Festival of Innovation 2015

Building bridges for inclusive innovations

President Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhavan National Innovation Foundation-India New Delhi [2 [3 Foreword

in the innovation eco-system like Inclusive Innovation and Financing of educational and research institutions, Innovation were conducted during the and the industry, it will increase the Festival, which saw the participation survival rate of innovative ideas which of distinguished thinkers, policy-mak- can transform into start-ups. ers, academicians, entrepreneurs and nanciers. e recommendations that To promote an innovation culture in surfaced from these interactions have the country, the President of India has strengthened the linkages between the been taking numerous initiatives. He key players of the innovation eco-sys- gave a call to all the central institutes tem. e President also gave away the of higher learning for starting innova- Biennial Grassroots Innovations and [4 tion clubs that would serve as a plat- Outstanding Traditional Knowledge [5 form for linking grassroots innovators Awards on the rst day of the Festival. with the academic world and for ex- e second Festival of Innovations tending mentoring support for ‘mind- will commence on Mar 12, 2016 and to-market’ conversion of innovative should live up to the expectations of ideas. is initiative has received wide an occasion of gravity and purpose. support from the institutions. An In-Residence programme was started is book documents the various nnovation is the critical link two years ago, under which, inno- events that were held in the Festival of in the value chain of economic vation scholars selected from across Innovations 2015. It also contains the growth and development. e the country spend a few weeks at the takeaways from the many interactive President of India has been Rashtrapati Bhavan. sessions held during the week. It will constantly emphasizing about act as a valuable guide to the practi- Iinnovation and its impact on soci- To take the engagement of this Pres- tioners of innovation activity and to ety. He said and I quote: “ e Indian idency with innovation further, a those who are keen to understand the innovation strategy must focus on week-long ‘Festival of Innovations’ emerging innovation landscape in our generating ideas that promote in- was organized at the Rashtrapati Bha- country. clusive growth and benet those at van for the rst time in March 2015 in the bottom of the socio-economic collaboration with the National Inno- pyramid.” ere are many innova- vation Foundation. It demonstrated tions taking place in dierent parts of new technologies and products made Omita Paul our country. If such innovations are by the grassroots innovators. Global Secretary to the President of India linked properly with the key players Roundtables on pertinent topics like March 7, 2016 [6 [7 First Festival of Innovations Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi March 7-13, 2015 he celebration of grass- new initiative launched recently, ten tion towards recognition, respect and roots innovation at Rash- innovation scholars in-residence were reward for the unsung heroes of our trapati Bhavan empowers hosted at the President’s house for two society. is will help in making India creative communities in weeks. e FOIN was organised by a creative, compassionate and collabo- a manner that was never the President’s Secretariat, assisted by rative society. Ttried before in the history of the coun- the National Innovation Foundation try. e rst Festival of Innovation (NIF) and Society for Research and e President of India, Hon’ble Shri (FOIN) March 7-13, 2015, at Rashtra- Initiatives for Sustainable Technolo- Pranab Mukherjee, inaugurated the pati Bhavan, New Delhi, focused the gies and Institutions (SRISTI), part of week-long FOIN, aimed at creating an attention of the nation towards the e Honey Bee Network. inclusive ecosystem to boost grass- untapped potential of knowledge-rich, roots innovations in India. economically poor people. India is e Honey Bee Network, a social . perhaps the only country where the movement to uncover the hidden head of the state hosts such a festival innovative talent, started 25 years at his house. Not only that, under a ago and has made a small contribu-

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Day 1: Session 1 March 7, 2015

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am extremely happy that NIF has pio- e technologies developed by him – be vating products, he has helped upgrade neered the concept of Micro Venture it growing tamarind with alkaline water technical skills of thousands of school Innovation Finance (MVIF) to support or automatic sugarcane sowing – have dropouts, contributed to many social individual innovators in dierent parts helped many farmers boost farm produc- causes and promoted science, technology of the country, without any guarantee or tion and diversify into related activities. and innovation amid common people. collateral security. I am very keen that He devised several other innovations Among his innovations is a bullock NIF throws up many more challenges such as the tamarind-seed separator, life-saving system wherein sturdy ac- in the eld of sanitation, drinking water a plough blade that does not strain cessories were designed for the carts to quality, and other socially-relevant areas UIFCVMMPDL BMJęJOHDBSUUIBUVOMPBET update their safety. He also developed wherever society has witnessed too much without unfastening the bullock and a at-belt brake system, tted to the of inertia for far too long. e scientists a water-boiling heater that saves time, rubber tyre of the cart, so as to help in should also come forward to join hands among others. regulating the speed and stopping the with the grassroots innovators and stu- cart without causing injury to bullock. dents who take their ideas forward.” Posthumous He also made the Vanarai bicycle pump XIJDIDBOCFVTFEGPSMJęJOHXBUFSGPS List of awardees and their innovations -BUF$71BUIBL .BIBSBTIUSB various purposes like development $IBOESBLBOU71BUIBLXBTBTFSJBM of dry land, as a re extinguisher, for Lifetime achievement innovator, social entrepreneur and a construction work, used in gymnasiums Laxmibai Zulapi’s Traditional brinjal variety Abdul I Nadakattan, Karnataka dedicated social worker. Besides inno- and for irrigation. His other innovations

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An in-residence programme for innovation scholars and writers was organised from March 7 to 21, 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

e Innovation Scholars In-Residence programme was launched with a view to promote the spirit of innovation and give further impetus to the grassroots innovation activities. It was launched by the Honourable President of India on 11th December, 2013 with the objectives of providing an environment to grassroots innovators, linkages with technical institutions so that the innovators could strengthen their capacity to innovate. Mentoring and support were also provided so that the innovations can be used for the progress and welfare of the society.

