Engaging Young Minds to Secure our National Future

“India has earned a reputation for developing a highly skilled workforce to support its technical outsourcing industry. It is now time for us to direct our many talents inward, and address projects at home that will help secure India’s future. The Future Cities India 2020 program will engage some of India’s finest young minds in designing world-class infrastructure for economic growth and improved quality of life in our cities.”

Shri. Kapil Sibal
Minister for Science & Technology and Ocean Development

Vision of Future Cities India 2020

Future Cities India 2020… built on the ‘Vision2020’ of President of India

Create an geospatial literate community focusing on Science and Technology that contributes to the betterment of the urban/rural infrastructure of India while integrating Science & Technology with the development process

• Using real world data to develop conceptual solutions to real world problems
• Focus on high school and technical college students
• Exposure to professional tools and techniques

Future Cities India 2020 – what is it

• National competition – To start with a pilot in Delhi
• High School and Technical College Student project – team based
• Focused on real world challenges, using real world data
• Using globally recognized professional software
• Teachers serving as Program Counselors
• Practicing professionals serving as team mentors
• Outcomes are realistic/innovative proposals/answers
• Students learning a marketable skill
• Capacity building in geospatial technologies
• Should plan on 100 hours to complete
• Inspired by and working in cooperation with National Engineers Week Future City Competition in the United States

Team Composition

The Future Cities India 2020 Competition employs a team-based approach with distinct roles necessary for the successful completion of the project.
Each team has ….

• Four students
• Teacher/Program Coordinator
• Engineer/mentors

What The Team Does

• Develop/design a solution
• Operates under a timeline
• Builds a model representing their solution
• Presents their design
  • in writing
  • presentation before judges
• Team & School get visibility and recognition possibly as a Winner

Student Deliverables

• The competition has two divisions
  • High School
  • Technical College
• All students must complete the deliverables
• Technical college participants must complete additional engineering justification
• Deliverables include
  • Written document that includes a solution overview, cost analysis and proposal implications
  • Computer simulation
  • Physical model
  • Formal/verbal presentation
  • Expenditure statement
    

SELECTION OF TEAMS TO REPRESENT INDIA AT SEARCC INTERNATIONAL SOFTWARE COMPETITIONS – 2006

Introduction

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) is the premier Industrial R&D Organisation in India. It has been a path setter in the Intellectual Property Movement in the country and a thought leader internationally. CSIR’s own IPR record is enviable. It is by far the largest patent holder in India and ranked amongst one of the top PCT patent filers from all developing countries. On the occasion of its Diamond Jubilee in 2002, CSIR initiated Invention Awards for school children to create awareness, interest and motivation for Intellectual Property amongst children.

This year CSIR announces the ‘Fifth CSIR Diamond Jubilee invention Award for School Children’. The first prize winner would also become eligible for WIPO’s Young Inventor’s Award carrying a medal and a certificate.

The Applicant

Any Indian student enrolled in an Indian school below the age of 18 years as on 31st July 2006 can apply.

The Application

Applicant must provide the details of the invention submitted for the award in not more than 5000 words in English including an abstract (in not more than 100 words), authenticated (by giving seal and date) and sent through the Principal/ Head of the School where the student is enrolled and personal details on a separate page as follows:
Name, date of birth, school and residential address, class, telephone no. (residence/school), e-mail address.

In case of proposals already selected for state, national, international or equivalent awards, only the subject matter covering the improvements need to be submitted for consideration of CDJIA-2006. Published inventions would be considered as per the provisions of the Patent Act.

The applications for the award not exceeding 5000 words only in English with requisite drawings will be considered. The write-up must describe the subject matter in a problem-solution mode and highlighting the novel and non-obviousness feature of the invention.

The Invention

The invention submitted should be one that is globally novel, non-obvious and utilitarian. It could be a new concept or idea or a solution to an existing problem or completely a new method/ process/ device/ utility. It is not essential/ necessary that the invention should have been worked, only the concept of the invention should have been proved through a model, a prototype or experimental data. Details of any assistance/ guidance provided by teachers/parents/friends or others must be appropriately mentioned and acknowledged.

The Submission

Typed applications to be sent by Registered Post/Courier to: Head, Intellectual Property Management Division, CSIR, NISCAIR Building, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg, Special Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 067 with the envelope marked on top left hand corner ‘CDJIA-2006’. You may send application also by email : head.ipmd@niscair.res.in.

The Deadline

Applications received on or before 15th August 2006 will be considered for the Award.

Prizes

There are in all 60 prizes besides a certificate, as follows:
First Prize (1 No.)Rs. 50,000/-
Second Prize (2 Nos.) Rs. 25,000/- each
Third Prize (3 Nos.) Rs. 15,000/-each
Fourth Prize (4 Nos.) Rs. 10,000/-each
Fifth Prize (50 nos.) Rs. 5,000/- each

Selection

The awardees will be selected by a high level Awards Selection Committee. If required the short listed candidates may be called for Interview at Delhi or at any other appropriate place. The decision of the Awards Selection Committee/CSIR will be final and binding on the applicants and no enquiries/ correspondence in this regard will be entertained.

The Results

The Awards will be announced on CSIR Foundation Day, the 26th September 2006 at New Delhi and would be communicated to the Awardees only.

Developing Country India is moving towards the title of “Developed Country Inida”.

India has a very large Workforce and has largest 30 and below population in the world. So, you can very well imagine, where our country India is heading to.

Be part of this WORKFORCE!!!

Mukesh Kumar

The Christan Science Monitor http://csmonitor.com/scitech/index.html megazine is looking forward to meet a student, who would like to settle in India OR serve for India after completing his/her education.

Please email your details to ikkumpal@gmail.com, if you are in age group of 14-17 and has the plans of the kind mentioned above.

Dont worry nothing to do with Biological terminology here. According to what I see today, it is more of a psychological phenomena in society – where, one keeps on growing his/her thinking skills and keeps on enhancing his/her own area of Expertise.

More you think, More you learn
More you learn, More you know,
More you know, More you command
More you command , More you earn
More you earn, Better you survive (live) …

So, Enable your Thinking Gland!!!