National Conference - TV 2035 - Day2 (30-09-16)

National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 at Hyderabad
 (Pics of Day 2 - 30-09-2016)

Technology, Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) in association with Indian Development Foundation (IDF) and Oakridge International School organized a two-day national conference on Technology Vision 2035 on 29th and 30th September 2016 at Oakridge International School, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. The pics attached are day2 Conference held on 30th September 2016.

TIFAC, an autonomous body under the department of Science & Technology, Govt. Of India and  the technology Think Tank of India, projects the trajectory and trends of technology and the recent document released by the Prime Minister and captures the technological state of India and Indians for the year 2035.

The participants in the conference included educationists, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industries, associations, state govt. officials, S&T council, research institutes, NGOs, policy makers and students.

The prerogatives included for discussions were Information Communication and Technology (ICT), Education and Safe and Speedy Mobility.

Dr. Gautam Goswami, Head, TV 2035 and Dr. N. C. Chauhan, Registrar, TIFAC explained the roadmap of Technology Vision 2035 and led the plenary sessions.  Mr. Sanjay Ram, Dr. Narayan Iyer and Dr. S. Franklin along with Team IDF co-ordinated the conference.

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National Conference - TV2035 @ Hyderabad

Technology, Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) in association with Indian Development Foundation (IDF) and Oakridge International School organized a two-day national conference on Technology Vision 2035 on 29th and 30th September 2016 at Oakridge International School, Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

TIFAC, an autonomous body under the department of Science & Technology, Govt. Of India and  the technology Think Tank of India, projects the trajectory and trends of technology and the recent document released by the Prime Minister and captures the technological state of India and Indians for the year 2035.

The conference focussed on medical and healthcare, quality education, information communication & technology (ICT) and safety & mobility.  The Medical and Health Care Document was released on 29 Sept. at the hands of the Chief Guest Shri Y.S.Chowdary, Minister of State, Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of TIFAC and former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India lead the panelists and eminent experts towards Technology Vision 2035.

The participants in the conference included educationists, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, industries, associations, state govt. officials, S&T council, research institutes, NGOs, policy makers and students.

Dr. Prabhat Ranjan, Executive Director, TIFAC and Dr. Gautam Goswami, Head, TV 2035 explained the roadmap of Technology Vision 2035.  Dr. A.P. Jayaraman, Mr. Sanjay Ram, Dr. Narayan Iyer along with Team IDF co-ordinated the conference.

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National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 held at Chennai

National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 held at Chennai

organized by TIFAC - IDF - SBIOA Educational Trust

On 5^th July 2016, under the joint auspices of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), Indian Development Foundation and  S.B.I.O.A. Educational Trust conducted a National Conference On Technology Vision 2035 at the SBIOA auditorium, Chennai.

The opening session was initiated by Dr A. P. Jayaraman, Senior Nuclear Scientist and Trustee, Indian Development Foundation, who introduced the audience to the Technology Vision 2035. Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman-TIFAC & Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, the Chief Guest, delivered the Keynote Address. Prof. Prabhat Ranjan, Executive Director, TIFAC, presented the Technology Vision 2035 document to the audience of nearly 1000, after which Dr. Gautam Goswami, Head, TV 2035 Exercise, TIFAC, provided an insight into the presented document. The opening session concluded with words by Dr. Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev, Secretary and Correspondent, SBIOA Educational Trust, who elaborated the design and focus of the day’s conference.

In the first plenary session on the first of the goals of Technology Vision 2035, Quality Education, moderated by Dr. A. P. Jayaraman, the speakers were Dr. Neeraj Saxena, Scientist, TIFAC, Shri S. M. Saleem, Deputy Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Chennai, Dr. R. Ramanujam, Professor, Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and Shri J. Thomas, Department of Physics, SBOA Matriculation & Hr. Sec. School.

Post-lunch, in the second session of the day, the discussion on Clean and Potable Water was moderated by Dr. S. Janakarajan, Economist and Consultant, MIDS. The speakers for the session were Dr. Pushpito Ghosh, Former Director, CSMCRI, Bhavnagar, Dr. S. Prabhakar, Nuclear Scientist, Ex.BARC, Desalination Expert and Indian Development Foundation Ambassador, Dr. G. Venkatesan, Scientist, National Institute of Ocean Technology, and Dr. T. P. Raghunath, CEO, Centre for Ecology and Rural Development Secretary, TNSF.