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Purpose is to embed them Network is already working on this e agriculture, forestry and sh- calamity of the earthquake and tsuna- structure. learn to understand and respect each within public and private organi- through Techpedia.in. eries sectors suered great harm in mi were exacerbated by the nuclear other. sations and communities for social Fukushima and are being rehabili- power plant accident in Tohoku. e Although the roundtable discussions benet. e delegate for Japan observed that tated through agro-industry-com- ve pillars of a new Tohoku commu- were mainly focused on inclusive nity being promulgated by the gov- $PNNFSDJBMJTBUJPOQSPDFTTGPSTVDI the fourth anniversary of the To- merce collaborations and government innovation for the marginalised in ernment are: safe and healthy growth UFDIOPMPHJFTJTWFSZEJďDVMUBOE Another approach to connecting huku, Fukushima, earthquake and TVQQPSU&YBNQMFTBSFBTNBMMTQBDF developing countries, the Tohuku case depends entirely on the execution aordable technologies to potential tsunami provides an opportunity to seaweed production system, subur- of children, a provides an interesting contrast of of great ideas into real products and users in marginalised communities examine how technology is aiding the ban-style farm project for vegetable vibrant super-aged society, develop- how a highly-developed country such services of value to the marginal- is university students working with reconstruction of that community, nutriculture, next-generation local ment of regional resources such as as Japan is reconstructing a communi- ised communities. 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An Indian delegate from GOONJ A major development in institutional raised the issue of how to clothe the innovations is the recognition that the poor in northern cities who face 20th century model of closed hier- survival challenges in winter months. BSDIJFTJTJOFďDJFOUJOEFBMJOHXJUI is basic need is never referred in rapid changes in technology, major government policies. In other coun- economic and social disruptions, tries, textile and clothing recycling and the necessity to foster scalable brings social, environmental and eco- MFBSOJOHBDSPTTJOTUJUVUJPOT$MPTFE nomic benets. For example, a rm hierarchies in the formal sectors in Japan is converting waste cloth into of economies have to open up and clothing for the poor. ey now have develop horizontal linkages to ac- nine sales centres and the products cess the core operating processes of [40 are appealing to wider sections of the partner enterprises for supply-chain [41 community. management, product innovation and customer-relationship management. Another example of a social inno- ere is a need to build scalable, trust- vation is the production of low-cost based relationships that can accelerate mosquito nets in Bangladesh that are learning among all actors and en- sold by hawkers at a very low price. courage sharing of people’s informal inence in health and welfare sectors. knowledge through horizontal social by the welfare state is now becoming Focus on social innovation is grow- Universities are developing research In 2007, an open national innovation Inclusion is not only about new ideas, networks. untenable. Grassroots innovators are ing. e dominance of the welfare centres for social entrepreneurship environment called Innovillage, was but also about existing ideas. ere is a coming up with small-scale, low- state is a problem to developing BOETPDJBMFDPOPNZ&OHJOFFSTBSF started as a response to the challeng- necessity for an ecosystem that enables e delegate from Fab Labs, USA, cost empathetic ideas that may have and implementing entrepreneurial getting involved in social innovations es around the aging population (also socially-relevant current ideas and discussed how digital technology in- application in developed countries innovations. However, the rising as are designers. A non-prot Social called silver market). In 2015, a new existing innovations to be disseminat- frastructures are leading to new forms VOEFSFDPOPNJDTRVFF[F&6TQMBU- awareness of the importance of social %FWFMPQNFOU$FOUSF 464 JTBO era of social innovations is emerging ed. Social innovation requires sam- of institutions, reecting evolving new GPSN4PDJBM*OOPWBUJPO&VSPQF 4*& innovations as a solution to social incubator for social inventions and in response to high levels of unem- vedana, a Gujarati and Hindi word, hortizontal architectures of relation- underlines three main challenges that problems is being met by the increas- innovations. ployment. meaning empathy and compassion. ships. e new economy is becoming social innovators face in Denmark: i) ing involvement of the private and e internalising of the pain of others decentralised. Products can now be JODMVTJPO TFMGEFUFSNJOBUJPOFN- business sector in developing a social Finland, which was a very poor coun- Hawaii faces a problem with multi-na- is a driver of inclusive innovation. e made anywhere. Ordinary people can powerment of marginalised groups, economy and small social businesses try until 50 years ago, has developed tional companies and their nancial example of the Sway innovation, part make technological complex solutions. ii) a growing aging population, and within Denmark. An example be- many social innovations, especially power in particular with respect to PGUIF(:5*BXBSET XBTSFDBMMFEćF iii) care and services provision for JOHćF4QFDJBMJTUToBTFMGTVďDJFOU GSPNUIFTXIFOGSFFTDIPPM land development for luxury housing innovator understood the need for Fab Labs has 34 workshops in dier- people with physical and /or mental company that employs only autistic lunches were introduced. Social inno- and resorts keeping poor out of such the deaf to be aware of rhythm while ent countries which are not yet con- disabilities. people. vation in Finland has achieved prom- developments. learning to dance. Such innovations nected because of language problems and use of dierent terms. In Fab Lab Barcelona, there is a series of digital- ly-linked labs of open and accessible technologies in the city. ere is a mobile Fab Lab in the White House to demonstrate personal manufactur- ing. A new structure for national labs could be a series of connected local labs.

