Preamble

Inclusivity is a defining feature of a progressive society, playing a crucial role in moral, economic, and social development. While the importance of inclusivity is
widely recognised worldwide, its implementation varies across countries, and the reality often falls short of the ideal. In STEMM fields, the challenge is further
compounded by their inherent complexities. Disparities related to gender, age, geography, and (dis)ability intersect with differences in language, knowledge
systems, disciplines, and perspectives, making inclusivity even more intricate. The first step towards addressing these gaps is understanding where they exist.

A major global challenge in this pursuit is the lack of disaggregated data across key inclusivity indicators. To bridge this gap, the Office of the Principal
Scientific Adviser has developed this draft Self-Assessment and Reporting Framework (SARF) on inclusivity in STEMM. This framework aims to identify and
evaluate institutional efforts in critical areas such as gender equity, support for historically underserved groups, plurality in knowledge, languages, and
perspectives, and the promotion of just and open science. Recognising the unique characteristics of India’s STEMM ecosystem, the framework moves beyond a
‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. It draws from global best practices while tailoring them to India's specific needs through both conceptual and contextual
understanding.

Ultimately, this framework envisions to serve as a toolkit for institutions and decision-makers, offering insights into key enablers and challenges in STEMM
inclusivity. By doing so, it can foster evidence-based decision-making, helping to create a more inclusive scientific landscape.

(Refer to the knowledge document for the background of the framework)

*Inclusivity in STEMM: Self-Assessment and Reporting Framework

(SARF)

Rating Scale
This Self-Assessment and Reporting Framework can help
Advanced: Effort/instrument is in place with visible impacts
Assigned weight: 3 points
1. Institutions and policymakers to assess priorities and existing efforts around
Adequate: Effort/instrument is in place with no visible impact and a need
different aspects of inclusivity.
for reform
2. Institutions to assess their performance and priorities concerning specific areas
Assigned weight: 2 points
of inclusivity.
Need identified: The issue is identified, and the need for action is
3. Decision-makers to identify assets, gap areas, priorities, and opportunity areas
acknowledged through planning or initiation of interventions
for different institutions.
Assigned weight: 1 point
4. Institutions and policymakers to revise the existing instruments and deploy new
Inactive: Effort/instrument does not exist
ones.
Assigned weight: 0 point

**Ranking "Exceptional" will be awarded to the institutions with

noteworthy best practices in a specific inclusivity aspect alongside an
advanced ranking. Assigned weight: 4 points

Overview of the institution (academic institutions, research bodies, STEM-related industries, Think Tanks, etc.)

Name of the Institution Remarks

Type of the Institution

Size of the Institution
(human resource)
Annual Budget of the
Institution (in Rs. Cr)

Overarching institutional
strategy to strengthen
inclusivity (regarding
human capital,
infrastructural,
behavioural, financial,
cultural, etc.) mention the
specifics in the remark
section

1 Ensuring Gender-based equity

Add best practice examples, if any (e.g.

(If the options 'Advanced' awareness and sensitisation efforts,
or 'Adequate' are chosen) (If the option 'Advanced' is research on inclusivity, active
Rating
List the institutional chosen) List the visible monitoring and penalising
Effort/instrument Choose the option based on the indicators below scale
policies and mandates in impacts for the said discrimination, weaving inclusivity into
(SARF)*
place for each of the institutional effort products, services, and curriculum,
questions if applicable innovation/creative solutions, scale-up
of a pilot, etc.)

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to

Enhancing women's enhance women's participation (including scholarships
participation in STEMM and other incentives) + percentage of female employees,
and related fields within women in senior positions, and women in leadership
the institution positions>=50%*. Strong institutional measures to
1.1. prevent sexual harassment. Demonstrated gender pay
(Including provisions to parity at all levels. Women's equitable participation in
ensure equal access to committees (excluding the mandated women-centric
opportunities without any committees), panels, etc.
entry barriers) Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
enhance women's participation (including scholarships
and other incentives) + percentage of female employees
>=50*%. Strong institutional measures to prevent sexual
harassment
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to enhance women's participation
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to enhance
women's participation
 Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
enhance women's promotion (including awards and
Enhancing women's
incentives). Percentage of women in senior positions +
promotion within and
women in leadership positions>=50%*. Demonstrated
outside of the institution
gender pay parity at all levels.
in STEMM and related
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
fields (including Formal
enhance women's promotion (including awards and
1.2. mentorship, better
incentives). Percentage of women in senior positions
funding opportunities for
>=50%*
women in research,
Need identified: Efforts underway to develop
removing age barriers for
institutional measures to enhance women's promotion
research grants and
within and outside of the institution
fellowships, etc.)
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to enhance
women's promotion

