NIT Srinagar organises workshop on innovation, start-ups
Srinagar: The Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship Development (IIED) Centre in collaboration with Institutions Innovation Council (IIC) Thursday organized an awareness workshop on ‘innovation and start-up’ at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar.
The event was presided over by a three-time president awardee Sheikh Jahangir from National Innovation Foundation who was the brain behind the innovations in the Hindi blockbuster, 3 Idiots.
He was the chief guest and main speaker for the event.
Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal said innovation is important in today’s world for the betterment of the society.
“India being an economic country can be the exporter of simple innovation to the world,” he said.
Prof. Sehgal stressed on filing patents and said it was also important because it provides its owner with the right to exclude others from exploiting the patented technology including making, using, or selling the patented invention.
“The exclusive right enables the patent owner to recoup development costs and obtain a return of investment in the development of the patented technology,” Prof. Sehgal said.
He also briefed students about the significance of start-ups and innovations and urged them to “bring their ideas to reality through the use of technology and knowledge”.
“The current period is an era of technology and there is competition at every stage. Our students should be ready to enter the era of innovation,” Prof. Sehgal said.
Registrar NIT Prof. Syed Kaiser Bukhari in his said the patents provide incentives to individuals; in particular, the inventors deserve recognition for their creativity and material reward for their marketable inventions.
“The incentives encourage innovation, which ensures that the quality of human life is enhanced,” he said.
Dean Research and Consultancy, NIT Srinagar, Prof. M. F Wani explained that the entrepreneurial society in India is growing and that it is a golden time to get forward in the race of start-ups and enterprises.
“No country can survive without development and for development innovations are a necessity,” he said.
In his key address, innovator Sheikh Jahangir (The Real Rancho) native of Andhra Pradesh and settled in Mumbai energized the students with his lines “through simple ideas world can go towards progressive growth”.
“It is the right time for budding engineering to take up the nation to the next level,” he said.
The prominent innovator also shared many life examples including the experience in the 3 idiots movie, how his simple innovation moved his life from nowhere to a famous personality with his innovation.
Jahangir also shared his experience on the hybrid scooter that is used for different modules like washing and grinding. He motivated students how simple innovations are if anyone has passion and interest.
The creative innovator Jahangir also answered many of the questions that were raised by the attendees and cleared their doubts regarding struggles and obstacles in innovation and how the process takes place.
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