Bridge report 2015

THE LARGEST INDUSTRY-INSTITUTE INTERACTION EVENT OF INDIA

ICTACT

Bridge 2015

The BIG Digital World

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17 Feb 2015 | Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai

Department of Electronics and Information Technology

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

Government of IndiaAdding Value through IT

Department of

Information TechnologyRajiv Gandhi National Institute of

Youth Development

Platinum Sponsor Technology Partner

University Partner Knowledge Partner Pledge Sponsor

Associate Sponsors

A Document Digitalization Company

PAAVAI

Institutions

DHANALAKSHMICOLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

TAMBARAM, CHENNAI

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Mr Ram Singampalli

VP - Strategic Initiatives

Syntel

Mr K Purushothaman

Senior Director

NASSCOM

Mr Chandrasekhar

Head of HR – India

Atmel Corporation

Mr J Kesavardhanan

CEO & Managing Director

K7 Computing Pvt Ltd

Mr M P Vijay Kumar

Chief Financial Officer

Sify Technologies Ltd

Mr M Sivakumar

Chief Executive Officer

ICTACT

Mr L Sivasankaran

Head - Quadro Business

NVIDIA Graphics Pvt Ltd.

Dr G Sainarayanan

Senior Technical Specialist

HCL Technologies Ltd

Mr Benedict Arokiasamy

AVP - Learning and Dev.

CSS Corp

Mr Narayanan Ramaswamy

Head of Education

KPMG

Mr B Anbuthambi

VP - Education Initiatives

ICTACT

Mr K Swaminathan

Founder and CEO

Aspire Ventures

Dr Anbu Rathinavel

Sr. VP and Dean

Scope International

Mr Sujith Kumar

Location Head - HR

Infosys Ltd

Mr K Senthil Nayagam

Sr. VP - Global Head

Hexaware Technologies

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The 19th Edition of ICTACT Bridge was conducted on 17 Feb 2015 at Chennai Trade Centre. The theme of this edition was “The BIG Digital World” which focused

on all generations of the digital era to discuss, iterate and plan for the future digital world. The conference witnessed by more than 3000 participants from

government, industry and academia had exclusive expert sessions on Digital Leadership, Digital Technologies, Digital Business and Digital Skills for future.

The conference aimed to trigger the importance of “Digital India” vision of our Nation through the launch of its ICTACT DIGITAL INDIA PLEDGE 2015. This unique

initiative aimed at pooling the strengths of institutions and corporate in developing digital literate citizens.

The Conference also had three exclusive sessions for specific stakeholders on invitation. The sessions included ICTACT Chairman’s Convergence 2015, ICTACT

Women Edupreneurs Forum 2015 and ICTACT HR Convergence 2015.


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“ Digital is default” and all industries

should go digital in order to be

recognized. Digitization will not

only help in expanding the

country’s economy but also will

have tremendous job

opportunities in the long run.“

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MR RAVI VISWANATHANPresident Growth Markets

Tata Consultancy Services

MR LAKSHMI NARAYANANVice Chairman

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Audience should take ownership of

the mission and extend their

participation in the “Digital World”

to spread the message of

importance of digital education far

and wide.


Have successfully marched towards

the 19th edition of the “ICTACT

Bridge Event” which was started 5

years back and has become a

national movement, celebrating

education on this auspicious

occasion.

MR M SIVAKUMARChief Executive Officer

ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu



MR MANIKAM RAMASWAMIChairman & MD

Loyal Textiles Group

“ Teachers in Schools should be

trained to make optimum use of

smart class facility and should be

equipped to conduct more

interactive class room sessions. “


“ The institutions should inculcate

the spirit to indulge and encourage

research, as research is the base for

any evolution or transformation. “

DR M RAJARAMVice Chancellor

Anna University, Chennai


“ There is an incredible growth of

technology in banks and loans now

can be obtained by just a single

click on the move. “


DR N KAMAKODIManaging Director & CEO

City Union Bank


Ÿ Digital literacy programs are to be developed to benefit teachers and educational institutions.

Ÿ Research scholars should be given incentives and certain privileges to promote more students to take up research work.

Ÿ More skilling initiatives should be developed like what ICTACT is currently undertaking.

Ÿ More people ought to be educated on Information Technology.

Ÿ Necessity for a better educational infrastructure within towns.

Ÿ Attraction of private investors are key for school/institute development.