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to

enhance women's sustainable retention (conducive
Enhancing women's policies towards career breaks, maternity and parental
sustainable retention leaves, child care, etc., paired with awards and
within the institution in incentives). Visible impact in terms of women's retention
STEMM and related fields and re-entry after a career break. Demonstrated gender
(including flexible working pay parity at all levels.
1.3. options, learning and Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
upskilling opportunities, enhance women's sustainable retention (conducive
peer groups and support policies towards career breaks, maternity leaves, etc.
groups, maternity paired with awards and incentives). No visible impacts.
benefits, parental leaves, Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
child-care facilities, etc. ) institutional measures to ensure women's retention.
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to ensure
women's retention

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to

dismantle gender stereotypes and biases in the STEMM
Dismantling gender field (including developing a conducive institutional
stereotypes and biases culture through seminars, workshops, etc.). Visible
in the STEMM field impacts in terms of women's participation, promotion,
(including developing a retention, and job satisfaction. Impact in the form of
conducive institutional equitable and unbiased hiring processes.
culture through seminars, Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
1.4.
workshops, community dismantle gender stereotypes and biases in the STEMM
engagements, advocacy, field (including developing a conducive institutional
unbiased hiring process, culture through seminars, workshops, etc.)
increased visibility Need identification: Efforts are underway to develop
through panels, seminars, institutional measures to dismantle gender stereotypes
etc.) and biases
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to
dismantle gender stereotypes and biases

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to make

scientific and other infrastructure and common spaces
gender-sensitive, gender-neutral and gender-responsive
Making infrastructure, (includes making labs, classrooms, and workspaces safe
both scientific and and accessible for people of all genders. Establishing a
otherwise and the care infrastructure for caregivers.) with visible impact.
common spaces gender- Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to make
neutral, gender- scientific and other infrastructure and common spaces
1.5. sensitive and gender- gender-sensitive gender-neutral and gender-responsive
responsive (including (includes making labs, classrooms, and workspaces safe
gender-neutral facilities and accessible for people of all genders. Establishing a
like restrooms and care infrastructure for caregivers). No visible impact.
gender-affirming care Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
provisions) institutional measures to make infrastructure more
gender-sensitive and responsive.
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to make
infrastructure more gender-sensitive and responsive.

For HEIs: Initiative to

encourage female
Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
students to pursue
addition to the government policies) to encourage female
careers in STEMM
students to pursue careers in STEM. Visible impact in
(including financial
terms of women pursuing STEMM careers.
support for women and
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
underrepresented
addition to the government policies) to encourage female
1.6. genders, gender-neutral
students to pursue careers in STEMM
and inclusive pedagogy
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
and syllabus
institutional measures to encourage female students to
representative for all
pursue careers in STEMM
genders in STEMM fields,
Inactive: No institutional efforts in place to encourage
preventing gender bias in
female students to pursue careers in STEMM
selection and admission,
etc.)
 Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
addition to the government policies) to ensure women's
For HEIs: Efforts to participation in fields/streams of STEMM where their
ensure women's participation is low. Visible impact in terms of more
participation in women participating in typically male-dominated STEMM
fields/streams of fields.
STEMM where their Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
participation is low addition to the government policies) to ensure women's
1.7.
(including training, participation in fields/streams of STEMM where their
apprenticeship, and participation is low. No visible impact.
certification programs, Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
ensure safety and institutional measures to ensure women's participation in
accessibility, awareness fields/streams of STEMM where their participation is low.
and sensitisation, etc. ) Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to ensure
women's participation in fields/streams of STEMM where
their participation is low.