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It is a farmer NGO who suggest what they need, and the ties, iii) driving the change, creating where the Department of Biotech- In 2014, SPARSH was launched by by coming to the market rather than with a focus on sustainable agriculture third brings ideas to market. new markets, creating demand, and nology has set up Biotechnnology #*3"$UPTVQQPSUFBSMZTUBHFJOOP- operating as charities. programmes that need support from In Finland, PPPs are well established. iv) solving societal needs, and taking *OEVTUSZ3FTFBSDI"TTJTUBODF$PVODJM vators. Fellows are funded to go to the commercial sector. eir experi- In these, the roles of industry and highly-targeted action to promote #*3"$ BTBOPOQSPĕUFOUJUZJO centres to identify topics of further Again the problem of commerciali- ence is that social innovations pro- academia are usually clear, but the role the benets of innovations. It can to support start-ups, in the life scienc- research. However, the pool of men- sation arose in the discussions in this duced within grassroots local of government is usually not well-de- also promote and fund the formation es sector, to marry social innovations tors is narrow. Biotech start-ups are context of organisational innovations. communities are successful, but they ned. Industry’s interest is relevance, of joint venture companies between with biotechnology. is is perhaps pooled to develop platforms between Dierent models to the dominant need to have support for value-addi- academia’s is new opportunities in sci- corporations and universities to allow the only innovation funding body in TJNJMBSTUBSUVQT#*3"$BJNTUP investment model are needed to grow, tion opportunities and in the go-to- ence, and the possible roles of govern- them time to realise their research the government which invests even at attract investment through its incu- nurture and scale up inclusive innova- market. incentives to do that quickly. With investing in research and infrastruc- these kinds of policies, India could ture, and c) innovation, by helping make a very signicant contribution bring new ideas and knowledge to to alleviating the problems of the market in a variety of ways. poor in the world. However, research institutes like LIGTT (Institute for e search for excellence extends to Globally Transformative Technolo- PVUTJEFPG$BOBEB BOEĕWFQFSDFOU gies, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, can be invested in other countries if USA), are facing particular challenges that is where excellence is located. in achieving breakthroughs in areas in Innovation is best leveraged through which the private sector is not willing QBSUOFSTIJQTBOEUIF$'*IBTBTPOF to invest in breakthrough innovations of its 2015 Innovation Fund objec- developed for emerging countries like tives “to forge and foster productive, India. 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New opportunities for creative thinking needs; and third, providing frugal or which hinders the process. and Innovative Technologies policy FYBNJOJOHNFOUPSTIJQ 111UIF models are needed of how people through new teaching methodologies, ‘More from Less For Many’ ( MLM) was adopted based on four core prin- ecosystem for scaling up of inclusive might take ideas forward, to serve the links with grassroots innovators, small solutions.Techpedia.in also tries to e innovation ecosystem for inclu- ciples: promoting world-leading excel- innovations, and funding students. relevant communities. An example but eective innovations to celebrate link under- and post-graduate stu- sive innovations lence, focusing on targeted priorities, Students are envisaged as being able to was given of ‘telephone-renting ladies’ children’s achievements, raise mo- dents with communities and small fostering partnerships and enhancing provide a bridge between grassroots in Bangladeshi villages, who were giv- tivation and retention rates, how to enterprises to address their unmet e ecosystem for breakthrough tech- accountability. More specically, the innovators and formal institutions. nologies requires heavy investment in en licenses for mobile phones to serve extend the provision of higher educa- needs. policy focuses on a) people, by attract- $PSQPSBUF4PDJBM3FTQPOTJCJMJUZ $43 their communities. Over four years, tion within tight budget constraints 3% TVCTJEJFTGPS3%JODPSQPSB- ing and retaining highly-qualied and funds will be mobilised to provide the number of customers grew to 0.5 and how to provide work-related skills It was noted that some of the univer- tions to achieve breakthroughs, and skilled individuals, b) knowledge, by nancial support. have become dinosaurs in dealing to orchestrate assets. Disruptive e Ministry of Skill Development with innovation challenges, so the technologies are causing legacy rms is examining how to certify skills in centre works with them to explore to struggle, so they need to develop UIFVOPSHBOJTFETFDUPSUPXIJDI opportunities presented by open inno- more microbusiness to cope with the per cent of India’s workforce belongs. vation. challenges. e question is: How to link appropriate skill development programmes Open innovation is a two-way street, New models need to be built, which with the needs of entrepreneurs and to put out internal ideas to be incor- provide benets to rural communi- innovators? A memorandum of un- porated in others’ systems to produce ties at no cost. Berkeley Haas re- derstanding (MOU) with NIF is being benets, and to develop others’ ideas. quired students following its Build- sought to identify dierent levels of JOH4NBSU$JUJFT -FWFSBHJOH0QFO skill such as entry level, re-skilling, What made the US great was closed Innovation course to visit India to and traditional-knowledge skills, and innovation, in fortresses, the implica- carry out research. to have them certied. tions being that some were made great as knowledge was unevenly distrib- e Gosling Research Institute for In Finland, the Prime Minister is uted to benet a few. In the Second Plant Preservation (GRIPP), Uni- leading a study on innovation strat- World War, most PhD theses in engi- WFSTJUZPG(VFMQI $BOBEB PČFSTB egy, execution of the strategy, and neering were classied as secret in the case study of an ecosystem for the [46 institutional supports such as nance. leading universities. 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Where to be raised. e public procurement innovation creates value, and the US plants are suering diseases, they are policy is a mix of centralised and government encourages dissemination cloned in order to preserve them. decentralised (municipal) systems, of research output. and sustainable procurement is en- GRIPP welcomes International couraged. e Finnish Innovillage e challenges now are: speed to mar- following areas: Services to support is an example of the development of ket, the increasing cost of innovation, new, high technologies in horticul- an ecosystem to support generation the rapid devaluation of knowledge UVSF&EVDBUJPOJOUIFSFDPHOJUJPO of solutions to issues concerning the BTTFUT OPXQFSDFOUPGUIFCBMBODF of plants, especially for children; aging population. 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US companies BTTFUT$BQBCJMJUJFTSFTJEFJOUIFBCJMJUZ substantial gains in innovation. To develop social business, there is a need Technology imaginative market mechanisms or to identify the blocks in the system, hybrid structures.. and to redene the system to achieve t 4VQQPSUGPSBČPSEBCMFCSFBL- t 3PMFPGBHFODJFTTVDIBT a greater appreciation of who will through technologies through govern- 6/*$&'JOTVQQPSUJOHUIFJODMVTJPO benet from the social good. 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Studies of supply-chain ty-based researchers and students to tion platforms, with particular foci dynamics in the Ayurveda industry undertake research with community on resolving social issues by linking are being made to understand how partners to ensure relevance to the formal and informal sectors . such knowledge can be put to use by communities society. t 6TFPGUFTUJOHDFOUSFTUPFO- Institutional gage end-users of innovations A world trade-centre for the poor is t 4PDJBMFOHJOFFSJOHoFEV- t %JHJUBMUFDIOPMPHJFTBSF [49 [48 OFFEFE"#018PSME%FTJHO$FOUSF cation, skill development and em- leading to new forms of institutions is being built in Singapore which will ployment generation to accompany reecting new evolving architectures be open to all, throughout the day and technological innovations so that of relationships characterised as will support collaboration in nding advancement of technology appears as networks rather than hierarchies solutions. a result of development t 1BSUOFSTIJQTCFUXFFOJOEVT- try, academia and government have Summary report to the Presi- Social potential to push the agenda for in- dent, the Honourable Shri Pranab clusive innovations — technological Mukherjee t 3FDPHOJUJPOPGUIFGBJMVSFPG and social — for dissemination to markets to benet the marginalised: the marginalised. More support for e President was provided a summa- new models of exchange are required sanctuaries, incubators and testing ry of the ideas and recommendations as exemplied by the the Honey Bee centres is needed as they are particu- on public policy, nancing and inclu- philosophy is based on open source larly useful for start-ups. sive innovations arising from the and open innovation which can t 0SHBOJTBUJPOBMJOOPWBUJPO global roundtable discussions. It was revitalise the economic activity and at all levels in the education sector of noted that inclusive innovation reinforce a participative social struc- India, is a pressing need to support is relevant across countries as demon- ture, based on reciprocity and redistri- creative problem-solving, innovative strated by the members of the round- bution thinking, and entrepreneurial spirit. table. t $PTUSFEVDUJPOJOOPWBUJPOT At the tertiary level, research lead- will provide an opportunity for corpo- ing to the establishment of start-ups e following recommendations were rate who can contribute to the reso- should be encouraged in all insti- presented: lution of social issues through more tutions. e potential of Techpedia. in and similar programmes to link tained funding inuence the pursuit of innovation are they will be mentored and connected .JOJTUFSPG4DJFODF5FDIOPMPHZ &OUSFQSFOFVSTIJQGPSBTVTUBJOBCMFBOE college students with marginalised t ćFHPWFSONFOUOFFETUP many — from basic survival to pro- with relevant stakeholders, to give Dr Harsh Vardhan, is spearheading inclusive world is developing in scale communities is important. recognise its role in fostering inno- pulsion of growth. A healthy ecosys- wings to their ideas.” the scientic and technological strat- and scope. e cost of new technolo- vation through its helpful procure- tem is needed for harnessing the inno- egies for an inclusive growth under gies that can support inclusive inno- Ecosystem ment policies for start-ups, and in vative potential of various segments in e President has been urging the the leadership of the Prime Minister vation is reducing dramatically, new providing support for socially-rele- dierent sectors and at multiple levels leaders of the higher education sec- Narendra Modi. “ e Make in India, actors and new loci of inclusive-innovation capabilities are emerging, t *OOPWBUJPONVTUCFBUUIF vant innovations through modica- JOPVSTPDJFUZ$SFBUJOHBOJODMVTJWF tor to establish a connection between $MFBO*OEJBBOE*ODMVTJWF*OEJB VOEFS core of developmental strategies in tion in relevant standards ecosystem calls for linkages between their institutes and grassroots innova- which nancial inclusion is of prime newly or more readily-accessible all sectors and be inclusive from grassroots innovators on one hand tions in their hinterland, and to also essence, need a signicant push. Many markets among excluded groups are the perspectives of technology and Address by the President of India, BOEBDBEFNJDJOTUJUVUJPOTNBSLFU TFUVQJOOPWBUJPODMVCTi:PVUIQPXFS amongst you have shared your expe- being established, and new modes and policies; Shri Pranab Mukherjee GPSDFTPOUIFPUIFS$PVOUSJFTTVD- has to be galvanised for nation-build- riences about how your countries and contexts for inclusive innovation are coming to the fore. t 4LJMMEFWFMPQNFOUNVTUSFD- Global Roundtable on Inclusive cessful in building such a network ing. us, the students have to be en- institutions have made progress in the ognise valuable traditional knowl- Innovations have become innovation leaders,” the couraged to sense the unmet needs of direction of inclusive innovation. I edge also under threat of erosion; President said. the common man, and search, spread am also happy at the interest evinced In the vast informal sector of India and other developing countries, where t #SJOHJOHEJWFSTFHSPVQT Hon’ble President Shri Pranab DFMFCSBUFJOOPWBUJPOTćFNFNCFST by you to engage with stakehold- together improves creativity, to Mukherjee said that India has had Highlighting the Innovation Scholars of these innovation clubs are partic- ers from India. An Atal Innovation market mechanisms are weak, reci- this end-encouragement needs to a long tradition of grassroots in- In-Residence Programme, the Presi- ipating in FOIN, taking place for the Mission as an innovation-promo- procity and redistribution are dom- be given for collaboration across novation and common people in dent said, “I am glad that the second rst time in Rashtrapati Bhavan,” said tion platform, involving academics, inant modes of exchange, network [51 [50 countries, student exchanges across this country have ushered in novel batch of innovation scholars has the President. entrepreneurs and researchers, has forms of organisation might be more countries are also necessary solutions to overcome their day-to- joined us today. During their two- been announced recently. It will draw eective. e irrelevance of formal hierarchies is also evident in the new t *OEJBOVOJWFSTJUJFTOFFETVT- EBZEJďDVMUJFTićFESJWFSTUIBU week stay at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, e President praised Noble Lau- upon national and international ex- SFBUF1SPG.VIBNNBE:VOVT XIP periences to foster a culture of inno- digital economy where personal man- has created an outstanding model WBUJPO 3%BOETDJFOUJĕDSFTFBSDI ufacturing has become a reality. In for micronance that has led to the in India,” the President concluded these contexts, the role of government emancipation of poor in developing with an invitation to the guests to has become a key factor in enabling countries, and said, “To my mind, the visit the Mughal Gardens. supporting ecosystems for bottom-up next major breakthrough will come inclusive innovations to be generated through Micro Venture Innovation Conclusion and disseminated by the marginalised Fund (MVIF), which has been pio- communities themselves, and for top- neered by the Honey Bee Network and e Global Roundtable Discussions down technological aordable excel- NIF. By partnering with companies on inclusive innovation brought lence to reach the marginalised. and colleges in India and abroad, our together thought leaders from four grassroots innovators will propel a continents, 13 countries and sever- dierent kind of globalisation. e al states in India, to deliberate on products and services, based on grass- policies and practices that can bring roots knowledge and creativity, will about improvements in the lives and reach global markets in an aordable, livelihoods of marginalised com- accessible and accountable manner.” munities not only in India and other developing countries but, also in the e President added that the Union developed world. fOIN 2015

