YUGM, a Sanskrit term meaning “confluence,” represents a gathering of stakeholders from government, academia, science, research, and industry to promote innovation and develop future technologies in India .
Key Highlights of YUGM:
- Objective: To enhance India’s innovation capacity and role in deep-tech . It aims to empower the youth with skills that make them self-reliant and position India as a global innovation hub .
- Focus Areas: YUGM emphasizes the importance of promoting AI, quantum computing, advanced analytics, space-tech, health-tech, and synthetic biology .
- National Education Policy: YUGM supports the modernization of the country’s education system to meet the needs of the 21st century through the National Education Policy .
- Research and Development: YUGM aims to reduce the time it takes to move from idea to prototype to product, encouraging researchers through the impact and rewards of their work .
- Centers of Innovation: University campuses are becoming dynamic centers of innovation driven by youth power .
- Atal Tinkering Labs: Initiatives like Atal Tinkering Labs, with 10,000 already established and plans for 50,000 more, provide necessary exposure to children from an early age .
- India-AI Mission: The government has launched the India-AI Mission to support the growth of AI development and adoption, creating world-class infrastructure, datasets, and research facilities .
- Collaboration: YUGM is a joint initiative by the Ministry of Education and the Wadhwani Foundation .
- Examples of Innovation:
- The world’s longest Hyperloop test track developed at IIT Madras in collaboration with Indian Railways .
- IISc Bangalore developed technology to control light at the nanoscale and “Brain on a Chip” technology .
- The development of India’s first indigenous MRI machine .
- YUGM Conclave: The YUGM Conclave is a strategic event that brings together leaders from various sectors to discuss and shape the future of technology and innovation in India .
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