For HEIs and research

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
bodies (both academic
addition to the government policies) to ensure equitable
and industry
gender representation in research processes and
research): Ensuring
outcomes. Visible impact in terms of number of
equitable gender
publications, patents filed, research commercialised,
representation in
making knowledge accessible to women and
research processes
underrepresented genders, etc.
and outcomes
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
(Removing barriers in
1.8. addition to the government policies) to ensure equitable
publications, patents,
gender representation in research processes and
equitable access to
outcomes. No visible impact.
knowledge,
Need identified: Efforts are underway to ensure
commercialisation, etc.,
equitable gender representation in research processes
for women and
and outcomes.
underrepresented
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to ensure
genders and gender-
equitable gender representation in research processes
sensitive research
and outcomes.
process and outcomes)

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to foster

female entrepreneurship in STEMM fields (support in the
For Industry and
form of incubation, acceleration, skilling, mentorship,
Startups: Efforts to
market access, financial support, networking, etc.).
develop female
Visible impact in terms of more women participating in
entrepreneurship in
STEMM-oriented entrepreneurship activities.
STEMM-oriented fields
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to foster
(including preventing
1.9. female entrepreneurship in STEMM fields (support in the
gender segregation in
form of incubation, acceleration, skilling, mentorship,
specific STEMM fields and
market access, financial support, networking, etc.).
supporting female
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
entrepreneurs in
institutional measures to foster female entrepreneurship
advanced and emerging
in STEMM fields.
technologies.)
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to foster
female entrepreneurship in STEMM fields.

Periodic Evaluation,
assessment, and
reporting of current
state of and efforts for
gender-based equity in
STEM at institutional level
(including data collection
Advanced: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
on participation,
institutional efforts towards ensuring gender-based
promotion, and retention
equity in STEMM paired with revision of existing efforts
of women and
and introduction of new efforts.
underrepresented
Adequate: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
1.10. genders, number of
institutional efforts towards ensuring gender-based
women returning after a
equity in STEMM
career break, percentage
Need identified: The need for an evaluation and
of senior female
assessment mechanism is identified.
employees, median
Inactive: No assessment and evaluation are needed
salaries, assessment of
lived experiences of
women and
underrepresented
genders vis-a-vis
institutional commitment
to inclusivity, etc.)

* The layers of seniority and leadership may vary based on the size and the nature of the institution. The percentage of women at all layers of seniority and
leadership should be factored in for this question.

Promoting other historically underserved groups (underrepresented groups, persons with disabilities, individuals from less advantaged economic
2
backgrounds, people from less advantaged territories, people with linguistic barriers, etc.)

Add best practice examples, if any (e.g.

(If the options 'Advanced'
awareness and sensitisation efforts,
or 'Adequate' are chosen)
(If the option 'Advanced' is research on inclusivity, active
Rating List the institutional
chosen) List the visible monitoring and penalising
Effort/instrument Choose the option based on the indicators below scale policies and mandates in
impacts for the said discrimination, weaving inclusivity into
(SARF)* place for each of the
institutional effort products, services, and curriculum,
following questions if
innovation/creative solutions, scale-up
applicable
of a pilot, etc.)
 Enhancing participation,
promotion, and
sustainable retention of
economically Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
underserved groups in enhance participation, promotion, and sustainable
2.1. STEMM and related fields retention of economically underserved groups (including
scholarships and other incentives). Impacts are visible.
(Including provisions to Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
ensure equal access to enhance participation, promotion, and sustainable
opportunities without any retention of economically underserved groups (including
entry barriers) scholarships and other incentives). No visible impact.
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to enhance participation,
promotion, and sustainable retention of economically
underserved groups
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to enhance
participation, promotion, and sustainable retention of
economically underserved groups

Enhancing participation,
promotion, and
sustainable retention of
people with disabilities
in STEMM and related
fields

(Including provisions to Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to

ensure equal access to enhance participation, promotion, and sustainable
2.2. opportunities without any retention of people with disabilities (including
entry barriers, team scholarships and other incentives). Impacts are visible.
amalgamations, Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
sensitisation, and enhance participation, promotion, and sustainable
awarding credits to retention of people with disabilities (including
teachers and peers for scholarships and other incentives). No visible impact.
acquiring skills such as Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
sign language to support institutional measures to enhance participation,
people with disabilities, promotion, and sustainable retention of people with
etc.) disabilities
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to enhance
participation, promotion, and sustainable retention of
people with disabilities