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a signicant amount of novelty and e panel in this session included DSFBUJWJUZPęFOSFNBJOPVUPGSFBDI mentioned that the website www. with innovative ideas, and will link are ready with their prototypes, to be social application. Prof K VijayRaghavan, Secretary, of formal institutions. Prof Gupta teachersastransformers.org provides them to high-level science institu- funded by companies, while sever- Technological-edge Award— A Department of Biotechnology; Dr also talked about the initiatives taken a rich source of in-school innovations. al have already formed companies. breakthrough or a signicant techno- 3".BTIFMLBS $IBJSQFSTPO /*'%S CZ43*45* GPVOEFEJOUPGPDVT tions. “During the global roundtable Dr Renu Swarup said, “Techpedia. In the MoU, the idea of giving Rs 1 logical advance in any eld of engi- Renu Swarup, Managing Director, on social, technical, educational and discussions among thought leaders sristi.org oers a base for innova- lakh each, to 100 best student and neering, pharmacy, medical, agricul- #*3"$1SPG"OJM,(VQUB &YFDVUJWF institutional innovations. He men- yesterday, it was observed that in- tors from which it puts applications grassroots innovations, has also been tural or other disciplines qualies a 7JDF$IBJSQFSTPO /*'%S7JQJO,V- tioned that 34 shodhyatras (besides12 spired teachers make an important GPS#*3"$TVQQPSU$MPTFUP proposed. e amount is given to student for this award. mar, Director, NIF; Mr Ramesh Patel, shodhyatras under Indian Institute dierence. e President of India applications were received for the appreciate their raw idea and to see if Secretary, SRISTI and Mr Hiranmay of Management — Ahmedabad’s makes it a point to meet inspirational DVSSFOUBXBSET PGXIJDI#*3"$ JUDBOĘPVSJTI#*3"$IPQFTUIBUJO 'PS(:5*BXBSET OPN- Mahanta, coordinator, Techpedia. 4IPEIZBUSBDPVSTF UPPęFOSFNPUF teachers whenever he visits educa- has screened the bioscience inno- over the next two to three years, we inations across 50 technological sristi.org. communities have been undertaken tional institutions,” he said. vations. 15 will be supported each will be able to see a sea of young in- domains from 150 universities/insti- in the past 17 years, covering around #*3"$BOE(:5*IBWFGPSNFEB year, to the amount of Rs 15 lakh novators and innovation hubs across tutes were received. e participants Prof Anil K Gupta stressed how the 5,500 km. QBSUOFSTIJQJOXIJDI#*3"$PČFST each, over the next three years. the country.” CFMPOHFEUPEJČFSFOUTUBUFT BOE Honey Bee Network is trying to reach funding and incubation services to #*3"$IBTGVOEFEDMPTFUP six Union Territories. those communities, whose needs and With regard to education, Prof Gupta grassroots innovators and students entrepreneurs, 15 per cent of whom Prof VijayRaghavan said there are [58 [59