Takeaways

PASTInternet of Information

(Google, Wikipedia,..)

PRESENTInternet of People

(Social Media)

FUTUREInternet of Everything

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“ We are living in a connected

world were technology is

transforming each and every

industry by creating new rules and

new opportunities. Coping with

the change, getting equipped and

an attitude for growing together

are the key attributes every

individual should possess for

success today. “

MR V BALAKRISHNANChairman

Micrograam


MR TIGER RAMESHChief Executive Officer

CSS Corp

Social Media, Cloud, Big Data

Analytic & Mobility are the 4

disruptive technologies that are

driving the digital transformation

which have made a huge change

and influence on the business

domains. The steep growth of such

technologies and its rapid spread

has enabled the businesses to

transact seamlessly across the

globe. “


“ We are a part of a revolution

which is happening at this point of

time, let's take a moment to stop,

recognize and be a part of the

revolution. Taking part in this

digital revolution will help

developing the society that is

integrated through technology

which in turn will result in a

uniform development of the

nation. “


MR ASHOK HARRISPresident - Global Delivery



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Ÿ Use technology to understand customer sentiment and promote customer engagement.

Ÿ Operational efficiencies like supply chain can also be improved by effective use of technology.

Ÿ To create an internal ecosystem:

Ü Organizations must be open to new trends (E.g. virtual banks and the lending market by Alibaba)

Ü Internal innovation (E.g. Slow cloud adoption by IBM)

Ü CXO to work closely with the business as he/she is an aggregator of best technology.

Ÿ Data Security is a major issue and needs to be handled.


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“ Technology has moved from

being an ‘enabler’ to a ‘game-

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MR NARAYANAN RAMASWAMYHead of Education

KPMG


MR C VELANExecutive Director and CEO

Tata Realty and Infrastructure Limited

“ Digital is required right from the

construction commencement

stage where the building designs

are shared over the intranet and

the construction progress is

monitored from anywhere through

integrated management systems

which can help in monitoring and

controlling of services. “


“ There is no difference between 2

developers working out of a

garage with a fortune 500

company. Today we can leverage

cloud from over 1000 or 2000

servers from cloud providers from

cents to dollar. New business

models have developed very fast. “


MR SIDDHARTH PUROHITChief Technology Officer

IBM India Software Labs


“ Constant thirst for innovation and

constant leveraging of technology

with social media has made a lot of

users to find their perspective soul

mates and has made “Bharat

Matrimony” as the best match

making sites. “

MR MURUGAVEL JANAKIRAMANCEO & Founder

BharatMatrimony


MR VENKAT VISWANATHANFounder & Chairman

LatentView Analytics

“ Analytics is primarily a profession

to make sense out of data. Over the

last 15 years there has been a huge

increase in the variety of data and

the opportunities of creating a

data. In the consumer world data is

a big deal, the decisions taken by

the customer are based on the

data. “


“ Collaboration - A team of human

forces joins together and work with

dedication in order to achieve the

desired objective, collaboration is

something which is not an

application that is something

which is available everywhere. “


DR ASHISH DIXITFounder

Buzzyears (Partner of Sify)


For Industry:

Ÿ Track changes in consumer behavior patterns midst increasing digital presence by involving younger people when pooling internal or external data through peer reviews, and collective trends.

Ÿ ”Collaborate more” - The key for businesses to co-exist.

Ÿ Share optimizations on a regular platform, and also use SaaS.

For Government:

Ÿ Use Analytics to reduce wastage through transparency in technology.

Ü Social Mobile Analytics Cloud (SMAC) can be used for a wide range of purposes.

Ü Social - Sentiment Assessment and counteracting target segments.

Ü Mobile - Health care & Education.

Ü Analytics - Public Safety (Identify Criminals).

Ÿ From a business angle, optimizers are required for improving efficiency, innovators to add value to SaaS, and use the disrupters that are born on the cloud (WhatsApp, Facebook use Amazon laaS/ PaaS).

