO Speak............................................................................................2 March 2018, Volume 6, Issue 8 Policy O ur world is changing at an unprecedented pace, driven by a new digital economy. Companies across sectors are keen to become more efficient, disruptive, and differentiated, by using new technologies and supported by an ecosystem of customers, partners, and technology leaders. New-age technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Blockchain, Machine Learning, 3D printing, and IoT are gaining more and more importance and acceptance. India has all the ingredients in place to leverage this innovation and technological advantage in the long run, including university graduates, public institutes and corporates. However, India’s gross expenditure on R&D as a proportion of GDP (GERD) is less than 0.7% as of 2014- 15 and within this, the share of industry is just 30%. Further, the vast SME sector needs to scale up technology infusion for higher productivity. CII has always prioritized innovation and technology adaptation. Through the Industrial Innovation Awards and various innovation platforms across sectors, it has promoted technology use in industry and led the movement for continuous innovation as an integral business process. Today, this effort has gained through focus on new technologies in start-ups, as also through organizing awareness programmes, workshops and webinars. The Global Innovation and Technology Alliance (GITA), a CII partnership with Department of Science and Technology, was initiated in 2007-08 to catalyse industrial R&D projects with other countries. The India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund worth USD 40 million works on agriculture, ICT, energy and other sectors. The India-Canada Collaborative Industrial R&D programme covers advanced materials and manufacturing, Smart Cities, and so on. Climate technologies are the focus for the India-Republic of Korea Joint Applied R&D programme. Another collaboration is with Spain. Further, CII has commenced a scheme bringing together industry and institutes of higher education for research programmes which has attracted strong interest from both sides in developing research centers. CII is also partnering with the Prime Minister’s Doctoral Fellowships Programme where industry contributes to funding research scholars. In partnership with some State Governments, CII manages technology development centers and IPR facilitation centers. These help entrepreneurs to apply for patents, Geographical Indications, and trademarks. Knowledge areas like IPR, Higher Education, Design and others which augment the advancement of such technologies are also on our agenda. The new-age technologies demand a high degree of engagement from the Indian Industry, both to adopt the new technologies as also to drive their development. I am happy to note that many top global companies are leveraging India’s engineering talent resources to set up their design and product development centers in the country. To further Indian industry’s engagement in these evolving new technologies, CII’s annual Technology Summit has focused on vibrant and energetic partnerships between India and other countries. CII’s initiatives for start‑ups are gathering pace and aim to bring together the entire ecosystem of mentors, investors at all stages, and incubators along with technology entrepreneurs on a single platform to facilitate collaborations. An institute for start-ups is under development to capture the advances in technologies for commercialisation. As we go forward, Industry must become the lead player in fostering these technologies. Tie-ups with universities for sponsoring research will increase industry engagement in areas of their interest.There is also need to step up research in higher education institutes, and enable them to move to the cutting edge for R&D through partnerships. The defence and aerospace sectors, among others, offer new potential for developing new products and designs at affordable costs. Above all, it is important to deploy the R&D instrument effectively for sectors such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, water and so on. This edition of the Policy Watch focuses on the impact of new age technologies and its adoption by Industry as well as start-ups to boost innovation and business growth in the medium term. n Chandrajit Banerjee Director General Confederation of Indian Industry Kris Gopalakrishnan, Chairman, CII Start-up Council, Past President, CII and Co-founder, Infosys & Chairman, Axilor Ventures Rajan Navani, Chairman, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies Focus: Innovation and Technical Capability
  • 2. 2 policy watch CEOSpeak Unfolding the Start-up Paradigm in India Kris Gopalakrishnan Chairman, CII Start-up Council Past President, CII and Co-founder, Infosys & Chairman,Axilor Ventures Source: Welf Aaaronshutterstock.com In recent times we are observing tremendous growth in the start-up space in India. Tech as well as non-tech start-ups are expanding their footprint across all sectors from fintech to cybersecurity to e-commerce to green- mobility to healthcare, and rural utility.These budding enterprises have great potential to impact economic growth and to bring technological enhancement to the country. However, it is still premature to convincingly say that India’s start-up ecosystem has taken a mature and stable form, with all its ingredients in place at the right volume and mixture. The start-up growth story in India so far has been influenced primarily by strong entrepreneurial zeal of the founders, which enabled start-ups to constantly fight and overcome all systemic obstacles on its path be it inadequate infrastructure, regulatory issues, low availability of mentoring support, or access to funding. Despite this, we have witnessed over the last decade many new companies like