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to make

scientific and other infrastructure and common spaces
accessible and responsive for people with disabilities
(includes making labs, classrooms, and workspaces safe
and accessible for people with disabilities) with visible
Making infrastructure, impact.
both scientific and Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to make
otherwise and the scientific and other infrastructure and common spaces
common spaces accessible and responsive for people with disabilities
2.3.
accessible to people (includes making labs, classrooms, and workspaces safe
with disabilities and accessible for people with disabilities). No visible
(Physical, developmental, impact.
behavioural and sensory) Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to make infrastructure more
accessible and responsive for people with disabilities.
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to make
infrastructure more accessible and responsive for people
with disabilities.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in

addition to the government policies) to encourage
historically underserved students to pursue careers in
For HEIs: Initiative to
STEMM. Visible impact in terms of historically
encourage historically
underserved students pursuing STEMM careers.
underserved students to
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place (in
pursue careers in
addition to the government policies) to encourage
STEMM (including
2.4. historically underserved students to pursue careers in
adequate implementation
STEMM
of reservation policies,
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
financial support,
institutional measures to encourage historically
mentorship, remedial
underserved students to pursue careers in STEMM
classes, etc.)
Inactive: No institutional efforts in place to encourage
historically underserved students to pursue careers in
STEMM

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate in place to

ensure historically underserved people's participation in
fields/streams of STEMM where their participation is low.
Visible impact in terms of more historically underserved
people in diverse STEMM fields.
For HEIs: Efforts to
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate in place to
ensure participation of
ensure historically underserved people's participation in
historically
fields/streams of STEMM where their participation is low.
2.5. underserved people in
No visible impact.
fields/streams of
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
STEMM where their
institutional measures to ensure historically underserved
participation is low
people's participation in fields/streams of STEMM where
their participation is low.
Inactive: No institutional efforts are in place to ensure
historically underserved people's participation in
fields/streams of STEMM where their participation is low.
 Periodic Evaluation,
assessment, and
reporting of current state
Advanced: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
of and efforts towards
institutional efforts towards promotion of historically
promoting historically
underserved groups paired with revision in existing
underserved groups
efforts and introduction of new efforts.
(including data collection
Adequate: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
2.6. on different aspects
institutional efforts towards the promotion of historically
mentioned in this section
underserved groups
and assessment of lived
Need identified: The need for an evaluation and
experiences of historically
assessment mechanism is identified.
underserved individuals
Inactive: No assessment and evaluation are needed.
vis-a-vis institutional
commitment to
inclusivity)

3 Ensuring diversity of thoughts, disciplines, perspective and experiences

Add best practice examples, if any (e.g.

(If the options 'Advanced'
awareness and sensitisation efforts,
or 'Adequate' are chosen)
(If the option 'Advanced' is research on inclusivity, active
Rating List the institutional
chosen) List the visible monitoring and penalising
Effort/instrument Choose the option based on the indicators below scale policies and mandates in
impacts for the said discrimination, weaving inclusivity into
(SARF)* place for each of the
institutional effort products, services, and curriculum,
following questions if
innovation/creative solutions, scale-up
applicable
of a pilot, etc.)

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to promote

multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary
research and practices in STEMM (including developing a
cadre of trained human resources, creating avenues,
fostering collaborations, etc.). An increase in the number
of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary activities.
increase in the number of cross-disciplinary human
resources.
Promoting
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to promote
multidisciplinary/interd
multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary
3.1. isciplinary/transdiscipli
research and practices in STEMM (including developing a
nary research and
cadre of trained human resources, creating avenues,
practices in STEMM
fostering collaborations, etc.)
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to promote
multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary
research and practices in STEMM
Inactive: No efforts are underway to promote
multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary
research and practices in STEMM.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to recognise and

Inclusion of cognitive incorporate cognitive diversity in STEMM fields (including
diversity in STEMM fields conducive human resource hiring practices and
(Cognitive diversity refers institutional culture). Increased participation of people
to different ways people with cognitive diversity.
think due to various Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to recognise and
3.2. factors like their incorporate cognitive diversity in STEMM fields (including
demographics, academic conducive human resource hiring practices and
disciplines, expertise, institutional culture).
education, personality Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
traits, neurological institutional measures to recognise and incorporate
conditions, and culture. ) cognitive diversity in STEMM fields
Inactive: No efforts are underway.

