Texas Instruments collaborates with IIMB and DST; NSRCEL to mentor students
July 21, 2017, Bengaluru: Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the launch of the second edition of India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC 2017), with registrations for the contest opening on July 20, 2017 at www.ti.com/iicdc. The last date for registration is September 10, 2017. TI will continue the collaboration with Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) to nurture innovation and be aligned to the goals of the Make in India program. In the year long run, IICDC 2017 will include an intense mentoring program for students.
TI will provide resources and in depth technical training throughout IICDC 2017, while DST will provide INR 3.5 crores to the student start-ups for prototyping and seed funding. The NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore will extend business mentoring and incubation support. MyGov, the government’s online portal, will be open to the participants for registration.
“TI believes in nurturing engineering students through our university program, especially through experiential learning. IICDC is a great example of this. We are thankful to all the partners for helping us build IICDC as a thriving platform for young minds to generate ideas and then launch their start-ups,” said Sanjay Srivastava, Director, TI India University Program.
Dr. Suresh Bhagavatula, Chairperson, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development, NSRCEL, said: “IIMB can foresee an exciting opportunity through this collaboration with TI on the IICDC by coming across unique entrepreneurial ideas from the best talents of the country and helping them incubate the ideas thereby transforming them into successful enterprises. With mentors from NSRCEL, we see a lot of growth and competitive opportunity for students who want to address critical problems through their innovations.”
“DST’s collaboration with TI’s IICDC provides impetus to the development of science and technology within the country. With this, we encourage students to engineer path-breaking solutions that bring socio economic changes,” said H.K. Mittal, advisor and head of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), DST.
Commenting on the partnership, Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO of MyGov, said: “MyGov is glad to support DST and TI India in bringing innovative ideas from different corners of the country to one platform, thus further strengthening government’s Make in India program. The innovative platform of MyGov has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) that has great engagement and evaluation features to conduct such contests. The platform has hosted a number of such innovative contests in recent years.”
About Texas Instruments: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. Currently, TI is helping approximately 100,000 customers transform the future.
About IIMB & NSRCEL: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) builds leaders and entrepreneurs through holistic, transformative and innovative education. An EQUIS accredited school, IIMB is an acknowledged hub of academic activity in India and across the world. IIMB’s research centres include the Centre for Capital Markets & Risk Management (CCMRM), Centre for Corporate Governance & Citizenship (CCGC), Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning Research (ERP Research Centre), Centre for Public Policy (CPP), Centre for Software & Information Technology Management (CSITM), NSRCEL and the Supply Chain Management Centre (SCMC). NSRCEL incubates start-ups and provides free mentoring for budding entrepreneurs. NSRCEL currently incubates 18 start-ups – perhaps the largest number for an incubation centre in an academic institution. In 2016-17, NSRCEL conducted 500 mentoring sessions and over 50 events. Through its rapidly growing open mentoring initiatives, it is conservatively estimated that NSRCEL may have directly impacted in excess of 10,000 entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs or other participants in the ecosystem since it was established in 2000.
About DST: The Department of Science & Technology (DST) set up in 1971 by the Government of India plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country. The department has wide-ranging activities from promoting high-end basic research and development of cutting-edge technologies to servicing the technological requirements of the common man through development of appropriate skills and technologies. One of the mandates of DST is to support innovations, science and technology based entrepreneurship development and technology business incubation activity through the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (https://www.nstedb.com/). The board engages with academic and R&D institutions and also partners with leading industries to promote entrepreneurship across the country.
About MyGov: MyGov is a novel initiative taken by the Government of India to build a crucial partnership between citizens and the Government with the help of technology to uncover the true potential of India. Through this platform, the Government encourages public participation towards good governance by seeking ideas, suggestions and creative talent of the citizens. MyGov’s focus is to empower citizens to work hand in hand with government to channelize their collective energy into constructive nation building. National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has designed, developed and hosted the MyGov and 20 of its sub-domains.