many exciting challenges ahead, and MVTXBS &YFDVUJWF%JSFDUPS -*(55 living on $2-per day income, you can even though the problems-in-hand He observed, “India does not have to clearly dene that level of aordabil- seem huge, the solutions to them are be only a strong military or economic ity. It cannot just be aordability; it tractable with the help of enthusiastic leader. I think, by solving problems has to be extreme aordability. e JOOPWBUPSTMJLFUIF(:5*XJOOFST of global poverty, India can become a India of our dreams is one which much better social leader.” brings aordable excellence.” An award ceremony was held for the Hiranmay Mahanta, coordinator, (:5*XJOOFST EVSJOHXIJDI(:5* Dr Mashelkar appreciated the ideas of Techpedia.sristi.org thanked the 2015 book, supported by JSW and UIF(:5*JOOPWBUPSTBOETBJE i.BL- dignitaries, stakeholders and volun- Honey Bee Network institutions, was ing high technology work for the teers, and said “One of the best part also launched. QPPSJTWFSZEJďDVMU CFDBVTFZPVBSF that came out of our analysis is that Appendix 1) talking about both equity and excel- several of the previous-year awardees "O.P6XBTTJHOFECFUXFFO#*3"$ lence — excellence in terms of higher have successfully converted their 4JHOJOHDFSFNPOZGPSB.06CFUXFFO#*3"$ 43*45*BOE-*((5-BXSFODF SRISTI and LIGTT: Institute for technology, and equity in terms of innovation into start-ups.” Berkeley National Lab, USA Globally Transformative Technol- aordability. Of course aordability is ogies, Lawrence Berkeley National relative, as was mentioned by one of On the same day, SRISTI Sanman Awards ceremony (see Appendix No … for the names of the awardees) Lab, USA. is event was followed our expert members yesterday. But, Awards were presented followed by a (:5*"XBSETXFSFQSFTFOUFEUPJOEJWJEVBMTUFBNTBOE43*45*4BONBO by a short speech by Dr Shashi Bu- when you look at billions of people book launch on the same. (Details in Awards were presented to 11 innovators. [60 [61 [62 [63 fOIN 2015

Day 3-4 .BSDI

[64 [65 Children’s Creativity Workshop he Children’s Creativity Camp/Workshop sought solutions to societal problems in slums around Del- hi through creative ideas of 35 privileged children and 35 underprivileged children (see Appendix 2) for list of schools and nominating organisations). T e workshop was held in the exhibition tent of the FOIN, thus exposing the children to innovations by children, technology students and people at the grassroots like farmers, mechanics, etc. e children were given an exposure to dierent solutions to real-life problems tried by innovators at the exhibition. ey were encouraged to imbibe the empathetic values in developing innovative ideas to solve basic problems faced by people living in underprivileged areas like slums.

e overall objective of the programme was to develop an opera- tional framework for empowering children to not only articulate their problems but, also to nd solutions, both individually and collectively. [66 [67 e inverted model of innovation implies that children ideate/ innovate; fabricators design and companies/agencies diuse commercially or socially. Involvement of children in solving their challenges will help us understand micro and macro strategies, which can mobilise the creative potential of children around the world. is may help in overcoming persistent social inertia in developing countries. e children addressed the following: a) the challenges they face; b) challenges that the society around them faces, and c) other problems that inhibit the un- folding of their potential.

Pedagogy: a) Purpose: Discussion about the purpose of the workshop b) Process: Brainstorming about some of the solutions in one domain and how these can trigger new solutions in other domains c) Perception: Once their curiosity was triggered, their visit to the exhibition was organised to enrich their repertoire and also reinforce their condence d) Pursuit of innovation: Aer brieng about the eldwork, children were divided into four groups comprising privileged and underprivileged children F 1SBDUJDF&BDIHSPVQWJTJUFE one slum area of Delhi — Bhalaswa, Visit to Slums at :BNVOB1VTUIB #BUMB)PVTFBOE Kusumpur Pahari Kusumpur Pahari — to interact with the local communities, children and Batla House others, to observe and study their day- to-day problems. Bhalswa Lake

G 1SFTFOUBUJPOPGTPMVUJPOT&BDI :BNVOB1VTIUB group sketched the problems they saw and presented their ideas to solve them on March 10, 2015 at FOIN. e workshops aim at tapping the dormant creative potential of underprivileged children who probably did not have the courage to articulate their ideas. Likewise, those children and youth who have innovated in some ar- [68 eas may come out with creative ideas [69 in other domains as well. e workshop was held over two days. e rst day involved brainstorming, visiting the displays in the FOIN exhibition and meeting grassroots innovators, a brieng on eld work and then visits to the slums. On the second day, the children worked in groups in the exhibition tent, sketching the problems and presenting their ideas to solve them.

During an on-the-spot idea competition the children came up with bril- looking back. liant ideas regarding bicycles. Where we normally consider a cycle only as a e ideas generated by the children in a matter of a few minutes were: tool for transportation, these children saw it as a livelihood and subsistence &MFDUSJDJUZHFOFSBUJPOGSPNBDZDMFDZDMFDBOCFVTFEUPQPXFSFTDBMBUPSTBOE tool. What we adults regard as normal, cycle can be used to extract sugar cane juice — Mohammad Raq children look at that with dierent $ZDMFDBOCFVTFEUPHSJOEHSBJOTIBSWFTUJOHDBOCFEPOFCZBDZDMF BOE Ahmad Raza and interesting perspectives. Once DZDMFDBOCFVTFEGPSĕMNQSPKFDUJPO"TIV$IBOESB their curiosity is triggered there is no 3. Sweeper can be attached to a cycle — Tanu 4. Blower can be attached to a cycle and cycle can be used to wind wires — Aan Siddiqui $ZDMFDBOCFVTFEBTBQMPVHI,BKBM7FSNB $ZDMFDBOCFVTFEGPSDVUUJOHHSBTT7JWFL,VNBS $ZDMFDBOCFVTFEGPSUISBTIJOHQBEEZ.BZBM-FQDIB $ZDMFDBOCFVTFEUPCSFBLVQTPJMDMPETJOUIFĕFME"CV Suyan $ZDMFDBOVTFEUPESBXXBUFSGSPNBXFMM3JDIB,VNBSJ 10. Trash-picking machine can be attached to a cycle — Ahmad Raza

Visit to the slums Objectives: t $IJMESFOXPVMEHFUFYQPTVSFUPEJČFSFOUTPMVUJPOTGPS real-life problems tried by innovators t ćFZXPVMEHBJODPOĕEFODFXIFOUIFZTFFUIBUPUIFS children and common people have developed innovative solutions to everyday problems [70 [71 "ęFSBCSJFĕOHPOIPXUPDPOEVDUUIFĕFMEXPSL UIFDIJMESFO were divided into four groups of 14 to 25 children, each group comprising privileged and underprivileged children, led by SRI- 45*QFSTPOOFMBOEWPMVOUFFSTGSPN/(0TJO%FMIJ&BDIHSPVQ visited one slum area of Delhi to interact with the local communities and for studying their day-to-day problems.

Delhi slums ere are about 2.15 million slum dwellers in Delhi (14 per cent of the population),70 per cent of whom come from backward districts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Hence, poverty, unemploy- ment and deprivation have compelled these people to migrate to slums in Delhi.

About life in the slums: t.PSFUIBOPGUIFIPVTFIPMETEPOPUIBWFBLJUDIFO t/FBSMZIPVTFIPMETEPOPUIBWFBUPJMFU t0OMZIBTBDDFTTUPSVOOJOHXBUFSTVQQMZGSPNUBQT tTMVNEXFMMFSTIBWFFMFDUSJDJUZDPOOFDUJPOJOUIFJSIPVTF t"CPVUUXPUIJSETPGUIFIPVTFIPMETIBWFCFFOMJWJOHMJLFUIJT GPSUIFQBTUZFBST $(%3 Group 1

[72 Kusumpur Pahari, in SW Delhi is Delhi’s [73 largest slum of about 100,000 residents. Many of the slum dwellers are servants, drivers, gardeners, sweepers who work for the wealthy people living in nearby Vasant Vihar. Group 1—Kusumpur Pahari visited by 14 children

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Problem: Water shortage in the area Solution: Houses should be made in such a way that rain water can be harvested so that more water is available for daily use

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Problem: One of the main problems in Kusumpur Pahari slums was of garbage disposal. Wet and dry garbage was not segregated.