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“ Skills required for the future work

force by transforming education to

produce successful students of the

future are vital. “

DR ASHOK MAHARAJSpecialist - Social Media & Game Consultant



“ It’s high time for the teachers to

be updated and relevant to the

maximum as the current

generation will not respect if they

are not digitally savvy. “

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MR ANAND PILLAISenior Executive VP - HR & CLO

Reliance Industries

DR RAJESH SAVEGlobal Head - Human Resources

Syntel

“ Every tomorrow is becoming

yesterday and time is passing as

fast as there is a new innovation

and new disruption happening

every second today. “

“ In the centre of making “ an India

Happen which is “the prime

minister’s vision there are 2 large

pillars on that, which is the making

of a digitally literate nation and

innovation that will make for India

happen. “

MR KISHORE BALAJICountry Manager - Strategic, Government Relations

Intel South Asia



MR RAMESH RANJANVice President - India HR Services

Schneider Electric

“ If India does not become digitally

competitive other countries are

going to overtake us and it’s very

imperative and important that

India is also in this digital journey. “

For Industry:

Ÿ An effective digital enterprise is required.

Ÿ Digital skills enhancement for top management.

Ÿ Digital leadership, good IT infrastructure, investing in R & D and digitizing all documents and paperwork are a few changes that can be made to adapt to the Digital Age.

For Government:

Ÿ Digital illiteracy should be abolished via the introduction of policies, aid in investment, and introducing tax breaks & leverage analytics.

For Academia:

Ÿ The faculty should be active in social media.

Ÿ Technology partnerships with industry would pave new ways for the development of the institute.

Ÿ Good IT infrastructure, e-learning, e-admissions, e-exams, online, multimedia content, digitization of records and other paperwork are few steps to make the school/college future ready to the digital age. Moreover, the introduction of digital awareness in primary level and re-skilling teachers are other important steps that need to be taken, moving forward.

Ÿ Upgrade syllabus to stay up-to-date & dwell deeper into the subject area (learning about picture tubes in an era of OLED 4K TVs is not valuable).

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“ Educational institutions should

provide value based education,

teachers are the one who are

behind successful graduates and

they should encourage the

graduates to convert their

weakness into strength in order to

climb the ladder successfully. “

MR VIVEKLyricist, Writer & Lawyer

“ The Karky Research Foundation

focuses on language computing

and has launched international

journals, established free online

labs for aspiring dialogue writers

and lyricists. Online labs can be

accessed by people in the rural

areas and as well as people all over

the world to experience the joy of

learning Tamil. “


MR MADHAN KARKYLyricist


“ There are plenty of opportunities

available in all the industries but it

is the lack of basic employability

skills which is a huge barrier for the

graduates to be industry ready.

Right skills, updated information

about the subject and the ability to

be a continuous learner are the

skills expected by the industry. “

DR C SYLENDRA BABU IPSADGP

Coastal Security Group, Tamil Nadu


“ The event is conducted to

connect the academia and industry

across the state and ICTACT should

organize constant re-tooling and re

skilling programmes not only for

students and teachers also for

middle aged people in the society.”


MR TK RAMACHANDRAN IASSecretary - Information Technology

Government of Tamil Nadu


For Academia:

Ÿ Re-skill middle-aged workforce with technology.

Ÿ Create awareness about current technological trends among children, and involve teachers in the process.

Ÿ Enable students and teachers to be continuous learners.

For Government:

Ÿ Use Analytics to reduce wastage through transparency in technology.

Ÿ Social Mobile Analytics Cloud (SMAC) can be used for a wide range of purposes.

Ü Social - Sentiment Assessment and counteracting target segments.

Ü Mobile - Health care & Education.

Ü Analytics - Public Safety (Identify Criminals).

For Industry:

Ÿ From a business angle, optimizers are required for improving efficiency, innovators to add value to SaaS, and use the disrupters that are born on the cloud (WhatsApp, Facebook use Amazon laaS/ PaaS).

Ÿ Well-qualified, technically skilled personnel are required by the industry.

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“ The Digital World is ‘Now’ and

Internet connectivity has become a

basic necessity for people. “

MR K PURUSHOTHAMANSenior Director

NASSCOM


MR LAKSHMI NARAYANANVice Chairman

Cognizant Technology Solutions

“ Indians who are digitally literate

should take up the ownership and

responsibility not only to make

each and every individual digitally

literate but also develop and

design the digital world by

providing necessary services. “


“ICTACT Chairman’s Convergence 2015 brought

together the Chairmen and Leaders of

Educational Institutions in the state. The session

titled “Winning Leadership” featured visionary

leaders who discussed with academic leaders

of the state on leadership strategies for the

emerging new world.

