Hackathon ‘17
Smart young engineers searched Smart solutions in 36-hour Non-stop National event
JECRC hosts ‘The Smart India Hackathon’, PM Modi addressed by Video Conferencing Sadiq Khan
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aipur. The Smart India Hackathon, 36 hours nonstop national event started from 1st April 2017 at 8AM at Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre, Tonk road Campus . JECRC student journalists covered the event while interviewing different teams and government officials. Various teams and government officials shared their ideas and objectives. This Grand Event started simultaneously in 33 locations throughout India. In Jaipur, the Jaipur Engineering College & Research Centre was one of the two nodal centers of Rajasthan and the only university or college of Rajasthan as a nodal center. More than 42 teams consisting of 400 students and 100 technical experts competed at the JECRC College, finding the solutions
importance of technology research & innovation and why it is essential to embrace them in this century. JECRC sources said, ‘The Smart India Hackathon-2017’ is a pan India 36 hours nonstop digital programming competition. 29 ministries of the government of India identified over 598 real time problems for which the young and creative minds of today seeked an answer for. The ministry of Human Resource Development received solutions from over 7531 teams (each team consisting of 6 students and 2 mentors and total number of participants approximately 42000) from over 2100 colleges throughout the country. of the Department of Indus- Hackathon and said ‘Through The Prime Minister, Naren- Out of which 1266 teams were trial Policy and Promotion. Smart India Hackathon, we dra Modi too addressed the shortlisted for the grand finale By video conferencing, The hope to create ‘World’s Biggest competitors, lauding their (total number of competitors Union HRD Minister Prakash Open Innovation Model’ that creativity and enthusiasm. In approximately 10000). Javadekar addressed the other countries can replicate’. his speech, he highlighted the
This event will spread the idea of digitalization in India’
Young Corporate personnel Mr. Himanshu Ratan shares his ideas about vision of ‘Digital India’ Lakshika Mathur
The Smart India Hackathon was organized with the help of Dedicated Government officials, Visionary strategist of private companies and Quality Engineering education organizations like JECRC, Jaipur. One of those bright minds, Mr. Himanshu Ratan, Director, KPMG, Infrastructure and Government Services was interviewed by our JECRC student journalist. Here are some excerpts; Lakshika Mathur: How would you
describe this grand event, ‘Hackathon’? Mr. Himanshu Ratan: It’s a massive event across 26 locations in India which involves youth across the country to solve problems, Government departments are facing in terms of applied technology. It is the largest ‘Hackathon’ in the world with large participation of students from all over India. Students from almost all states are here. This will give an opportunity to bright young minds to perform creatively. They are really excited and enthusiastic and working on the given problems. Lakshika Mathur: What is its objective with the vision of Digital India? Mr. Himanshu Ratan: In my views, the main objective of this event is to spread idea of digitalization in
urban as well as rural and remote areas. For example, By this, even a rural man can easily operate mobile phones for cashless transactions and needs. Its objective is to make technology more user friendly, advanced, accessible and economic for all the Indians. Lakshika Mathur: How can we reach out to those rural or remote areas? Will you please explain it little more? Mr. Himanshu Ratan: In those areas, there are not good facilities of telecommunication technology but, by hotspot and Wi-Fi technology, they are making whatsapp calls and using social networking sites, So, by the time, we leverage that technology to them, so they can also become the part of ‘Digital India’.