Solution: Manisha and Liyangsung both found a solution to the problem; they made a sketch showing proper disposal of garbage [74 by segregating wet and dry garbage, from the source itself. e [75 wet garbage can be used to make manure while dry garbage can be further segregated and materials such as clothes pieces in it can CFVTFEUPNBLFTPęUPZTGPSDIJMESFO

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Problem: ere was no playing area for children; garbage was collected in the playground. Suyan observed that people in Kusum- pur Paharilive in small houses with neither electricity nor water connections, some children go to school while others stay at home and help their parents.

Solution: A clean area for children to play should be made. Dust- bins should be placed at the corner of the play area so that garbage is collected in it. Suyan suggested that better houses should be CVJMUGPSQFPQMFMJWJOHJO,VTVNQVS1BIBSJ&MFDUSJDJUZBOEXBUFS connections should be provided to all. It should be compulsory for children to attend school.

/JTIB,IBO TUBOEBSE3BIJMB4VMUBOB TUBOEBSE CPUI from Anupshahar Problem: ere was a small, open area where garbage was disposed and pigs were roaming around.

Solution: A separate play area can be kept for children. Garbage can be disposed of in dustbins in another corner of the ground. A fenced area can be built to keep pigs.

"ČBO4JEEJRVJ TUBOEBSE ćF Indian School, Josip Broz Tito Marg, New Delhi

Problem: People have to wait in a long queue at public water taps to fetch water.

[76 Solution: Pipes can be attached to the [77 main tap, like a ‘tap-root system’, so that many people can fetch water at the same time. He also suggested knee caps for people who cannot walk and do not have the proper equipment for walking and have to drag their bodies. A small, portable sewing machine should be made available to each household so that people can stitch clothes easily.

6. Laila Banu from Tamil Nadu and Shalini Kumari from Bihar

Laila Banu suggested a multi-purpose box to deal with power shortages. e box includes a ladder, solar panels and solar antennas. To help women who carry water for long distances in rural areas, Shalini suggested wheels that can be put beneath water buckets, pots or canons. -BJMB#BOVIBTXPOUIF*(/*5& Sohail: Apply ammable substance Award 2011 and GRI Student Award BHBJOBęFSVTJOHUIFNBUDITUJDLPODF for2015 with two others for the idea of Golu: Break the matchstick and to get using a helmet as an ignition switch to two matchsticks start two-wheelers. Shalini Kumari has Sohail and Golu: A broom should be BMTPXPOUIF*(/*5&"XBSEBOE modied so that one end can be used GRI Student Award 2015for a walker tomop the oor while the other end with adjustable legs. sweeps %VSHFTI$ZDMFDBOCFVTFEGPSHSJOE- 7. S Vinotha and Laila Banu — both ing grain, as a cha-cutter and can be (:5*"XBSEXJOOFST used to draw water from a well 1SPCMFN$IJMESFOJO,VTVNQVS1B- hari did not have a proper playing area as such. To reach the playing area, a gutter had to be crossed.

Solution: A multipurpose box can be made, which transforms into a plank [78 used to cross the gutter. e plank can [79 also be used as a ladder to climb trees as well as a box when closed.

Problem: When Vinotha spoke to the children in Kusumpur Pahari, they said that their houses have ceiling at a low height, which becomes a problem when children grow taller than their parents.

Solution: Houses in slums should be constructed in such a way that its height can be adjusted when required.

Ideas of children from Kusumpur Pahari How to improve the use of a matchstick and other ideas:

Kavita and Khushi: Apply ammable substance to both ends Group 2

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Bhalaswa is low income housing FRORQ\EXLOWRQODQGßOORI%KDODV- wa Horsehoe Lake, northwest Delhi Group 2- Bhalaswa visited by 20 chil- Solution: A printed sticker inside and complaint box along with a centralised have died aer playing there. dren outside the lunch box, with the mes- punching system. ere should be Solution: e waste could be convert- 1. Naushad Ali, 10th NIOS, Jama sage ‘Wash your hands before having regular inspections by the district ed- ed into some useful material or gas, Masjid lunch’ to remind children to wash ucation department. Non-performing which could be used for power gener- hands. schools should beclosed and students ation or making fertilisers for plants. Problem: Waste in Bhalaswa studying there Solution: Small waste-picking ma- 5. Preeti Kumar, a standard 11, should be shied to better schools. A chines should be used by everyone liv- Katha Lab School, New Delhi centralised water purication system 1SPCMFN6TFEXBUFSGSPNJOEVTUSJFT leads to a foul smell in the surrounding in the slum to reduce dependence should be installed at all schools. ing areas. on the civic bodies. Problem: Dirty, unwashed hands Solution: It should be treated properly spread diseases. 8. Bhaskar Jha, standard 8, Deepalaya before being passed by industries. 3. Ali Mahummad, standard 5, Solution: She came up with six inspir- Kalkaji Extension, Delhi SDMC Primary School, Nizamuddin ing and fun steps to keep hands clean. Problem: e water in Bhalaswa is West Problems: Bhaskar identied the fol- polluted and causes various diseases. 6. Ahmad Raza, standard 4, SDMC lowing problems: Solution: A machine, which could Problem: Children who accidently Primary, Nizamuddin West treat and change waste water into enter the garbage heap have died of t6OBWBJMBCJMJUZPGTBGFESJOLJOHXBUFS clean water, should be invented. is asphyxiation. He came up with the idea of collecting t1MBZHSPVOEOPUQSPQFS water can be used for washing clothes. [83 [82 disposable cups in an innovative box. t*NQVSFUBOLFSXBUFS GPVMTNFMM Solution: A safety gear, if children A conventional box normally holds t/PESBJOBHFTZTUFNJOTFXBHF are employed (though they should 150 cups, Raza’s idea can take up to t/PTUSFFUMJHIUT never be made to work), and proper 750. t/PTFDVSJUZBOEDMFBOMJOFTT barricading of the area to stop further t/PQSPQFSTDIPPM accidents. 7. Alam Hansari, standard 2, Nur Was e group together gave following Public School, Delhi recommendations to improve condi- 4. Nishu Sharma, standard 9, tions in Anupshahar Problems: Instead of teaching the class Bhalaswa: aer taking attendance, teachers leave Problem: Gutter contains a lot of the class and sit in the sta room, Problem: In cities, vehicles create a lot waste in Bhalaswa. It is not cleaned idle. Teachers also collect money of pollution properly. from students for personal reasons, Solution: Solar system should be used without informing school authorities. in vehicles to prevent pollution Solution: Waste can be collected di- Only one teacher is available for many rectly from gutter and disposed o . students. Mid-day meal for students is Problem: During rainy days bikes skid sub-standard and has led to stomach and commuters get injured 4. Sheeren Shekh, standard 5, SDMC upset in many students in the past. Solution: e tyres should be made primary school, Nizamuddin West Safe drinking water is also a problem skid-resistant in government schools. Problem: Children do not wash hands Problem: e pile of dirt and waste in before eating lunch in schools. Solutions: Every school should have a Bhalaswa is very dangerous. Students Group 3

