M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the newly developed Jodhpur City Knowledge and Innovation Cluster (JCKIC) at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur and also laid the foundation stone of the ‘Fab Lab for AIoT systems’ at the institute.
The new cluster at IIT Jodhpur aims at creating linkages among academic institutions, research and development institutes, national and state research laboratories, government agencies, and industries of Jodhpur and its surroundings. JCKIC is an initiative of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) approved under the aegis of the Office of Principal Scientific Advisor, GoI initiated in 2020. The programme has been approved in six clusters at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Bhubaneswar and Delhi.
There are several programmes and activities being set up under the JCKIC including medical technology innovation, working on technologies for providing clean drinking water, the transdisciplinary framework of medical, engineering, environmental and life sciences, expansion of the local handicraft work of Jodhpur among others.
Basic courses in computing, data sciences should be made mandatory: Venkaiah Naidu
While inaugurating the innovation cluster, the Vice President said basic courses in computing and data sciences should be made compulsory for students in all disciplines. Premier institutes such as Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) should proactively share their expertise and best practices with other educational institutions in their region.
“Innovation and collaboration should be embedded into the very DNA of higher education institutions...I call upon educational institutions, researchers and developers to strive and come out with practical solutions of AI in the fields of agriculture, health, governance and education,” Naidu said.
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