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The Hackathon Moments
Monday April 03, 2017
Interview
We had ideas but, ‘Hackathon’ provided us the platform. Team ‘Aikaton’ from West Bengal appreciate PM’s vision Rimjhim Sharma
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The students, participants and the official took active part in Hackathon ’17, organised by Department of Post and DIPP. It was held in JECRC Campus, Jaipur on 1st and 2nd April. There were around 500 participations across the country. Students had a very good experience related to IT programs. Hackathon is a new step toward “Digital India”
‘It’s an era of Digitalization’
Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Jaipur City Division, Mr. Dinesh Kumar declares Hackathon, a defining moment for Digitalization of country
n 36 hour non stop event ‘Hackathon’, more than 42 teams consisting of 400 students and 100 technical experts across country, competed at the JECRC Campus, Jaipur, finding the solutions related to different departments of Government of India. JECRC student journalists talked with one of those genius teams namely ‘Aikaton’. Here are the excerpts; Rimjhim: In short, please introduce your team? Aikaton: We are from West Bengal, pursuing B.Tech. Degree from Dr. Sudhir Chandra College. Our team’s name is ‘Aikaton’ meaning ‘Harmony’ in Bengali. Rimjhim: Share your experience about ‘Hackthon’? Aikaton : We are enjoying a lot here. Actually, we are gaining experience, creating ‘some-
International Columbia, the victim of landslide
234 people dies, 100 people missing and 25 people lost their homes Chandan Kumar
Rimjhim Sharma Hackathon was a ‘Gangotri’ of dedicated tunities to resolve problems related to erage standard students? government officials. One of those is Mr. various departments. Day to day life Mr. Dinesh Kumar : This platform is Dinesh Kumar, Senior Superintendent of problems related to applied technology created for all the students. We are going Post Offices, Jaipur City Division. Stu- should be developed by student engi- to organize more events for the students dent Journalists of Department of ranging from average IQ to High IQ. Journalism and Mass CommunicaSo the quality of education can be tion interacted with him. This piece upgraded. In our Department of of writing explains his experiences Post, we are taking the ideas of stuabout Hackathon and PM Modi’s dents positively, so we can take the vision of ‘Digital India’. department to higher level. Rimjhim: Share your experiences Rimjhim : How does this event supabout ‘Hackathon’? port PM Modi’s vision of ‘Digital Mr. Dinesh Kumar : ‘Hackathon’ India’ ? is a very nice experience. It is hapMr. Dinesh Kumar : It’s an era of IT pening first time in the country and Modernization. Everyone is movit is a world level innovation event. ing towards paperless phenomenon Many ministries and Government and it is a part of digitalization. In officials are here to attend the event Dinesh Kuamr Mistry IPoS, Sr. Superintendent of our Department of Post, there is no Post offices, Jaipur to come up with the innovative soluaccessibility to digitalization, as availtions. able technology is not user friendRimjhim : What are your suggestions to neers. They should be motivated to share ly. So, by this events we are getting the fill the gap between Western and Indian their new ideas. New laws should be con- solutions. Implementation of the ideas Engineering Education System? stituted in the favor of these innovations. innovated in this event will reemerge our Mr. Dinesh Kumar: I think, students Rimjhim : Its a good opportunity for department. should be given more and more oppor- bright students, but what about other av-
thing new’ while having fun. We think, our innovation will help country. Youngsters like us, this is very important platform to perform our talent. Rimjhim: As, this event is based on ‘Digital India’ vision, what’s your views about it? Aikaton: ‘Digital India’ vision is very beneficial for country. We had ideas but, Hackathon, emerged by digital India vision provided us the platform. Students like us getting various platforms to perform our talent. By this, we are getting chance to serve our country directly. Rimjhim: What kind of the task you are given? Aikaton : We are developing an android app namely ‘India Post’. Our problem task is to save time of post man, Actually, many times Post man doesn’t find addressee at his address. So, we are developing an app, to send a message or to call. This calling and messaging facility is fully automatic. The costing of the calls is also reasonable. Whenever, addressee will be available, Post man will go that time to deliver his post.
Jaipur. 234 people died by landslide
in Columbia by crossing the limitations of three rivers in that land. Local red cross gave that information on last Sunday. Colombia, which is distraught from huge raining and landslide, now 234 is new counting of dead people & still counting. Macao is highly & most defected place in Columbia, there are 206 people died only from Makowa. 202 people hurt badly, more than 100 people missing, 25 people lost their homes.
Heavy rain flooded the town of Macao in the country’s south-west, with mud and rocks burying whole neighborhoods and forcing residents to flee their homes. More than 1,000 soldiers and police are involved in the relief effort in Putumayo province. “Until we have the last person identified we are not going to stop,” said President Santos, who flew to the area on Saturday after the landslide struck. People of novia is praying for their husbands, children, wives, mothers and fathers. Local resident Mario Usale, 42, told Reuters, he was searching for his father-in-law. “My mother-in-law was also missing, but we found her alive 2km (1.25 miles) away. She has head injuries, but she was conscious,” he said.
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