Third hackathon

Question 1

1.What was the India Hackathon held at Chennai?

Answer 1

1.Hackathons like this are great for youngsters. Participants get access to state of the art technology for the solution of global problems. And, they have to do it in a time frame.

Participants can test their ideas, their Innovative Skills. And, I firmly believe that the solutions found in today’s hackathons are the start-up ideas for tomorrow.

We in India have been doing the Smart India Hackathon for the last few years. This initiative brings together Government Departments, people associated with Industry, and all premier Institutes.
We incubate, fund and handhold solutions from the Smart India hackathon and try converting them into start-ups. On similar lines, we hope that NTU, MHRD and AICTE will jointly explore the possibility of creating ventures on ideas from this joint Hackathon.

Question 2

2. India is poised to grow into a Five Trillion dollar economy.
   For that it is said that Innovation and start-ups will play a crucial role. Explain

Answer 2

2. Already, India is among the Top Three Start-up Friendly Ecosystems. During the last five years, we have given great emphasis to encourage Innovation and Incubation.
   Programmes like Atal Innovation Mission, PM Research Fellowships, Start-up India Abhiyan are the foundation of 21st century India, an India that promotes a culture of innovation.
   We are now trying to give exposure to modern technology like Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain to our students as early as in 6th grade.
   From school to research in higher education, an ecosystem is being created that becomes a medium for innovation.

Question 3

3. Indian Solutions for Global Application - this is our goal and our commitment. Explain

Answer 3

We are encouraging Innovation and Incubation for two big reasons, One is - we want easy solutions to solve India’s problems, to make life easier. And another, we, in India want to find solutions for the whole world.
3.We would also like our cost effective solutions to be available to serve the needs of the poorest countries - Indian innovation in support of the poorest and the most deprived, no matter where they live.

We genuinely believe that technology unites people, even across countries, across continents. Let best brains in Asian countries compete to offer innovative solutions for reducing ‘Global Warming and Climate Change’.