Periodic Evaluation,
assessment, and
reporting of current state Advanced: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
of and efforts towards institutional efforts towards incorporating a diversity of
incorporating a diversity thoughts, disciplines and experiences in STEM-related
of thoughts, disciplines practices, paired with revision in existing efforts and
and experiences in STEM- introduction of new efforts.
related practices Adequate: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
3.3.
(including data collection institutional efforts towards incorporating a diversity of
on different aspects thoughts, disciplines and experiences in STEM-related
mentioned in this section practices
and assessment of lived Need identified: The need for an evaluation and
experiences of people vis- assessment mechanism is identified.
a-vis institutional Inactive: No assessment and evaluation are needed.
commitment to
inclusivity)

4 Ensuring plurality of knowledge and languages

Add best practice examples, if any (e.g.

(If the options 'Advanced'
awareness and sensitisation efforts,
or 'Adequate' are chosen)
(If the option 'Advanced' is research on inclusivity, active
Rating List the institutional
chosen) List the visible monitoring and penalising
Effort/instrument Choose the option based on the indicators below scale policies and mandates in
impacts for the said discrimination, weaving inclusivity into
(SARF)* place for each of the
institutional effort products, services, and curriculum,
following questions if
innovation/creative solutions, scale-up
applicable
of a pilot, etc.)
 Advanced: Institutional efforts to ensure a plurality of
Ensuring and
knowledge in STEMM. Visible impact in terms of the
encouraging plurality
number of knowledge outputs and outcomes,
of knowledge:
technological advances, collaborations and innovations
Integration of Indigenous,
that incorporate different systems of knowledge.
4.1. traditional, and other
Adequate: Institutional efforts to ensure a plurality of
local knowledge into
knowledge in STEMM.
mainstream knowledge
Need identified: The need for institutional efforts to
through appropriate
ensure plurality of knowledge in STEMM is identified.
validation
Inactive: No need to ensure plurality of knowledge.

Advanced: Institutional policies/mandates to enable

research and innovation without a language barrier and
using technology as an enabler. Visible impact in the
Enabling research and
form of the number of outcomes in diverse languages
innovation without a
(publications, innovations, projects, etc.). Promoting
language barrier
research in low-resource languages. Technological
(including translation
4.2. solutions to break language barriers.
facilities, using
Adequate: Institutional policies/mandates to enable
technology as an enabler,
research and innovation without a language barrier.
removing technological
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
barriers, etc.)
institutional measures to enable research and innovation
without a language barrier.
Inactive: No efforts underway.

Periodic Evaluation, Advanced: Periodic evaluation and assessment of

assessment, and institutional efforts towards ensuring plurality of
reporting of current state knowledge and languages in STEMM-related practices,
of and efforts towards paired with revision in existing efforts and introduction of
ensuring plurality of new efforts.
4.3. knowledge and languages Adequate: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
in STEMM-related institutional efforts towards ensuring plurality of
practices (including data knowledge and languages in STEMM-related practices
collection on different Need identified: The need for an evaluation and
aspects mentioned in this assessment mechanism is identified.
section) Inactive: No assessment and evaluation are needed.

5 Fostering just, ethical, and open science and bridging knowledge asymmetries

Add best practice examples, if any (e.g.

(If the options 'Advanced'
awareness and sensitisation efforts,
or 'Adequate' are chosen)
(If the option 'Advanced' is research on inclusivity, active
Rating List the institutional
chosen) List the visible monitoring and penalising
Effort/instrument Choose the option based on the indicators below scale policies and mandates in
impacts for the said discrimination, weaving inclusivity into
(SARF)* place for each of the
institutional effort products, services, and curriculum,
following questions if
innovation/creative solutions, scale-up
applicable
of a pilot, etc.)