"The 19th Edition of ICTACT Bridge 2015,

Chennai celebrated the diversity in Women

Leadership emerging in the education sector in

Tamil Nadu. The Women Edupreneurs Forum

2015 connected women leaders in education

and recognized their power to go beyond

horizons in the education industry. The Women

Edupreneurs Forum 2015 brought together the

top 25 successful education women leaders

from across the state.


“ The entrepreneurs in the higher

education system should be given

a free hand as it’s high time to

progress in higher education by

bringing in a radical change in

modern framework by

encouraging smart ways of

learning such as online learning. “

DR LATHA PILLAIDirector

RGNYID


MS PADMA CHANDRASEKARANAngel Investor and Management Advisor

“ Schooling system should have

strong foundation skill which has

to be addressed immediately by

the entrepreneurs in the higher

education sector. The digitally

focused entrepreneurs should work

on that. “


“ Both Central Government and

State Government should have

dialogues with the government

and private educational

institutions. There should be an

educational system free from

corruption, capitation in order to

compete ourselves with advanced

countries. “


DR G VISWANATHANFounder & Chancellor

VIT University, Vellore

For Academia:

Ÿ Better qualification criteria for recruitment of teachers (qualified lAS/IPS officers, etc.) would help improve academic teaching quality.

Ÿ Promoting student-exchange programs across various institutions of the country will enhance cultural diversity.

For Government:

Ÿ Developing financial policies to support educating the under-privileged would increase the literacy rates and reduce drop-out rates.

Ÿ Government aid required in developing policies pertaining to flexible research methodology..

For Industry:

Ÿ Partnering with institutions by funding for industry-specific research areas is a win-win for both the academia and the industry.

Ÿ Although industry values graduates, talented/skilled individuals who haven't received a formal institutional education should also be considered for industry recruitment.

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“ HR professionals should have an

emotional connect with colleagues

to guide them when required, help

them with the right solution, and

should also provide them

counseling to help them in

overcoming their stress. “

MR SUJITH KUMARLocation Head - Human Resources

Infosys


With the new digital workforce, there is a need to change the way organizations plan,

operate and work, there is a need to engage, enable and energize the digital workforce. This

has become the priority for the HR and Talent Managers in the corporate. ICTACT HR

Managers’ Convergence 2015 brought together the HR & Talent Development Managers to

discuss on the challenges and best practices in dealing with “The Digital Workforce”

Session Focus:

Ÿ Hiring the right Digital Workforce - A Talent Acquisition Perspective

Ÿ Embrace & Cultivate Deep Engagement - A Talent Management Perspective

Ÿ Enabling the Digital Workforce - A Talent Development Perspective

Ÿ Inculcating the social responsibility - A CSR Perspective


MR BRINDLY CARVALHOHR Manager

Hewlett Packard

“ Organizations have started to

personalize a lot; there is so much

of personalization happening in

the social media which has made

the world a very small place to live

in. Mobility, analytics and cloud are

the ones which are changing the

entire business landscape. “

( SMAC: Social, mobility analytics and cloud )


“ Social media has created a great

impact in recruitment; people are

always available on WhatsApp,

Facebook and Twitter. Now-a-days,

everything is possible with the

help of social media. For all our

placement drives we hardly make

any print advertisement, as

everything is done through social

media.“

MR DINESHRegional Manager - Tamil Nadu, Talent Acquisition



MR STANLEY GEORGEVice President - Human Resources


“ Employee experience plays a vital

role in acquiring the right talent

and the way we project ourselves

to the outside world also helps us

in attracting talent. Employee

engagement plays an integral part

in attracting the talents and

retaining the talents. “


Takeaways

Ÿ Employees expectation from the industry:

Ü Complete transparency

Ü Instant rewards and Recognition

Ü A good connection with upper-management

Ü Freedom at workplace (unrestricted use of social media, personal devices usage, no dress-code)

Ü Better experience in the workplace environment

Ÿ Use Data Analytics to provide a customized user-experience & employee-experience within the intranet.

Ÿ Effective use of CSR methods and tools can be pivotal in the development of an organization.

Ÿ Creation of internal forums can improve employee experience at a workplace.

Ÿ Customized Rewards and Recognition (E.g. Baby boomers would prefer cash rewards, but GenY would prefer rewards such as a new smart phone).


