Kolkata:
The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta has announced the formation of the IIMCIP Technology and Innovation Council (IIMC-TIC), which aims to foster innovation and entrepreneurship with a focus on Eastern and North-Eastern India. According to an official statement, IIMC-TIC is a new Section 8 enterprise under IIM Calcutta Innovation Park (IIMCIP), a technology business incubator under IIM Calcutta.
The idea behind developing IIMC-TIC is to focus on innovation, technology-driven growth and inclusive development in the North-Eastern states. It will address key development challenges and provide policy-level inputs to the development of a technology-driven entrepreneurial ecosystem in the East and North-East, according to a statement.
Speaking about the reason behind this initiative, Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Chairman, Governing Council, IIMCIP Technology and IIMC-TIC, and Padma Shri awardee, said, “South India is developing fast and Western India is catching up or moving at a faster pace as well. Delhi region, the north is also moving quite fast. This eastern and northeastern region (West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and all the northeastern states including Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura) has lagged economically, especially in the last 40-45 years. This is a land of very talented, very hardworking people.”
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Objectives of IIMC-TIC
IIMC-TIC promotes a human-centric approach in fostering innovation so that its benefits reach all segments of society.
The University will partner with select academic institutions across the East and Northeast to help foster a culture of technology-driven entrepreneurship among students.
The council will stimulate “build clubs” and technology communities within academia to encourage creativity and foster innovation. The council will foster collaboration between “industry and academia” to address challenges facing the industry and support the development and commercialization of deep tech solutions, the statement said.
The council will foster “industry-academia collaboration” to address challenges facing the industry and support the development and commercialization of deep tech solutions.
“Calcutta is the first Indian Institute of Management in India and therefore we bear a certain responsibility,” said Shrikrishna Kulkarni, chairman of the board of governors of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
“Government is no longer a job creator. There will be fewer and fewer government jobs. Who is responsible for creating jobs?” he said about future job creation in the region.
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