FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry organised a Seminar ” India as Innovation Hub” on 8th September, 2009 at New Delhi
The sessions included:
- Innovation for Inclusive growth
- Incubate to innovate
- Mind to Market
The Speakers were from the following organisations:
- FICCI
- Erehwon Innovation Consulting
- GE
- National Innovation Foundation
- Sristi
- Honey Bee Network
- Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
- Microsoft Research India
- Sukam Power Systems
- Delhi Technological University
- Reuters Market Light
- Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India
- FITT, IIT Delhi
- Amity Innovation Incubator
- DRDO
- Century Pharmaceuticals
- Sustainable Technologies and Environmental Projects
- iMFAST
Maninder of Team 123oye was present and noted the following Points:
- Multiply Innovation Leaders
- Build Innovation Capability(Equivalent to Six Sigma)
- Make innovation part of education
- GE in India – 1902 – First hydro project in Karnataka, 1997 – BPO Operation, 1999 – JFWTC – Research operations
- GE India Technology – Aviation, Energy, Healthcare, Oil and Gas, Water, Transportation, Global Research
- Why R and D in India – Strong intellectual capital, talent pool of scientists and engineers- from premier educational institutions
- Technology inventions central to quality of life
- India Today – Changing values, easy job opportunities, easy money, changing lifestyles, corruption still endemic
- Need to convince parents to encourage children to go into research
- Indian Society doesn’t accept change easily
- Need based support, counseling, guidance and mentoring is the key to encourage innovative, high tech, knowledge based enterprises
