NEW DELHI, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
- Felicitates the Indian Student Contingent Selected to Compete in Intel's Annual International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)
- Announces Winning Teams of the Intel and DST - Innovate For Digital India Challenge ('Challenge')
Reiterating its commitment to nurturing innovation, Intel India, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), and the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF) have felicitated the students who have been chosen to participate in the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), to be held in Phoenix, Arizona this May. Intel and DST also announced the names of the top three projects selected for the Intel and DST - Innovate for Digital India Challenge.
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At an event held in the city today, Shri. Y. S. Chowdary, Hon'ble Minister of State, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, Professor Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Ms. Debjani Ghosh, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group and Managing Director, South Asia at Intel Technology India Pvt Ltd, along with Mr. Michael Pelletier, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of the United States of America congratulated the 16 students shortlisted to attend the ISEF, and the winning teams of the Challenge, recognizing their achievements which contribute to foster local innovation in India.
Other dignitaries at the event included Dr. B.P. Singh, National Council for Science & Technology Communication, (NCSTC), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, Dr. Rajiv Tayal, Executive Director, IUSSTF, Padma Bhushan Dr. Vijay P. Bhatkar, National President of Vijnana Bharati, and Mr. Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, mygov.in.
Shri. Y. S. Chowdary, Hon'ble Minister of State, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Government of India, said, "Through Digital India, the Government aims to bring the benefits of technology to as many citizens as we can. Successful collaborations between the government and the private sector through initiatives like these aptly support this vision. It is endearing to see young minds coming together to address local challenges through the power of technology. I congratulate all the winners and wish then all the best."
Commenting on the occasion, Ms. Debjani Ghosh - Vice President, Sales and Marketing Group and Managing Director, South Asia, said, "Intel believes that innovation is indispensable for the Indian economy to realize its vision of becoming a successful digital economy. This shift necessitates a strong ecosystem that brings together students, entrepreneurs, and industry collaborations, and creating that ecosystem is Intel's commitment to India. Through initiatives such as the Intel & DST - Innovate for Digital India Challenge and ISEF, our goal is to nurture this spirit of innovation and contribute to India's digital growth story. I congratulate the winning three teams of the Challenge and the young students, and wish them all the best in all their future endeavors."
The dignitaries congratulated the winners of the Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS) National Fair 2015, who will represent Team India at ISEF 2016, the world's largest international pre-college science competition. IRIS is a research-based science initiative for students, by the DST, Government of India, Indo-US Science and Technology Forum and Intel, that aims to empower the next generation of innovators.
These students are among the brightest and sharpest minds in the country, and have been chosen to showcase their projects at ISEF. This group of 16 young innovators are all set to prove their mettle, and will represent India to compete against approximately 1,750 finalists from 77 countries from May 8th - 13th in Phoenix, Arizona, for approximately US $4 million in awards and scholarships.
The top three projects of the Intel & DST - Innovate for Digital India Challenge, which were selected from over 1,900 entries received, include projects based on Intel Architecture, and provide solutions for the agricultural and healthcare sector. The teams behind the winning projects will now have access to equity investments of up to INR 20,00,000 each. The winning projects are:
- TJay: A wearable product and cloud solution to enable tracking, remote monitoring, and support for people with epilepsy.
- Asha+: A handheld remote health monitoring solution that aids early detection and enables effective intervention especially in medical emergencies.
- Jayalaxmi Agrotech: A crop specific app in regional languages and in English, which provides comprehensive information to farmers, helping them take timely decisions to improve productivity.
Intel is providing broader support for Digital India through its multiple initiatives, including the Intel and DST - Innovate For Digital India Challenge, Intel India Maker Lab that provides infrastructure to budding entrepreneurs and platforms; Initiative for Research and Innovation in Science (IRIS); Intel India Embedded Challenge and Intel® International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), that stimulate a culture of innovation and technology-enabled transformation in young Indians.
Detailed terms and conditions on the challenge and prize money are available at http://innovatefordigitalindia.intel.in/
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ISEF Contingent:
Other than the 16 participants who will be competing at ISEF, there are also 12 student observers - 2 each from the IRIS and Affiliated Partner Fairs of CBSE, NCERT, NCSM, NCSC, and INSPIRE Awards, who have been chosen on the basis of their meritorious performance during the IRIS National Fair 2015, to travel and participate in ISEF at Phoenix Arizona.
About the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF): A program of Society for Science & the Public, it is the world's largest pre-college science fair competition. Over the years, IRIS has contributed significantly towards nurturing and fuelling the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship amongst students in India and in providing them the opportunity to represent India at the world's largest pre-collegiate Science and Engineering Fair - Intel ISEF.
Intel & DST - Innovate for Digital India Challenge Top Three Projects
- T-Jay (Karnataka, Healthcare): T-Jay is an IoT based wearable platform that enables remote monitoring of epileptics, timely and accurate diagnostics, as well as intervention. The team has been working on a wearable device (a glove) with vital sensors that connects to a gateway device, named "PockeTee", based on Intel® Edison. They are undertaking critical, clinical trials at Manipal hospital and initial findings have been very successful, getting doctors excited and committed to making this solution a success. In parallel, they are in talks with various hospitals for commercialization opportunities and aim to launch a beta version by Q4 '16. Intel® Maker Labs, led by Aravind Doss and Natarajan S., have been extending full support for architecture framework evaluation and product development. When deployed, this will be one of the first AI systems for neurology. T-Jay has been shortlisted by the GMC team to be featured as a key maker documentary story for Intel globally and on IQ.intel.com
- Asha+ (Tamil Nadu, Healthcare): Asha+ aims to create an effective preventive healthcare model by unifying, monitoring and tracking health diagnostics in a uniquely designed, handheld device that can capture various vitals of a patient automatically through appropriate, pre-incorporated interfaces. Existing features include stethoscope, blood pressure measurement, pulse oximetry, temperature measurement, 3 lead ECG and blood glucose measurement. The companion smartphone app provides a seamless and easy-to-use remote monitoring platform that ensures quality healthcare for people in remote areas.
- Jayalaxmi Agrotech (Karnataka, Agriculture): An ICT solution that delivers crop specific information to farmers in regional languages and English to help them take timely decisions. The team has been the first to get off the blocks and demonstrate the mind to market philosophy with an order of 100 Agri-Pole devices featuring Intel® Edison boards. Since then, they have added customers via rural banks in Karnataka and have deployed Agri-pole devices across 25 branches offering advanced analytics. Their most recent accomplishment is global, with deployments of Agri-pole devices in Ghana. A researcher from MIT Sloane has been so inspired, he has approached the team to write a whitepaper on the project's social impact.
About the Intel & DST - Innovate for Digital India Challenge: Launched in April 2015, the Intel & DST - Innovate for Digital India challenge was created to attract aspiring and existing entrepreneurs, makers and innovators to develop intuitive and easy-to-use solutions to drive technology adoption or create applications that accelerate the delivery of e-governance services through eKranti/MyGov apps on mobile platforms.
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