Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment is launching SciGate-Kerala, an online digital platform aimed at facilitating and increasing scientific collaboration.
SciGate-Kerala has been developed based on the policy measures enshrined in the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2012 and Kerala's Draft Science and Technology Policy.
The platform will map scientists, researchers and faculty members not just in Kerala but also Keralites working in other states and countries. Those interested can register online by submitting basic personal information. Thereupon, the system will present a list of scientific publications based on the user's name; the user just needs to select the right ones to build his/her profile. The user also has the freedom to upload PDF versions of their full papers or its abstracts.
SciGate-Kerala will also help in discovering quality publications and notable projects from Kerala by mapping publications in various basic and applied sciences. The data generated will enable an analysis of changing trends in scientific knowledge building and facilitate informed funding decisions by policy makers.
