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National Knowledge Commission

National Knowledge Commission was an Indian think-tank charged with considering possible policies that might sharpen India's comparative advantage in the knowledge-intensive service sectors. It was constituted on 13 June 2005, by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh.

In particular, the Commission was to advise the Prime Minister's Office on policy related to education, research institutes and reforms needed to make India competitive in the knowledge economy. The Commission was to recommend reform of the education sector, research labs, and intellectual property legislation; as well as consider whether the Government could itself upgrade its use of the latest techniques to make its workings more transparent. The NKC website was launched in February 2006.

In July 2014, the National Knowledge Commission was abolished by the incoming government elected in the summer of 2014.

The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) consisted of the following eight members.

The Terms of Reference of the NKC were:

The organisational structure of the commission consisted of a secretariat headed by an Executive Director and consisting of around 8-9 research associates. It also had four advisors who advise the commission on different issues. The secretariat of the commission was located in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

In December 2006, the Commission published a 'Report to the Nation 2006'. It included recommendations submitted to the Prime Minister on issues such as libraries, E-governance, translation and languages and the National portal of India.

Many of the recommendations of the NKC are already in the implementation stage by different ministries of the Government. This includes areas such as libraries, e-governance and translation.

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