Flipkart, Snapdeal, Zomato, Paytm, Ola, among others. They have spread their footprint rapidly in terms of scale of operation and market share. This proves the hidden potential of India’s entrepreneurs, that too the young minds who have been the driving force behind most such successful start-ups. Although late, but the Government is also now gradually becoming more proactive to support the start-ups and showing positive intent to build a robust start-up ecosystem. The new schemes like Start-up India, Make in India or Digital India are indeed examples of such a mindset shift. Also, the proactive Central Government has been instrumental in making States gravitate towards this space and take action. It is heartening to see that many States across India like Kerala, AP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, UP, Orissa, Assam and others have already announced State-specific start-up policies. However, at this moment we cannot afford to be very happy or content with such moves, and we need to constantly monitor and leverage the outcomes that such a shift will bring on the ground. The other important area that needs to be adequately addressed is the advent of new age technologies like IoT, AI, machine learning, blockchain, 3D printing, and how such technologies can be quickly adopted and used in practice by Indian start- ups. Also, new start-ups can take up a pioneering role in the development of new advancements in such technologies that can contribute globally. From the human capital point of view, India has no dearth of talent, and is well poised to take up this challenge and provide unique solutions. Our educational and institutional set-up needs to be made more independent and resourceful to take lead in such new age technologies, which will be the ideal breeding ground for skilled manpower that will drive the future businesses. CII is constantly working to track and positively influence this paradigm shift in India’s start-up ecosystem. The areas where CII Members from all regions are adding value to this start- up growth story are numerous, including funding, incubating, engaging with Government, policy advocacy, and mentoring key start-ups. Realizing the key aspect of start-up growth that draws its strength from corporate connect, CII is building its own brick-and-mortar incubation center in partnership with State Governments, offering start-ups access to a corporate milieu and industry services like global tendering, b2b platforms and others through established platforms like myCII, creating content for budding entrepreneurs and students to guide them on how to establish successful start-ups, and recognizing successful sart-ups for their innovation excellence. I am sure that most of these initiatives by the Industry and the Government will turn out to be extremely valuable in the long run for gradually transforming India into a start-up friendly nation. To achieve the desired goal of creating a balanced start-up society, it will be extremely important to keep on investing in the start-ups belonging to the non-IT Tech space, and in the start- ups with rural focus. The challenges, as well as the opportunities, are plenty and India should leverage this time to achieve global leadership. n
  • 3. 3policy watch CEOSpeak Renewed Focus on Artificial Intelligence is Crucial For Making a New India Source: Hilchshutterstock.com Global economy is fast transforming into a digital economy and in this changing paradigm it is paramount for India to adopt these digital upgrades at the earliest. New edge technologies like internet of things, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, 3-D printing, augmented reality, virtual reality, drones, blockchain, and others are making significant contribution to this transition. Barring few low-income economies, there probably exists no other economy today that is left untouched with the advent of these technologies, impacting national production, R&D, policies and discourse across sectors and demographics. In the global industrial landscape, the adoption of new age technologies has been faster in start-ups and SMEs compared to larger firms, and this has given rise to many innovative start-ups and SMEs in various developed nations. Unlike this global trend, Indian SMEs and start-ups have been slow in spearheading innovation and technology, despite SMEs being one of the key contributors to the Indian economy and start-ups being widely touted as the change agent. New technology adoption by them remained slow to meet India’s ambitious growth targets and economic goals. But fortunately, things have started to move in a positive direction in India, and it can be wisely anticipated that the future Indian businesses shall comprise a much bigger share of emerging technologies, disruptive business models and new age leaderships. In the last decade, new businesses have started emerging at a faster pace in India and simultaneously the traditional businesses are getting transformed through the addition of innovative technologies and business models. If this trend continues then India has the potential to be a global leader, considering it makes the right investments in the technologies of the future, including AI, machine learning and blockchain. Contrary to the popular narrative of a job loss in the high-tech sector, machines and AI could well be the newest recruits to the discerning youths, bringing new skills to help people do new jobs, and reinventing what’s possible. As it is now well debated and accepted that technologies such as machine learning, AI and others are the technologies of the future, the recently announced Union Budget 2018 has clearly articulated this need. NITI Aayog has been entrusted to establish national programmes and initiatives to conduct R&D and build awareness in these areas. It is encouraging to see in the current directive that to make India a hub of AI, the Government will also