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MR MERVIN ALEXANDER, I.Po.SPost Master General, Chennai City Region

Department of Posts, Govt. of India

“ Postal Department has taken the

biggest IT contract in the

government sector, currently

networking around 1.54 lakhs

across the world, where 25,000 are

networked already. Digital future

should not leave a gap between

the village and the urban areas. ”


ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu released the Special Postal Cover with Special Cancellation

during the 19th edition of Bridge series of conferences held at Chennai. This special

cancellation of ICTACT by the India Post is a commemorative recognising the ICTACT’s

contribution to the state. The Special Postal Cover was released by Shri. Mervin Alexander,

I.Po.S, Post Master General, Chennai City Region, Department of Posts, Govt of India and

received by Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Chairman of ICTACT.

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ICTACT has been successfully publishing peer reviewed scholarly Journals in ICT domains since 2010, with an objective of creating Indian-based

Journals of International quality. ICTACT Journals is committed to quality & relevance and it is reflected by the tremendous growth and reach of the

Journals Internationally. To maintain the quality of the Journals, ICTACT works alongside some of the prominent and experienced researchers in

various disciplines across the globe.

To further expand the horizon, ICTACT Journals launched two new International Journals in the areas of Microelectronics and Management Studies

during ICTACT Bridge 2015, a flagship even of ICTACT held recently at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai. The new ICTACT Journals were released by Prof.

Dr. Rajaram, Honorable Vice-Chancellor, Anna University, Chennai

DR ANAND SAMUEL Pro Vice Chancellor

VIT University

DR M MANIMEKALAIVice Chancellor

Mother Teresa University

DR A K KUMARAGURUVice Chancellor

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

DR M RAJARAMVice Chancellor

Anna University

Col Dr KALYANI MATHIVANANVice Chancellor

Madurai Kamaraj University

DR K MEENAFormer Vice Chancellor

Bharathidasan University


Vice Chancellor

Saveetha University

DR MYTHILI BHASKARANDR V S VISHNU POTTYVice Chancellor

SCSVMV University

DR E BALAGURUSAMYFormer Vice Chancellor

Anna University

Vice Chancellor

Avinashilingam Deemed University

DR LATHA PILLAIFormer Vice Chancellor

Indira Gandhi National Open University

DR SHEELA RAMACHANDRAN


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DR G ARULMOZHIPollachi Institute of Engineering and Technology

Pollachi

MS ANUSHAPark College of Engineering & Technology

Coimbatore

DR ANNIE JACOBKCG College of Technology

Chennai


ICTACT identified, recognized and celebrated the diversity in Women Leadership emerging in the education sector in Tamil Nadu. The Women

Edupreneurs who have made a mark for themselves in the Education Industry were awarded “ICTACT Women Edupreneurs 2015".

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MS INDU MURUGESANKalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology

Coimbatore

Col Dr KALYANI MATHIVANANMadurai Kamaraj University

Madurai

DR K GAYATHRIDEVISri Santhoshi Arts & Science College

Kancheepuram

MS FATHIMA BATHOOL MALUKMAM School of Architecture

Trichy

DR CHITRA MANOHARInfo Institute of Engineering

Coimbatore

MS BRINDHA J RAGHAVANRenganayagi Varadharaj College of Engineering

Sivakasi


DR RAHMATHUNISHA ABDUR RAHMANThassim Beevi Abdul Kader College for Women

Kilakarai

DR RAMYA DEEPAKSaveetha School of Engineering

Chennai

DR K MEENASaranathan College of Engineering

Trichy

Prof DR K MANIMEKALAIMother Teresa Women’s University

Kodaikanal

MS K MANGAIARKARASIPaavai College of Engineering

Namakkal

DR B KAVITHERA NANDHINISelvam College of Technology

Namakkal


DR N SUGUNAAkshaya College of Engineering and Technology

Coimbatore

DR K SUJATHA BALASUBRAMANIANG.K.M. College of Engineering and Technology

Chennai

DR SUDHA MOHANRAMSri Eshwar College of Engineering

Coimbatore

DR SAVEETHA RAJESHSaveetha Engineering College

Chennai

DR SHEELA RAMACHANDRANAvinashilingam University

Coimbatore

MS SARASUWATHI KHANNIYANNHindusthan College of Engineering and Technology

Coimbatore


DR VIDHYA GOKULKalaignar Karunanidhi Institute of Technology

Coimbatore

DR VASANTHA SUDHANANDHENM.P.Nachimuthu M.Jaganathan Engineering College

Erode

DR THAVAMANI D PALANISWAMIDr.N.G.P.Institute of Technology

Coimbatore

MS UMA ARUNPavendar Bharathidasan College of Engineering and Technology

Trichy

MS TEJSREE ABAIRajalakshmi Engineering College

Chennai


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ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu brought the Higher Educational Institutions, Schools, Government and Corporate together under its unique initiative