[84 [85 Batla House, Jamia Nagar, Jamuna in SE Delhi, is close to the Yamuna River and is in- habited by mainly The Muslim community Group 3- Batla House was visited by 17 children

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Not only were children from the $SFBUJWJUZ$BNQFOUIVTJBTUJDBCPVU sorting out the problems of the Batla House community, but the community children were also equally keen to Solar panel works with share their experiences. sunlight. Can somehow [86 .BOTIJ$IBVIBO TUBOEBSE moonlight be put to [87 1BSEBEB1BSEBEJ*OUFS$PMMFHF 61 some use like that? Problem: Heaps of plastic waste Solution: Recycle plastic material and -Anurag make plastic slippers Singh

2. Soring Lepcha, standard 5, Sikkim

Problem: Long queues to fetch potable drinking water. Water lters are too expensive for individual households to install. 4PMVUJPO$PNNVOJUZXBUFSĕMUFS should be installed, so that each and every household does not require an individual water lter.

7JWFL,VNBS TUBOEBSE Deepalya School, New Delhi

Problem: Load-shedding Solution: Use of solar and wind panels

Problem: Water scarcity Solution: Store rain water and utilise it

Problem: Sanitation and hygiene 4PMVUJPO$PNNVOJUJFTTIPVMEUBLF responsibility by forming committees that could build community toilets

4. Priyanka and Anjali Rena, Rashtra- pati Bhavan

Problems: Pile of waste 4PMVUJPOT&BDIIPVTFTIPVMEIBWF two dustbins — one each for food (wet) waste and plastic/paper (dry) [88 waste. e food waste can be utilised [89 as fertiliser and the plastic waste can be recycled and used.

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He gave the idea of generating electricity through walking trousers and use of solar panels.

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Problem: Stagnant and dirty water in Batla House, which paves way for water borne diseases Solution: A waste-water treatment plant to be built up in the locality, where the water can be re-supplied BęFSQVSJĕDBUJPO Group 4

[90 Yamuna Pushta on the banks [91 of the Yamuna River, north of Old Delhi. This area has been subject to slum clearances, the last being in 2004 in prepara- tion for the Commonwealth Games. (SPVQTWJTJUUP:BNVOB1VTIUBCZ children from Dr Rajendra Prasad Sar- WPEBZB 7JEZBMBZB 1SFTJEFOUT &TUBUF Rashtrapati Bhavan

ćF WJTJU UP :BNVOB 1VTIUB XBT MFE by Dinesh Kumar who works for Aman Biradari, which runs the ‘Dil Se’ campaign for children who live and work on the streets. ey also run a health-recovery shelter and mo- CJMFTUSFFU NFEJDJOF DMJOJD JO :BNVOB Pushta for male patients and for fe- male patients in Jama Masjid. Founded in August 2013, by January 2015, 100 patients per night were being treated, including 25 tuberculosis patients, four [92 HIV and 20 physically injured patients. [93 Trained medical sta oer medical and referral services, food and counselling support oered to help reintegration with families or employment. e children found that there were 26 beds in two dierent tents.

Parul Prakash, standard 12; Ankur, TUBOEBSE "OKBMJ%BZBM TUBOEBSE 6;Ayush Prakash, standard 4; Karan Arya, standard 6; Rahul Arya, standard 3BKBUćBLVS TUBOEBSEBOE0NLBS 1BM TUBOEBSEGSPN%S314BSWPEBZB 7JEZBMBZB 1SFTJEFOUT&TUBUF /FX%FM- hi, suggested the idea of separate water supplies in shelters for patients with infectious and non-infectious diseases. $PNNPO XBUFS QPJOU GPS UXP QBUJFOU shelters nullied the advantage of having separate shelters patients suering from contagious and non-contagious diseases. Suggestions: t 0ODF FYQPTFE UP UIF DSFBUJWJ- ty of other children, their expectation Solar panels should be installed on the from themselves is increased UFOUTUPQSPWJEFTVďDJFOUFMFDUSJDJUZ t 4PNFDIJMESFOBSFMBJECBDLCZ Toilets should be cleaned once a day nature, some are born ideators, while and be kept open for all; others come out with creative ideas A pure drinking-water supply should under the pressure of expectations by be provided to all residents and pa- outsiders tients; t .PSF UIBO B EP[FO BMUFSOB- e surrounding area and the bank of tive uses of a cycle were triggered in UIF:BNVOB3JWFSTIPVMECFDMFBOFE less than ve minutes. is shows that Walkers should be provided to patients just a trigger in the form of an earnest with fractures; question can unfold the innovative and Privileged residents of Delhi can give empathetic potential of children their old clothes and food to these peo- t (SBQIJD QSFTFOUBUJPO PG JEFBT ple. brought precision and also in many cases the totality of the children’s idea. $IJMESFOPCTFSWFEUIFBSFBTVSSPVOE- $IJMESFOUFOEUPEFTDSJCFNVDIMFTTJO [94 ing the tents and asked the doctor and the narrative form than in the graphic [95 the head of shelter the following ques- form tions: t *OJUJBUJWFTGPSJOTUJUVUJPOBMQPM- icy changes can indeed be designed t8IZEPFTOUUIFHPWFSONFOUUBLFBOZ based on children’s ideas action against poverty? t *G XF DPVME NPCJMJTF DIJMESFO t8IZBSFTJDLQFPQMFEJTDBSEFECZTP- of the world for solving the persistent ciety? problems around us, the world would t 8IZ JT UIF HPWFSONFOU OPU UBLJOH change at a faster space care of poor people and providing resources? 43*45*UIBOLT6/*$&' /*' BOEUIF t)PXDBOXFIFMQUIFTFQPPSTJDLQB- 0ďDFPGUIF1SFTJEFOUPG*OEJBGPSGB- tients? DJMJUBUJOHUIFPSHBOJTBUJPOPGUIF$IJM- t 8IZ JT UIF HPWFSONFOU OPU UBLJOH ESFOT$SFBUJWJUZ8PSLTIPQEVSJOHUIF DBSFPGUIF:BNVOBSJWFS 8IZJTUIJT FOIN, March 7-13, 2015. area so dirty?

