Need-Industry centric Tech

We have academics who are in  highly specialised in their fields. And we have vibrant industries which is very good in delivery.But the two are not connected. So technology cannot be integrated into growth of industries.We need interfaces in each specific technological sectors--microchips for pen drives, mobile phone circuits, or circuit boards for washing machines.We have the best innovative engineers and we have the best industries, but they are not integrated. If we spend more on R and D (research and development), industries will boom especially automated sectors.
We have to explore alternative energy sources. We have Core Advisory Research Board. How to make it demand driven. Research is done in one direction but is it needed in the present and future industries?
To catch up with Western countries, the academically talented engineers can give us that boost we need to be globally competitive. We cannot expect that Western countries will come to our aid; they would only give us outdated obsolete technology which did not work for them. We know that we can do better. For research, they use our equipment because it is cost effective.They are stuck on solving tangles like intellectual property rights. At many times they get a cheap system for which they have to pay exorbitant price for its use.
We can develop for challenges of tomorrow. Because we have laid the foundations today.We have brought computerisation of India, by connecting all universities and colleges with fibre optic network. We can carry out research in different parts of India, and stay connected. We can do e-research and write e-books free for all. We have the National Knowledge Network. In all fields we can do very well. In the field of space, we can go to new frontiers.Let us do it.