“ICTACT Digital India Pledge 2015”. The ICTACT Digital India Pledge 2015 was launched and signed by more than 1000 envoys from Academia,

Corporate & Government sectors during ICTACT Bridge 2015, a flagship event of ICTACT held recently at Chennai Trade Centre. ICTACT Bridge is an

Industry - Institute interaction event, conducted quarterly throughout the state of Tamil Nadu to bridge the gap between industry and academia.

The “ICTACT Digital India Pledge 2015" campaign was aimed to trigger and inject vigor to the Nation's vision to empower at least one person per

household with crucial Digital Literacy skills by 2020. The campaign was run throughout the nation prior to the launch. A total of 250 organizations

and institutions from Higher Education, Schools and Corporate sectors took the pledge through the campaign prior to the launch.

This pledge in collaboration with Academia, Government and Corporate will make more than 25,000 individuals with digitally literate by the end of

2015, as a part of the nation's vision to touch the lives of more than 5 million individuals in the next four years.

The ICTACT “Digital India Pledge 2015” is an initiative under the ICTACT Digital Literacy Mission, which is helping people develop the skills required to

interact in the digital world.

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To provide free laptops along with

service support and necessary

software for effective utilization

during the course of this project.


To provide Digital Literacy

Curriculum which consists of the

foundational knowledge of

computers, which is essential for

people to succeed in today’s digital

age. Microsoft provides Digital

Literacy content in both English

and Tamil which makes easier for

the rural masses to get digitally

literate.


To provide Digital Literacy program

material consisting of Intel Easy

Steps Basic Course, and a series of

Intel Easy Steps Activity Cards,

which can be delivered in formal or

informal education settings.

Through their simple instructional

approach, Intel equips participants

with basic computer skills that are

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Growth in the number of higher education institutions has created a competitive environment for the institutions in developing the student capability and

achieving excellence. ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu identified and awarded the top 5 member institutions for outstanding partnership in achieving academic

excellence & top 5 member institutions’ coordinators for their outstanding performance in coordinating the initiatives of ICTACT in redefining excellence.

award 2015Excellence

Academic PartnerICTACT

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THE LAWRENCE SCHOOLLovedale, Ooty

D A V PUBLIC SCHOOLVelachery, Chennai

Government High SchoolNaranapuram, Virdhunagar

St. JOHN'S PUBLIC SCHOOLChennai

GT ALOHA VIDHYA MANDIRNeelankarai, Chennai

MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLSriperumbudur, Chennai


On behalf of Prof D PUSHPA RANJINIPET Engineering College, Tirunelveli

on behalf of Prof S P MALARIVIZHIAVS Engineering College, Salem

DR R P ANTO KUMARSt. Xavier's Catholic College of Engineering, Kanyakumari

MR S LAKSHMI KANTHAN BHARATHIMohammed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai

MR V PERUMALSaveetha Engineering College, Chennai

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ICTACT

ICTACT and its Organizing committee comprising of experts from the Industry, intend to identify, showcase, encourage and recognize three important

achievers in the knowledge eco-system in today’s context.

1. Faculty Members in higher education

2. Teachers in Schools

3. Techno Schools

ICTACT creates a platform for all teachers in the colleges and schools across the country, to showcase their best teaching practices using ICT tools. This

initiative endeavors to identify ten unique Best practices in teaching and the Teachers who have implemented them. Apart from teachers, ICTACT creates a

platform to identify, showcase and recognize the schools that uses ICT tools as part of their teaching-learning preocess.

Top three unique practices of teachers in each category and the top three innovative ICT practices of school are identified by the expert panel shall be

awarded in ICTACT Bridge – The largest Industry-Institute Interaction of India. This effort will continue every year during the ICTACT Bridge conference at

Chennai. This award selection will be based on the self-nomination, presentation and expert selection process.

