Understanding the researcher’s role in enabling or inhibiting innovation clusters in emerging Indian economy

This paper presents a descriptive analysis to

understand how researchers play a significant role within

emerging innovation clusters. We highlight reasons that

enable or inhibit researchers towards productization within

scientific institutes in India. The paper focuses on

understanding the above from a researcher’s point of view

by analysing their motivation and concerns.

Most research work from deep-tech computer science

domains contain a shelf life when it comes to productization.

Therefore, associated activities have a designated time

period related to productization to avoid research leading to

the product from falling into the Valley of death. As a result,

researchers who work on projects resulting in potential

productization become a crucial part of a successful research

to productization flow of work.

Our paper develops an understanding of and evaluates

different aspects of a researchers’ journey as they relate to

productization of deep-tech Computer Science research

work.