Special Events

Digital Convergence at the Bottom of the Pyramid

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have opened up uncommon opportunities in urban and rural areas for improving the quality of both the natural environment and human well - being. ICTs, if properly designed, will be most meaningful to urban and rural families, to reach the unreached� in terms of knowledge and skill empowerment and help to convert the vast scientific know - how, now available, into field level do-how. At present, this access is very limited in rural areas because of some hurdles, however, with increase in start-up based digital revolution and some government and NGOs initiatives, the situation is improving. This session will highlight some of the cases and also raises pertinent issues.

National Digital Library (NDL)

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, has initiated the National Digital Library (NDL) project to develop a framework of a 24x7 facility for hosting a virtual repository of knowledge with a single- window search facility. NDL aims to bridge the existing gaps for advanced knowledge discovery and development of knowledge. The vision is to build NDL as a National Knowledge Asset that should become the key driving force for education, research, innovation and technology economy in India.

Innovation in Digital Publishing

India is emerging as a leading country to revolutionize the Digital Economy through its digital publishing. As of now, as digital media is fully integrated into our daily publishing lives and the industry continues to expand the format of books and data analytics, the Indian market continues to lead. The event will highlight the current state of the market, forecast how digital publishing will change in India and around the world in the next few years, and hear from some of the key players leading these innovative changes.

The Innovation in Digital Publishing event will be a movement beyond publishing, production, and dissemination and taking a look at everything from audience development and content strategies, to monetization of media, native advertising, digital regeneration, and more.

This event will explore Digital Innovation by the publishing industry further and will provide access to these leaders in the Indian market.

Universal Access and Sharing of Research Publications and Data: A Strategy towards Open Knowledge

Background

Majority of the research go un-noticed as they are mostly in priced domain. Universal open access to information and knowledge is vital for large scale sharing of research publications and outputs in the form of papers, data sets etc. Open access is a powerful mechanism for creating and validating research knowledge, and for supporting the development of research as a public good, rather than as an activity conducted behind closed doors. This event will deal in issues pertaining to value attached to open access and various access options including Creative Commons Licencing available to popularize research, information sharing and collaboration by peers and networks.

Smart Ways to Publishing and Digital Marketing

It is the increasingly digital nature of the world that has been the catalyst for propelling marketing into an even more elevated role within the organization, and it is unusual now for digital marketing to be treated as its own silo.

Academic Integrity in Digital World

Academic Integrity, defines it as: "a commitment, even in the face of adversity, to five fundamental values: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, and responsibility … that enable research and academic communities to translate ideals to action."

The everyday use of new media technology has inevitably resulted in a shift in students' learning and literacy practices. When tracked into the classroom, these new literacies have consequences for scholarly practice, which leads to conflicts with our expectations on academic integrity.

When it comes to academic work, the Internet is a real double-edged sword as it provides endless sources of information and opportunities for research and learning. At the same time, it provides great potential to copy and misrepresent the information without properly crediting the sources. Given the easy access to the proliferation of sources and information online, are

today's academia students more prone to plagiarize? This session highlights relevant issues in academic integrity, available tools and methods to reduce plagiarism.

Transformation in Public Libraries

The Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) is a multi-stakeholder effort to revitalize and transform public libraries into inclusive knowledge and information centres. The movement aims to reach out to a million library users at 300 district-level libraries and provide them with community driven services such as computer training classes to build digital skills, access to online information about agriculture and health, a safe place for students to study, and learning opportunities for people of all ages

Stepping to Smart Future: Application of Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things is upon us! Connected products are everywhere, and a number of companies are bringing the IoT into our lives, homes, offices and industries. Numerous IoT research and application projects have been done by government, corporates, and universities or in joint public-private or industry-university collaboration in recent years.

This session will highlight digitization and IoT applications in everyday life with energy and oil and gas area in particular. This session is equipped to brush up IoT ideas and applications in real term. This event aims at enabling participants to gain knowledge through different cases and help us to further exploring the use of technologies and principles at the core of the Web to innovate methods for a seamless integration of physical devices.

Discussion Panel: Digitization & Economic Development

These days the economic growth of nations is linked to only one factor i.e. adoption of information and communications technology. Policymakers today face an environment transformed by Internet of things using big data. More people today have access to a mobile phone than to electricity; the amount of data generated globally is expanding exponentially. In every country, leaders of government and business are deciding - through their policies and strategies for ICT, Internet access, communications media, and digital applications - how to promote and structure the digitization of their economies. Countries that have achieved advanced levels of digitization, defined as the mass adoption of connected digital technologies and ICT applications by consumers, enterprises, Industries and governments, have realized significant economic, social, and political benefits. For them, digitization is a pathway to economic growth and development and other countries are falling unduly behind.

Discussion Panel: Capacity Building Initiatives in E-Governance

Digital India, a flagship programme of the Government of India, aims to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy-information technology on three key vision areas of "Infrastructure as a Utility to Every Citizen", "Governance and Services on Demand", and "Digital Empowerment of Citizens".

The event will aim at building overall capabilities in the Indian context to support the Digital India initiatives.

This special event, "Digital DNA of India" will broadly cover:

The roadmap to nurturing innovation in India
How can "Make in India" enable "Create in India" for the country's IP growth?
How can India best harness the power of Cloud to deliver jobs and growth?
What is the role of mobile technologies in delivering inclusive development?

The components of the event will also include, "Capacity building initiatives in e-Governance", "Establish mechanism for empanelment of system integrators to address the challenge of finding capable policy for promotion of SMEs and enhancing the agency base", among others.

The event will explore a wide range of solutions and produce an actionable report for policymakers of the nation.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)

Shortening the distance in education, Massive open online course (MOOCs) has emerged as a concept that offers free web-based distance learning program. MOOC is an emerging topic and is at a very nascent stage with a view of having open access to digital education. Several organizations in India is working in developing course contents suitable for MOOCs and the education system is likely to adopt MOOCs in near future.

One of the great initiatives in this direction is SWAYAM, which is an MOOCs platform by the Indian government with ambitious goals. It is the one platform that would bind Indian higher education, both online and offline. SWAYAM is having over 2,000 courses, 250,000 hours of content, and over $30 million paid to instructors. Students across all universities in India will be able to earn credits on SWAYAM.

The workshop on MOOCs gives a platform to participants to learn and gain more knowledge about this concept. This event will explore how MOOCs will revolutionize India's education system.

Digitization of Indigenous Knowledge

An increasing number of cultural heritage institutions across the globe are exploring digitization as a means of preservation and/or improving access and knowledge of their collections. Digitization of indigenous knowledge has become increasingly necessary to prevent erosion of authentic traditional heritage. Digitization is a relatively new science which can support integration of the traditional and modern systems of knowledge creation and application. Ultimately, indigenous knowledge is collectively managed through oral traditions, encompassing various forms of knowledge about different aspects of the society. With digitization, oral traditions and other forms of indigenous knowledge can be preserved and applied to meet the needs of contemporary societies.

The Special Event examines digitization of indigenous knowledge as a critical resource for the promotion of culture, environmental sustainability and effective management of natural resources.

Content, Context and Technology: Monetizing your Content through New Means

Technology has fundamentally changed how and where users access content, fragmenting audiences and revenue streams. This Special Event provides a platform for exploring opportunities by publishing industry, entrepreneurs and online e-commerce platforms to look at issues dealing with monetized content in the digital space. The panel will discuss the tools and technology architecture needed to implement successful content monetization models.

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