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MR J JOHN MARY EMMANUELPanchayat Union Primary School

Villupuram

MS S CHITRAGovernment High School,17

Asthinapuram, Kancheepuram

MR JALALUDDIN MOHAMMED ANSARI SHAJAHANChennai Public School

Chennai

MR NESAMANI VP.U.Middle School

Tirupur


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MR SHRIRAM K VASUDEVANAmrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Coimbatore

MR D M ARVIND MALLIKPES Institute of Technology and Management

Shivamogga, Karnataka

MR R D SIVAKUMARAyya Nadar Janaki Ammal College

Virudhunagar

DR G THOLKAPPIA ARASUAVS Engineering College

Salem

DR S ALBERT ALEXANDERKongu Engineering College

Erode


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THE LAWRENCE SCHOOLLovedale, Ooty

D A V PUBLIC SCHOOLVelachery, Chennai

Government High SchoolNaranapuram, Virdhunagar

St. JOHN'S PUBLIC SCHOOLChennai

GT ALOHA VIDHYA MANDIRNeelankarai, Chennai

MAHARISHI INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLSriperumbudur, Chennai


B KUMAAR SWAMY REDDYK.S.Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode

DHANOOJA RKnowledge Institute of Technology, Salem

BHARATH CHORDIACSI College Of Engineering, The Nilgiris

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Though “Digital” has been the buzzword in the last several years, currently we find “Digital” everywhere. The word “Digital” has been associated with select

industries in the past, but it is now associated with our nation through a stronger vision of “The Digital India”, which aims at empowering people and

government with ICT enabled programs. Through this contest, ICTACT intends to encourage students to write their ideas, thoughts and solutions on the

theme “The Digital World”.

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I want to take this opportunity to place on

record my appreciation for the phenomenal

event, the ICTACT Bridge 2015. I have

attended many such forums in India and

overseas and I can say this event is the best

in India and among the best even

internationally. The way you wove the latest

in technology in presentation & event

management and the elite speaker list along

with the very enthusiastic participants, was

indeed exemplary. All the best for your

future events!

Keep up the good work and continue to

raise the bar on your excellence.

MR ANAND PILLAISenior Executive VP HR & Chief Learning Officer

Reliance Industries Limited

At the outset, let me congratulate you for a

very well organised programme. Also I

would like to convey my appreciation and

gratitude for the award and recognition

bestowed on me. Looking forward to

working with ICTACT for the betterment of

the students and faculty of KCG College of

Technology.

MS ANNIE JACOBDirector

KCG College of Technology, Chennai

Kudos to the Team ICTACT!

We had travelled the road less Travelled and

created a milestone not just in the State of

Tamil Nadu alone. This was evident from the

set of speakers we had and also the support

from the VC’s. I appreciate the team ICTACT

for the content, duration, choice of Speakers,

Branding, smooth registration process,

arrangements made at the venue for food,

reception, handling delegates, visibility

created for the stalls, PR and the entire flow

of the event. I enjoyed each and every bit of

the event. Now it is time to think on the lines

of exceeding the expectations every time.

Wish you and team ICTACT all the very best.

MR K PURUSHOTHAMANSenior Director

Nasscom


It was indeed an honour and privilege to be

part of this program. It was very well

organised and I thoroughly enjoyed every

bit of it, interacting with senior leaders,

fellow HR professionals and your team. I am

greatly impressed with this initiative, and the

great work of ICTACT laudable and

something to be proud of.

Thanks for your kind hospitality.

MR RAMESH RANJANVice President - India HR Services

Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd

I would personally like to thank the

organizers for hosting such a relevant and

much needed event. All the speakers had

brilliant insights and the audience was very

engaging.

Last but not least, my personal thanks to the

staff and hosts that made the event an

absolute pleasure to be part of. Each and

every one that I met provided personal

attention and care. Wish you all the very best

and great success as you move TN and India

forward!! Keep up the great work!

MR SIDDHARTH PUROHITChief Technology Officer

IBM India Software Labs

Thank you very much for inviting me to be a

part of the panel discussion. I enjoyed the

session and it was nice to meet so many

delegates. Congratulations for putting

together a wonderful show.

MR TIGER RAMESHChief Executive Officer

CSS Corp

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ICT Academy of Tamil NaduELCOT Complex, 2-7 Developed Plots, Industrial Estate, Perungudi, Chennai – 600 096

Phone : +91 - 44 42906800 | Fax : +91 - 44 42906820 | E-mail : [email protected] | www.ictact.in

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Bridge report 2015