UTTAR PRADESH, DECEMBER 11: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said India has emerged as one of the global leaders in new inventions.
LG was addressing the young innovators participating in the ‘Smart India Hackathon 2024 – Hardware Edition’ Grand Finale at Galgotias University, Greater Noida.
Highlighting the transformation in the innovation landscape of the country in the past 10 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he 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.
Lieutenant Governor commended the pioneering initiative by the Government of India, celebrating the spirit of innovation and collaboration, and providing a dynamic platform for the brightest minds of the country to develop and showcase their creative solutions to real-world problems. “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.
On the occasion, the Lieutenant Governor called upon the youth to translate their ideas into socially useful and commercially viable applications and ensure that the 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. We also 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 innovations are touching the lives of the 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 the Agriculture sector about soil health, pest infestation, climate change, real-time data, etc.
The Lieutenant Governor emphasized 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 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 humans 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 areas of space, atomic energy,y and defense 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 the entrepreneurship ecosystem on 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 Galgotias University, on the request of the Lieutenant Governor, announced a 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.