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Dr. S.P. Agarwal is a Post Graduate in Advanced Electronics Engineering, a Post Graduate in Business Administration and holds a doctoral level degree in International Business. He has a long experience of more than 40 years in R&D, S&T Policy making and administration, technology development & trade, promotion and developing of consulting services, technology incubation, development of small business etc., and has worked in various R&D and commercial organizations. He was Adviser in the Ministry of Science & Technology till 2002. Presently, he is a Professor and Head of the Centre for International Trade in Technology at Indian institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. Dr. Agarwal has speical interest in promotion and development of consultancy services, and his taken several initiatives in this direction while he was with the Ministry of Science & Technology or earlier. These included conceptualizing and implementing a Plan scheme for development and promotion of consultancy capabilities in mid eighties, setting up of Consultancy Development Centre at New Delhi, Technical Consultancy Development Programme for Asia and Pacific, supporting consultancy associations and promotional organizations etc., besides research studies and reports. He has been consultant to national and international organizations such as UNDP and ESCAP, and has actively participated in national and international conferences, delegations, trade fairs, etc. in India and abroad. He was invited by ITC and UNIDO for their international meetings for development and cooperation in consultancy services in developing countries, in Geneva and Vienna in mid nineties. He has been on the Boards of Directors of several companies including consultancy companies. He has published more than 100 technical/research papers in India and abroad, including those related to consultancy services. He is perceived to be a champion for the development and promotion of consultancy profession in the country and abroad.