In the third plenary session of the day, moderated by Shri Sanjay Ram, Project Co-ordinator, Indian Development Foundation, the speakers – Prof. S.S. Thipse, Dy. Director, Powertrain Engineering (Pune), Dr. G. Uma Devi, Professor, Transport Engineering, Dept of Civil Engineering, C.E.G.Guindy, Anna University, Shri K. Mohanram, Project Manager, Directorate of e- Governance, Chennai, and Shri Gitakrishnan Ramadurai, Assistant Professor, Transportation Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras – discussed the goal of Safe and Speedy Mobility.

In the valedictory session, Dr. Thomas Franco Rajendra Dev spoke a few words on behalf of SBIOA Educational Trust. Dr. A.R.K. Pillai, founder President, Indian Development Foundation, concluded the valedictory session, and the day’s events, with his thoughts on the Technology Vision exercise and the nature of developmental activities in India. 

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National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 @ Chennai (05-07-2016)

National Conference on Technology Vision 2035

Jointly organised by

Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC)Indian Development Foundation (IDF) andS.B.I.O.A Educational Trust

Day – Date – Time : Tuesday - 05-07-2016 – 9AM

Venue  : SBOA School & Jr. College Auditorium, Anna Nagar West, Chennai

Dear Sir/ Madam :

Greetings and good wishes !

A National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 (TV2305) designed by TIFAC (Technology, Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council) will be held on Tuesday, the 5^th of July 2016 at SBOA School & Junior College, Anna Nagar West, Chennai 600 101 at 9:00 AM.

Highlights of the National Conference on TV2035

·         Presentations on the main TV 2035 document by TIFAC, (TV 2035 – Document link)
Plenary sessions on 3 sectors of TV 2035
Quality Education, Clean Air and Potable Water and Safe and Speedy Mobility.

    Dr.Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of TIFAC and former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India will be the Chief Guest for the National Conference and lead the panellists and eminent experts towards Technology Vision 2035.

Details on IDF and TIFAC

Indian Development Foundation (IDF) is a leading national NGO working for health, education and development.  IDF has an excellent track record of over 32 years of humanitarian service.  IDF has the Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2012.  (www.idf.org.in)

Technology, Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), a technology think tank under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. Of India, oversees technology trends and makes an effort to delineate possible technology trajectories that the country needs to take. TIFAC has made significant contribution to Indian S&T system by bringing out technology vision documents, technology assessment and foresight reports besides supporting technology innovation, technology infusion in MSME sector and patent facilitation.  (www.tifac.org.in)

Recently, TIFAC has brought out the Technology Vision 2035 document, an outcome of an extensive visionary exercise involving about 5000 people across 12 key sectors of national importance. The document was released by the Hon’ble Prime Minister at the 103rd Indian Science Congress on January 3 2016, held in Mysore.

TV2035

In brief, this document captures the needs and aspirations of Indians in the year 2035 and enunciates them in the form of 12 prerogatives – 6 individual and 6 collective.  A set of 10 Grand Challenges have also been identified. Towards achieving these prerogatives, a range of technologies at different stages of evolution have been identified as enablers in this context. This document is also being followed by technology road maps of 12 key sectors. A brief of these road maps is captured as “Technoscape” in the document. You may access the document at  (TV 2035 – Document link)

Indian Development Foundation is playing its cardinal role as S&T communicators in creating public understanding of TV 2035 by facilitating interaction between the TIFAC Think-tank team and selected stakeholder groups for diffusion and dissemination of the essence of the document

The programme in addition to the presentations on the main TV 2035 document by TIFAC, would also include plenary sessions on 3 sectors of TV 2035. The sectors are: Quality Education, Clean air and Potable Water and Safe and Speedy Mobility.

Your Participation

On behalf of organising committee we cordially invite you and team to the conference to actively participate and enrich the discussion towards realisation of the vision.

Kindly confirm your acceptance by email – idftv2035@gmail.com – 9840040191.

Send - Full name of the Participant/ Name of the Institution / Email id/ Mobile No.

There are no registration fees to participate.  National Conference Technology Vision 2035 Kit and Participation Certificate will be provided to all the registered participants.

Dr. Narayan B. Iyer 

CEO, IDF - 9819131388

S. Sreeram
Manager, IDF  – 9840040191

idftv2035@gmail.com