invest in robotics, big data, quantum communication and other areas. This renewed focus on AI, although coming to the fore a bit late, is a crucial step towards making of a new India, which also has the potential to make India a global leader in the AI space, and solve problems faced across the world. The economic impact of AI will be driven by the productivity gains from automating processes (including use of robots and autonomous vehicles) in businesses, productivity gains from businesses augmenting their existing labour force with AI technologies (assisted and augmented intelligence) and increased consumer demand resulting from the availability of personalized and/or higher-quality AI- enhanced products and services. Another area that AI will benefit businesses is in the area of big data. Companies have gathered vast amounts of data but at times making sense of it could prove to be a herculean task.AI can help in noting data patterns that human beings cannot perceive. Benefits of AI also comes with a high degree of threat of security involving cybercrime. Government needs to take strict measures to eliminate the use of these crypto-assets in financing illegitimate activities or as part of the payment system and will explore use of blockchain technology proactively for ushering in digital economy. Fortunately, both the points have been adequately addressed in the 2018 budget. Overall it is now clear that in order to achieve the target of leapfrogging India’s economy from its current level of 2.5 trillion to 5 trillion by 2022-24 and to usher an inclusive growth path, there could be no other better option than to empower its future businesses with new age technologies, and present an enabling ecosystem for businesses to incorporate, operate and exit in an innovative milieu, supported by minimum bureaucratic hurdles and a conducive policy environment. CII is advocating all of these reforms with the Government at the Centre and at the State level, over numerous platforms and through various initiatives, and has created for the first time a focused Council on Future Business to be the catalyst of change. Let us build a better future for our next generation. n Rajan Navani Chairman, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Jetline Group of Companies
  • 4. 4 policy watch Policy Barometer Key CII Recommendations for Innovation and Technical Capability Research & Development • R&D investments by Industry in India are sub-critical. Also, there are no strong guidelines to report such expenditure by MNCs and other industries. Government need to create a procedure by which such investments are captured and recorded, to influence effective policy formulation. • Government should establish Centres of Excellence in key emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cloud computing, VAR, cyber security, convergence technologies, among others. These CoEs should be established in partnership with leading academic institutes and Industry. To ensure self- sustainability and focus on innovation instead of basic research, these CoEs should be encouraged that a certain portion of their expenses should be met through IP sales generated through IP assets. Technology Transfer • A robust Industry-Academia linkage will enable Industry to access institutional knowledge and use it for industrial purpose. Government should encourage and channelize more public funding in Higher Education institutes so that the Industry gets incentives to collaborate with academia. • Institutions doing industrial R&D should be mandated to establish effective tech transfer offices, and they need to be constantly monitored to leverage these offices to find new Industry connect. • Government should explore a PPP model where the Industry contribution should be beyond capital and include access to experts and innovation laboratories within R&D institutions, on a formal and sustainable basis. Such PPP mechanism/ models should provide the benefit to both Industry and institutions to access each other’s best practices and resources so that research is conducted in areas with strong business focus and enables a seamless transition from basic research into applied research and technology commercialization. Intellectual Property Rights • With advent of AI, we need to think about attribution of IP creation and how this can be owned and manage in the future. Given AI is a new age technology, India would need to develop a strong policy framework to leverage its benefits and negate its disadvantages. Indian industries and academies should enhance their IPR portfolio in the field of AI and related areas to become a part of the centre stage in the global scenario. Simultaneously, the Indian Patent Office should evolve rules and procedures to encourage protection of AI related inventions. • For strengthening IPR management among industries, the Industry and Government should on a continuous and regular basis study the emerging IPR issues which may negatively impact ease of doing business in India. For example, streamlining of CRI guidelines has generated confidence in the Industry. • Establish cells for providing IP related guidance and mentoring in all Software Technology Parks of India (STPIs) and locations where entrepreneurship is thriving. • Launch more IPR awareness campaigns across the country with a special focus in technical education institutes and engineering colleges. Collaborate with other nodal agencies to provide special training in IPR laws to judiciary, especially in Tier II and Tier III cities. • The Central and the State Governments should establish a dedicated IP portal which should act as a knowledge portal for patenting. The portal should be constantly updated with new data and with information from national and international sources. • In order to facilitate technology transfer from academic and research institutions, both Industry and Government need to work