About I-STEM:

• I-STEM (Indian Science, Technology, and Engineering facilities Map) is an initiative of the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, Government of India.
• It is developed with the concept “One Nation One Portal” for the scientific community, aimed at “Linking Researchers and Resources”.
• It assists users to locate the specific facility they need for their R&D work and identify the one that is either located closest to them or available the soonest.
• The organisation, acting as custodian of the facility may charge the fee for running and maintaining the resources beyond the Project Duration.
• A panel of Experts will be formed in due course to assist the users by providing information to optimally utilise resources available through I-STEM’s S&T Chat Room.
• A Digital Catalogue of Technologies and Technologies Products mandated by the Empowered Technology Group is an integral part of the I-STEM web portal.
• A platform for conducting and hosting industry challenges as mandated by the Empowered Technology Group (ETG) is being developed for Start-ups and Academia for making India “Atma-Nirbhar”.
• Through a recent GoI directive, institutions with R&D facilities funded by agencies of the GoI are now mandated to list these facilities on the I-STEM Portal.
• I-STEM protects the IP involved in building the I-STEM Portal, a provisional patent application entitled, “A method and process for efficient use of geographically dispersed resources”, has been filed with the Indian Patent Office.