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to foster public

participation and community engagement in STEMM
fields (including through effective science communication
practices, outreach activities, consultations, etc.). Visible
impact in the form of the number of projects, studies,
assignments, decisions, etc. that involves (two-way)
communication with the public, their engagement, and
Fostering public
participation.
participation and
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to foster public
5.1. community
participation and community engagement in STEMM
engagements in STEMM
fields (including through effective science communication
fields
practices, outreach activities, consultations, etc.)
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to foster public participation and
community engagement in STEMM fields.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to foster public participation and
community engagement in STEMM fields.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to enable the

institutional environment that fosters open science
(enabling free, fair, and equitable access to knowledge
and resources). Visible openness in the creation, sharing,
and dissemination of knowledge (increased number of
Enabling institutional
open-access publications, freedom of knowledge sharing,
environment to foster
resharing, etc.).
open science
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to enable the
(respecting national
5.2. institutional environment that fosters open science
security, human rights,
(enabling free, fair, and equitable access to knowledge
equity, justice, ethics,
and resources).
research integrity and
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
academic freedom)
institutional measures to enable the institutional
environment that fosters open science.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to enable the institutional
environment that fosters open science.
 Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to incorporate
the ethical dimensions of science and research in
scientific and technological processes, outcomes, and
Incorporating ethical dissemination (including having guidelines, code of
dimensions of science conduct, etc.). Visible impact in terms of increased
and research in adherence to ethical practices and their holistic
scientific and incorporation in processes and outcomes.
technological processes, Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to incorporate
outcomes, curricula, and the ethical dimensions of science and research in
dissemination (ethical lab scientific and technological processes, outcomes, and
5.3.
practices, guidelines to dissemination (including having guidelines, code of
avoid plagiarism, conduct, etc.)
enabling informed Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
consent, representative institutional measures to incorporate the ethical
sampling, etc.) dimensions of science and research in scientific and
technological processes, outcomes, and dissemination.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to incorporate the ethical
dimensions of science and research in scientific and
technological processes, outcomes, and dissemination.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to create and

strengthen networks and platforms to promote inclusivity
in STEMM. Visible impact in terms of formation,
Creating networks and strengthening, and utilisation of mentorship networks,
platforms to promote advocacy groups, knowledge-sharing platforms, forums,
inclusivity in STEMM at etc.
the institutional or Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to create and
5.4. community levels strengthen networks and platforms to promote inclusivity
(mentorship networks, in STEMM.
advocacy groups, Need identified: Efforts are underway to create and
knowledge sharing strengthen networks and platforms to promote inclusivity
platforms, forums, etc.) in STEMM.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to create and
strengthen networks and platforms to promote inclusivity
in STEMM.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to build and

strengthen international collaboration to promote open
science and bridge knowledge asymmetries. Visible
impact in terms of increased knowledge exchange,
International sharing, collaborations, cultural exchange, etc.
collaboration to Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to build and
promote open science strengthen international collaboration to promote open
and bridge knowledge science and bridge knowledge asymmetries.
5.5.
asymmetries Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
(knowledge and talent institutional measures to build and strengthen
exchange, joint events, international collaboration to promote open science and
workshops, etc.) bridge knowledge asymmetries.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to build and strengthen
international collaboration to promote open science and
bridge knowledge asymmetries.

Advanced: Institutional policy/mandate to ensure the

dissemination of knowledge, and scientific and
technological advances in multiple languages. Visible
impact in terms of knowledge dissemination in multiple
languages.
Adequate: Institutional policy/mandate to ensure the
Dissemination of
dissemination of knowledge, and scientific and
knowledge, and scientific
technological advances in multiple languages
5.6. and technological
Need identified: Efforts are underway to develop
advances in multiple
institutional measures to ensure the dissemination of
languages
knowledge, and scientific, and technological advances in
multiple languages.
Inactive: No efforts are underway to develop
institutional measures to ensure the dissemination of
knowledge, and scientific and technological advances in
multiple languages.

Advanced: Periodic evaluation and assessment of

Periodic Evaluation,
institutional efforts towards just, ethical, and open
assessment, and
science, paired with revision in existing efforts and
reporting of current state
introduction of new efforts.
of and efforts towards
Adequate: Periodic evaluation and assessment of
5.7. just, ethical, and open
institutional efforts towards just, ethical, and open
science (including data
science.
collection on different
Need identified: The need for an evaluation and
aspects mentioned in this
assessment mechanism is identified.
section)
Inactive: No assessment and evaluation are needed.