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LG Addresses Young Innovators At ‘Smart India Hackathon 2024 – At Galgotias Varsity

Says “Laudable Is The transformation in innovation landscape of the country in past 10 years”

K H News Service by K H News Service
December 12, 2024
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“India Emerged As One Of The Global Leaders In New Inventions, Which Are Seen As Critical To The Future Well-Being Of Society, Drive Nation’s Economic Growth”

“Time For Youth Totranslate Your Ideas Into Socially, Commercially Viable Application. They Should Ensure Fruits Of New Inventions Reach All Sections”

“New Innovations Touching Lives Of Common Man In Ways That We Cannot Even Fully Imagine Today. Our Focus Should Also Be On Innovations That Would Benefit Society At Large Like Water.Energy Conservation, Waste Management, Precision Agriculture , e-Governance”

“We Need Cutting Edge Technologies To Be The Leading Nation In Technological Inventions And At The Same Time We Need Environment-Friendly Innovations For Sustainable Dev”

“To Achieve The Goal Of Developed Nation By 2047, We Need Knowledge, Capability & Commitment Of Innovators, Collaborations, Support For New Ideas, Discoveries, Marketing And Commercialization Of Innovations”

“Ensure Inclusive Dev, Economic Growth Should Be The Main Aim Behind Every Innovation, “Innovation Should Lead Us To Social Change And Drive India’s Economic Growth”

“Augmented Reality (AR) In Industry 4.0 Technology Should Contribute To Design, Product Dev, Maintenance , Quality Control In Different Sectors, Help Manufacturers And Find Solutions To Their Operational Problems, Production Downtime”

“For Industry 4.0 Factories And To Mitigate Social Challenges Of Food, Water, Environment, Energy, We Need Intelligent And Integrated Devices”

“All Core Components Of Industry 4.0 Technologies, Internet Of Things, Big Data, Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Robotics, Additive Manufacturing,Simulation Will Profoundly Impact Traditional Area Of Space, Atomic Energy, Defence Technologies”

Uttar Pradesh : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday addressed the young innovators participating in ‘Smart India Hackathon 2024 – Hardware Edition’ Grand Finale at Galgotias University, Greater Noida.
In his keynote address, the Lieutenant Governor commended the pioneer initiative by Government of India, celebrating the spirit of innovation and collaboration, and providing a dynamic platform for brightest minds of the country to develop and showcase their creative solutions to real-world proble “I see Smart India Hackathon as a powerful instrument to bridge the gap between educational institutions and industries,” the Lieutenant Governor said.
In the next 4 days during the Hackathon, participants from across the country will work on critical problem statements to develop successful innovation. Highlighting the transformation in innovation landscape of the country in the past 10 years, under the leadership of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Lieutenant Governor said, India has emerged as one of the global leaders in new inventions, which are seen as critical to the future well-being of society and to drive the nation’s economic growth. On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor called upon the youth to translate their ideas into socially useful and commercially viable applications and ensure that fruits of new inventions reach all sections. “Your courage, dedication, talent and zeal to explore the unknown will give new impetus to the journey of Developed India,” the Lieutenant Governor told the Youth. “We need cutting edge technologies to be the leading nation in technological inventions and at the same time we need environment-friendly innovations for sustainable development. To achieve the goal of Developed Nation by 2047, we need knowledge, capability and commitment of innovators, collaborations, support for new ideas, discoveries, marketing and commercialization of innovations,” the Lieutenant Governor said. He said new innovations are touching the lives of common man in ways that we cannot even fully imagine today. Our focus should also be on innovations that would benefit society at large like water and energy conservation, waste management, precision agriculture and e-governance, he added. He also asked the young innovators to explore diverse areas in Agriculture sector pertaining to soil health, pest infestation, climate change, real time data etc.
The Lieutenant Governor emphasised that inclusive development and economic growth should be the main aim behind every innovation. “Innovation should lead us to social change and drive India’s economic growth. Augmented Reality (AR) in Industry 4.0 technology should contribute to design, product development, maintenance and quality control in different sectors and help our manufacturers and find solutions to their operational problems and production downtime,” the Lieutenant Governor said. He further highlighted that better system integration and smart factories will be the most dynamic aspect of Industry 4.0 involving physical equipment and digital tools and also it will be the best example of collaboration between human and technology. “For Industry 4.0 Factories and to mitigate the social challenges of food, water, environment and energy, we need intelligent and integrated devices. All the core components of Industry 4.0 technologies, Internet of Things, Big Data, Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Robotics, additive manufacturing and Simulation will profoundly impact traditional area of space, atomic energy and defence technologies,” he said. The Lieutenant Governor underscored the need to strengthen the partnership between academia, industry and policymakers to provide solutions to the challenges of society and the nation. He further asked the mentors and faculty members to encourage students to focus on “Problem First” and promote entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Universities’ campuses. The Lieutenant Governor also emphasized the role of educational institutions in establishing India as a Knowledge economy and stressed on implementation of National Education Policy 2020 in letter and spirit. The Chancellor of the Galgotias University, on the request of Lieutenant Governor, announced 50 percent scholarship for the students from J&K. Ashok Bajpai, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Suneel Galgotia, Chancellor, Galgotias University; Dr. K. Mallikharjuna Babu, Vice Chancellor, faculty members, students of the University, prominent citizens and young innovators from various regions were present.

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