together. From Industry's point of view, IPR ownership is one major consideration. Government may be requested to evolve policies for sharing and ownership of IPR when the two entities work together or when technology developed independently by academic or research institutions, gets transferred to Industry. Regulatory and Funding • Faster Utilization of Government’s Fund- of-Funds: - The key operational guidelines for coverage under the Fund-of-Funds Scheme (FFS) for start-ups should be amended to permit Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) to invest only 1.5X of the amount raised in certified start-ups and/or in start- ups that have certified status until 3 years back and/or is a follow-on investment in a previously invested certified start-up. - SIDBI to invite participation from existing SEBI-registered funds which are interested in tapping FFS capital; remove the requirement of additional approval for availing tax benefits once the start-up is certified by Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP); identify a unified central body through which allocation of funds to investments in a sector can be made, e.g. SIDBI to invest in the technology sector, NABARD to invest in agricultural sector and the decision on the
  • 5. 5policy watch Policy Barometer applications of registered investors to be made within 1 month from the receipt of the application; disbursement of funds to AIF’s to be within 2 months from the date of acceptance. • Stock options for advisers and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs): Start- ups are cash flow negative in their formative stages and hence cannot pay for services of advisors. Instead advisors can be offered stock options but this is not a permissible option currently. In addition, a key constraint is that ESOPs are taxed while vesting, when in fact they should be taxed when sold and capital gains are realized. It is recommended that: - Permit option grants to advisors, consultants and board members of start-ups. - Reduce tax on stock options and introduce a ‘taxation upon sale’ regime and treat entire gains made on share sales as ‘capital gains’ rather than treating a portion of the gains as salary, or prerequisite at the time of allotment of shares. • Social impact investing: Social impact investments aim at promoting viable enterprises to help achieve social objectives. There is a critical need to promote start-ups which are focused on sectors like health, education, biotechnology and clean energy, which may have lower returns but a high social impact. It is recommended that 20% of the funds of the Government’s Fund-of- Funds be disbursed to start-ups engaged in the priority and social impact sectors. Similarly, companies should be permitted to use Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds spent as mandated under the Companies Act 2013 to be given as a grant to start-ups engaged in priority sectors, subject to monitoring controls. • Blockage of funds under tax procedures: Start-ups have tight liquidity during their early formative years. They have a low capacity to reinvest funds as large capital investments block funds before significant cash is mobilized from larger revenues. Given this tight liquidity situation, certain taxes seriously constrain the liquidity of start-ups. These relate to Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) and Minimum Alternate Tax (MAT), complex TDS rules,TDS filings, collection and refund process. These result in blocking of funds and imposition of penalties for non-compliance. Companies have to pay MAT at 18.5% of book profits during the tax break window (any 3 years within the first 7 years of formation). It is recommended that: - Allow deduction of capital expenditure made by start-up in the years in which the expenditure is incurred: I. Provide 100% deduction of any capital expenditure made by the start-up in the given year. II. Any capital expenditure in relation to the business of the start-up made before the commencement of operations to be allowed as deduction in the year in which the start-up commences operations. - Exemption from MAT to tax-exempt start-ups. • Capital Gains Tax on unlisted shares: Investors assume greater risk when they invest in start-ups as compared to investing in listed companies which have a track record of profitability. To attract risk capital to start-ups, investors in unlisted firms should not have an inferior capital gains tax regime as compared to investing in listed shares. It is recommended that the tax regime should treat start-up shares and publicly listed shares at par for the computation of Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG) and apply a common capital gains tax rate. • Ease of Doing Business:It is recommended to establish a single window clearance for obtaining approval and licenses from all departments; reduce the frequency of filing under labour and tax laws; and conditionally exempt start-ups from some penalties for non-compliances. To be successful, start-ups need to train and reward their employees which is a significant cost. A key success factor for start-ups is to provide innovative services and products at low cost to the customer. However, regulations like Provident Funds (PF), Employee State Insurance (ESI) raise the employee cost for start-ups to a large extent. It is recommended to exclude start-ups from the definition of industrial establishment, industry, factory, among others so as to exempt them from the requirements under regulations like PF, ESI, among others. Mentoring • To promote start-up mentorship, mentors should be selected based on an incentive structure which benefit both the start- ups and the mentors. These incentives could be in the financial and recognition terms and vary from different mentors. Also, mentorship should be attached with specific outcomes when they are associated with start-ups. • Mentoring for start-ups