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Students to build digital solutions for government
In a major push to country’s transformation to all things digital, students from across India now have the opportunity to solve real life problems that nearly 28 ministries of the government face. Thanks to the ‘Smart India Hackathon 2017’ initiative taken up by the Ministry of HRD
In a major push to country’s transformation to all things digital, students from across India now have the opportunity to solve real life problems that nearly 28 ministries of the government face.
Thanks to the ‘Smart India Hackathon 2017’ initiative taken up by the Ministry of HRD in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
As part of the event, an awareness programme was held at Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET) on Friday in which Dr Abhay Jere, Organising Secretary and the man behind the ‘Hackathon’ was present.
Motivating students at the event, he said, “Hackathon is aimed at capturing the imagination of young minds and applying it to solve the challenges India is facing.
It is an initiative to bootstrap new ideas and build a smart India that’s digitally empowered.”
“After interacting with 28 ministries, 600 problems were identified and listed on the website www.innovate.mygov.in.
The agenda of Smart India Hackathon 2017 is to formulate working digital solutions to these problems by engaging students from educational institutions across India on a common platform,” he said.
Elaborating on the need for such initiative, Dr Jere brought to attention that nearly 3.75 lakh youngsters work on academic projects every year throughout India under registered AICTE courses, but the output in terms of developing nation building apps and solutions is not formidable.
“It may be noted that as many as 30 lakh students are studying under 6,500 colleges affiliated with AICTE. We need to tap this potential,” he said.
“Hacking must be done for national building,” he emphasised.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dileep N. Malkhede, Advisor-I, RIFD, AICTE New Delhi said, “This is the first time AICTE is directly connecting with students.
It’s the biggest ever event around the world where the largest number of students will participate to solve the different types of problems faced by the diverse population of India.”
Addressing students, Prof Malkhede said, “What is most challenging today is not to expand technical education but to increase the quality of technical education. This can happen if the faculty is good, and if the students are good, coupled with motivation for change.”
Secretary of Sultan-Ul-Uloom Education Society Zafar Javeed said, “The Hackathon India is nothing short of involving young India in problem solving. If this young energy is channelled for country’s good, it will be the contribution of students in nation building.”
Dates for the main event are yet to be announced. It will be held simultaneously across 25 cities with nearly 450 students participating in a non-stop 36 hours programming competition.
Besides the opportunity to work on live projects, nearly 50 lakh worth of prizes are to be won.
For more details, one may visit the website www.innovate.mygov.in.
