Focus on Innovations that benefit society LG to youth

Jammu: Asserting that new innovations are touching the lives of common man in ways that we cannot even fully imagine, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha urged youth to focus on innovations that would benefit society at large like water and energy conservation, waste management, precision agriculture and e-governance
Addressing the young innovators participating in ‘Smart India Hackathon 2024 - Hardware Edition’ Grand Finale at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, LGcommended 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 problems.
“I see Smart India Hackathon as a powerful instrument to bridge the gap between educational institutions and industries,” LG said.
Highlighting the transformation in innovation landscape of the country in the past 10 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LG 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 LG 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 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.
LG 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.
LG 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.