cannot be successful if it is treated as a pro-bono activity. If it has to be a combination of business interest and social interest for the mentors to get them involved. The Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministry can allocate a dedicated fund towards building such a national mentoring network that is backed by a solid business foundation. • The Income Tax department can ask Start-ups to pay up the tax on the difference in the fair market value and the valuation at which they raised the money from an angel investor. This is primarily because the scrutiny is much after the funds are raised. If the valuation given by the angel investor, along with the reason for that valuation is captured and agreed upon with the authorities at the time of investment, then this would do save a lot of time and effort on all sides. This will also give a boost to angel investments in start-ups. n
  • 6. 6 policy watch Industry Voices Start-ups represent not just an exciting sector of Indian economy, but also the promise of solving its most pressing challenges. Start-ups are now widely accepted as the engines of job creation. They also are our best bets to addressing the grand challenges such as sustainability, healthcare and education. There are massive disruptions that are underway in India, both on account of changes in consumer behavior, as well as rapid adoption of technology - these represent a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for entrepreneurs to leverage. Alok Mittal Member, CII National Council on Start-ups and Founder, Indifi Innovation and start-ups need to necessarily co-exist for the entrepreneurial ecosystem to flourish. Start-ups the way we know them today, are an outcome of innovation and disruption of norms. In a vast country like ours that is changing at such a fast pace, this kind of a culture is key to progress. I’m glad we are seeing so many policy level interventions from the Government to support start-ups, and hope that this continues. We need to enable the culture of entrepreneurship at the entry level, and support young people who want to give it a shot. Prerna Bhutani Member, CII National Council on Start-ups and Partner, India Quotient We live in a rapidly changing world where ability to innovate will be a key differentiator for economic growth for nations and businesses. Businesses which inculcate innovation as part of their DNA and nations with mature innovation ecosystems will continue to grow and provide value to their stakeholders and improve quality of life of their citizens. Mainstreaming of niche technologies like robotics, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, virtual reality and machine learning is providing a great opportunity for disruptive innovation in all walks of life. Integration of these technologies and other evolving technologies will ensure that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Tanmoy Chakrabarty Member, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Group Government Affairs Officer, Tata Sons Limited The promotion of innovative thinking, practices and innovation as a whole need not be restricted in association only with start-ups. India’s large and established businesses, both public and private who have the financial strength to take risks, the expanse of existing business to leverage as sandboxes and the management depth to plan and execute should now make meaningful efforts and investments in this area. This is important, to not only ensure they retain their positions in businesses but also as a way to take a leap on a global scale and / or create new categories and in the process, take India centre stage as a hotbed for innovative business models and products. Kumar Bagrodia Chair-Learning Vertical, CII Young Indians and Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Leapvault & Neuroleap Healthcare, despite its size and growth rate, has been an opaque sector that has seen little innovation for a long time on the consumer front. However, this is rapidly changing and the consumer is taking centre stage. The sector is now ripe for disruption by the new crop of tech entrepreneurs by revolutionizing the way healthcare information, products and services are delivered today in an easy manner. Healthcare AI would be a full field of massive disruption, and India has the opportunity and a desperate need to be a strong player here. India's strength lies in our huge potential datasets, which are fundamental to application of AI in a meaningful manner. So far, we have been just seeing and sharing and lamenting in every healthcare report that we need some 5-10 times the number of doctors or number of hospital beds: the fact is that it takes 5+ years to produce a doctor and we will not achieve the so-called WHO standards in the foreseeable future. What AI gives the opportunity is to change this from an un-solvable to a solvable problem: focus has to be made to leverage AI very actively to change the discussion to enhancing Doctors per patient by 10 times, to leveraging AI to make 1 doctor 10 times more productive! This is the only way we will address healthcare needs in our country. Prashant Tandon Member, CII National Council on Future Businesses and Founder, 1mg
  • 7. 7policy watch Factfile Innovation Efficiency in the Last Two Years Efficiency in innovation has grown significantly over the last two years, especially in small and large industries. In medium sized industries, only a small increase in efficiency in innovation has been noticed, and this trend can be seen across all industry sectors. Innovation Efficiency in Large Scale Industry Innovation Efficiency in Medium Scale Industry 47 48 62 63 0 50 100 Manufacturing Services InnovationEfficiencyin% Large Scale Industry 2016 2017 69 66 78 74 0 50 100 Manufacturing Services InnovationEfficiencyin% Medium Scale Industry 2016 2017
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