Live Interaction With NITI Aayog and Industry Experts On Boosting Innovation and Entreprenuership In India

#AIMtoInnovate NITI Aayog, Government’s premier think tank is spearheading the movement to boost the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of the country. We have recently launched the crucial initiative of establishing 500 Tinkering Labs in schools and 100 Incubation Centres under the Atal Innovation Mission. We have also introduced the scheme on scaling-up established incubation centres. On occasion of this major launch, NITI Aayog is pleased to announce that we will interact live with young innovators, entrepreneurs and other interested stakeholders across India. The aim of the interaction will be inform the public about this crucial initiative of the Aayog, while walking them through the ways in which the Government of India seeks to lead Innovation and Entrepreneurship. On May 30th at 7 pm, the CEO of NITI Aayog, top bureaucrat, Mr. Amitabh Kant will spell out the key highlights of these initiatives. He will elucidate the impact, on employment generation and economic growth, of the 3 major schemes to be implemented by NITI Aayog. He will be joined by Mr. Kishore Balaji, Director - Corporate Affairs Group, Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd. and Mudit Narain, Vice President, Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, IIM Ahmedabad. Mr. Balaji will throw light upon the concept of tinkering with technology, while talking about the importance of fostering the abilities of school students for technology creation. Mr. Narain will talk about the incubation landscape of India. Incubators play a crucial role in supporting and nurturing entrepreneurs and start-ups.Home to a host of young technology driven start-ups, NITI Aayog realises the need to support the establishment of a network of incubation centres and encourage them to become world-class. Besides providing expert perspectives on these initiatives, our speakers will also take questions directly from viewers. Questions may also be asked in advance, and through the duration of the talk via NITI Aayog’s Twitter and Facebook page. The talks can also be accessed on the NITI Aayog website, www.niti.gov.in.