Texas Instruments collaborates with IIMB and DST; NSRCEL to mentor students
July 21, 2017, Bengaluru: Texas Instruments (TI) today announced the launch of the second edition of India Innovation Challenge Design Contest (IICDC 2017), with registrations for the contest opening on July 20, 2017 at www.ti.com/iicdc. The last date for registration is September 10, 2017. TI will continue the collaboration with Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) to nurture innovation and be aligned to the goals of the Make in India program. In the year long run, IICDC 2017 will include an intense mentoring program for students.
TI will provide resources and in depth technical training throughout IICDC 2017, while DST will provide INR 3.5 crores to the student start-ups for prototyping and seed funding. The NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore will extend business mentoring and incubation support. MyGov, the government’s online portal, will be open to the participants for registration.
“TI believes in nurturing engineering students through our university program, especially through experiential learning. IICDC is a great example of this. We are thankful to all the partners for helping us build IICDC as a thriving platform for young minds to generate ideas and then launch their start-ups,” said Sanjay Srivastava, Director, TI India University Program.
Dr. Suresh Bhagavatula, Chairperson, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Development, NSRCEL, said: “IIMB can foresee an exciting opportunity through this collaboration with TI on the IICDC by coming across unique entrepreneurial ideas from the best talents of the country and helping them incubate the ideas thereby transforming them into successful enterprises. With mentors from NSRCEL, we see a lot of growth and competitive opportunity for students who want to address critical problems through their innovations.”
“DST’s collaboration with TI’s IICDC provides impetus to the development of science and technology within the country. With this, we encourage students to engineer path-breaking solutions that bring socio economic changes,” said H.K. Mittal, advisor and head of National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), DST.
Commenting on the partnership, Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO of MyGov, said: “MyGov is glad to support DST and TI India in bringing innovative ideas from different corners of the country to one platform, thus further strengthening government’s Make in India program. The innovative platform of MyGov has been developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) that has great engagement and evaluation features to conduct such contests. The platform has hosted a number of such innovative contests in recent years.”
About Texas Instruments: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. Currently, TI is helping approximately 100,000 customers transform the future.
About IIMB & NSRCEL: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB) builds leaders and entrepreneurs through holistic, transformative and innovative education. An EQUIS accredited school, IIMB is an acknowledged hub of academic activity in India and across the world. IIMB’s research centres include the Centre for Capital Markets & Risk Management (CCMRM), Centre for Corporate Governance & Citizenship (CCGC), Centre for Enterprise Resource Planning Research (ERP Research Centre), Centre for Public Policy (CPP), Centre for Software & Information Technology Management (CSITM), NSRCEL and the Supply Chain Management Centre (SCMC). NSRCEL incubates start-ups and provides free mentoring for budding entrepreneurs. NSRCEL currently incubates 18 start-ups – perhaps the largest number for an incubation centre in an academic institution. In 2016-17, NSRCEL conducted 500 mentoring sessions and over 50 events. Through its rapidly growing open mentoring initiatives, it is conservatively estimated that NSRCEL may have directly impacted in excess of 10,000 entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs or other participants in the ecosystem since it was established in 2000.
About DST: The Department of Science & Technology (DST) set up in 1971 by the Government of India plays a pivotal role in promotion of science & technology in the country. The department has wide-ranging activities from promoting high-end basic research and development of cutting-edge technologies to servicing the technological requirements of the common man through development of appropriate skills and technologies. One of the mandates of DST is to support innovations, science and technology based entrepreneurship development and technology business incubation activity through the National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (https://www.nstedb.com/). The board engages with academic and R&D institutions and also partners with leading industries to promote entrepreneurship across the country.
About MyGov: MyGov is a novel initiative taken by the Government of India to build a crucial partnership between citizens and the Government with the help of technology to uncover the true potential of India. Through this platform, the Government encourages public participation towards good governance by seeking ideas, suggestions and creative talent of the citizens. MyGov’s focus is to empower citizens to work hand in hand with government to channelize their collective energy into constructive nation building. National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has designed, developed and hosted the MyGov and 20 of its sub-domains.