National Conference on Technology Vision 2035 held at Chennai
organized by TIFAC - IDF - SBIOA Educational Trust
On 5th 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.
