Leveraging Public Procurement for Fostering Indigenous High-Tech Manufacturing

Abstract

This policy paper analyses different approaches for leveraging public procurement actions for fostering indigenous high-tech industry from an Indian perspective; and also contains suggested regulations to implement an effective offsets-based approach in government contracts. It was written as a mandatory course requirement for the 'Phase-IV Mid-Career Training Programme for IAS Officers' held at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie in April-June 2010. The authors are grateful to LBSNAA for permission to publish this work: views expressed herein are their own personal and academic views, and do not represent the official position or policy of the Government of India or any of the State Governments where the authors are working.

Keywords: India, public procurement, offset regulations, high-tech manufacturing

JEL Classification: K12, K23