Conclusion:

t &YQPTVSF FNQBUIZBOEJNBHJ- nation for generating innovative solutions can be linked in a very short time period Prof Muhammad Yunus- Noble Laureate with his gracious presence in this

[96session along with Prof. [97 Gupta inspired the children and all others in the workshop. fOIN 2015

Day 3: Session 2 .BSDI

[98 [99 Yuvaan Tea Launch IF India and BVG Life Sci- the vision and mission of the part- BVG is a mere beginning. ences Ltd have entered into a nership. He introduced the six kinds Public Private Partnership to of teas that are based on traditional Prof. Mashelkar added that a kind of harness Traditional Knowl- knowledge— anti-obesity, anti-ageing, history has been made with the rst edge of Grassroot Innova- anti-diabetic, antioxidants, anti-in- FOIN - an idea conceived by President Ntors. NIF, India and BVG Life Sciences Ltd ammatory and anti-hypertension. of India. He said that this rst FOIN MBVODIFE:VWBBO8FMMOFTT5FBPOUI.BSDI He also said that NIF works on land- teaches us not only about innovation but at RashtrapatiBhavan. e six variants of to-lab-land model. NIF has scouted also about sharing and learning. He said :VWBBOUFBNBSFoBOUJBHJOH BOUJPCFTJUZ about 200,000ideas, innovations and that it is about grassroots people, who anti-diabetic, anti-hypersensitive, anti-in- practices (not all unique), out of which work in laboratories of life. He said, “ac- ammatory. 200 innovations have been tested, tually 1.25 billion Indians represent 1.25 validated and procured patent. NIF billion minds. e 700 patents done by ćF:VWBBOUFBXBTMBVODIFEJOUIFQSFTFODF venture with BVG is a module of the NIF are of the semi-literate people. It is of PrakashJavadekar- Minister of Informa- form of Mind to Market and Grass- a great achievement that the ideas born tion and Broadcasting, Prof. Muhammad roots to global. He said that Prime with grassroots innovators are nding :VOVT/PCFM-BVSFBUF .S)BONBO- Minister’sideals of ‘Make in India’ have such a huge market. ank you for the USBP(BJLXBE#7($IBJSNBOBOE.% %S inspired their vision. President’s blessing for making this a [100 3".BTIFMLBS/*'$IBJSNBO 1SPG"OJM movement”. [101 (VQUB/*'&YFDVUJWF7JDF$IBJSNBO %S .S)BONBOUSBP(BJLXBE $IBJS- Vipin Kumar- NIF Director. man and Managing Directorof BVG 1SPG.VIBNNBE:VOVTTBJEUIBUFWFSZ said that he is extremely happy with business should have three basic models 8JUIUIFMBVODIPG:VWBBO5FB UIFEJHOJUBS- this partnership and that his ideas of ethics, which can lead us to be better ies on the panels shared their views. and BVG are inspired by Swami human beings. Vivekananda. e models are as given below: Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Infor- t 8FTIBMMEPOPIBSNUPQFPQMF mation and Broadcasting, congratulated NIF Prof. Anil Gupta, executive vice chair- t 8FTIBMMEPOPIBSNUPQMBOFU and BVG on such collaboration. He said that person, NIF said that we should learn t 8FTIBMMOPUFYQMPJUBOZQFSTPO Dr. R A Mashelkar and Dr. Anil Gupta have the fundamental, ethical principle of been passionate gurus who are developing acknowledging, cross-pollinating and He said that such ventures (public-pri- a streak of innovation in the younger gen- reciprocating the knowledge from the vate partnerships) are a great initiative as eration. He said that innovation is a kind grassroots through fair and just benet they come up with the idea of doing well of mutiny, India has loads of resources, but sharing. So, a Mind to Market plat- to people. Six kinds of teas that are based on tra- unfortunately there is no rebellious environ- form has been enabled. He said that ment and that’s why we lack in the proper UIFJOOPWBUJPOTNVTUOPUCFMFęXIFSF MadhuSudhanNayyar thanked Prof. ditional knowledge anti-obesity, an- growth at the innovation front. He further they are, instead all concerned should "OJM(VQUBGPSDPJOJOHUIFUFSN A:V- added that innovation is the key for the de- collaborate to diuse them through vaan’. And the session culminated with a ti-ageing, anti-diabetic, antioxidants, WFMPQNFOUGPS*OEJBBOEMJLF.JEEMF&BTUFSO social or commercial channels. Prof. vote of thanks, countries, which explored their oil resources Gupta further said that thus we all anti-inﬂammatory and anti-hypertension for their development, India should go on the should collaborate together to make to make life healthier and better development path with an innovation era. India self-reliant and a clean India. He said that this partnership of NIF with Dr. Vipin Kumar, director, NIF, explained fOIN 2015

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Meeting of National Innovation Clubs and their Interaction with Grassroots Innovators [104 [105

A meeting of National Innovation e Hon’ble President Shri Pranab [a] search creativity and innovations, $MVCTPGWBSJPVTVOJWFSTJUJFT **5TBOE Mukherjee had exhorted the aca- [b] spread information about useful Youth will rise to the occasion and take up NITs was held as part of demia to set up National Innovation innovations, [c] sense the unmet needs FOIN. e innovation clubs $MVCTJODFOUSBMVOJWFSTJUJFTBOEJO- and [d] celebrate the spirit of creativ- the responsibility of bringing about change shared their achievements and ideas stitutions of higher learning viz IITs, ity. Volunteers from among faculty, and extending the frontiers of knowledge in to promote innovations /*5TBOE**4&3T"DDPSEJOHMZ UIF sta and students are expected to join within their campus and outside. clubs aim to promote inclusive inno- hands with the innovators at dierent order to build an inclusive society More than 100 participants vations by linking the creativity in the levels and in dierent sectors to ensure from 42 institutions attended the formal and informal sectors. Primar- widest application for creative and -Smt Omita Paul meeting. ily, the clubs aim at four functions: innovative ideas. e panel for this session included frontiers of knowledge in order to tions by innovation clubs of Babasaheb Smt Omita Paul, Secretary to the build an inclusive society. She said Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, President of India, Nobel Laureate that the endeavour to set up innova- **4&3 .PIBMJ **5*OEPSF /*54JMDIBS 1SPG.VIBNNBE:VOVT GPVOEFS tion clubs was with the vision that and Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya (SBNFFO#BOL .S4VSFTI:BEBW they will help in bringing the needs Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, IIT- OSD to the President, Prof R K Shev- of the local areas to the fore and also Delhi and NIT-Delhi. gaonkar, Director, IIT, Delhi, Dr Ajay help nd solutions to those problems. K Sharma, Director, NIT, Delhi, Prof Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Projects taken by dierent universities "OJM,(VQUB &YFDVUJWF7JDF$IBJS- :VOVTBMTPBEESFTTFEUIFHBUIFSJOH are listed here: person, NIF and Dr Vipin Kumar, and shared his experiences regarding Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Univer- Director, NIF. Grameen Bank. A presentation on sity: Speaking on the occasion, Smt Omita the future roadmap for development t 4PMBSGFODJOHPGUIFDBNQVT Paul stated that one creative mind through innovation was given by Prof t (SFFO##"6JOJUJBUJWFXJUIBDSFT can unleash a ood of creativity and RK Shevgaonkar and Dr Ajay K Shar- of constructed wetlands prosperity. She said it was her belief ma. Prof Shevgaonkar emphasised on t 1BEEMFXIFFMXBUFSQVSJĕFSGPS that the youth will rise to the occa- innovation for rural problems, which ood-aected areas sion and take up the responsibility of should be seen as researchers’ social t *OUFHSBUFEBQQSPBDIUPXBSETXBTUF [106 bringing change and extending the responsibility. ere were presenta- water treatment and bioelectricity [107

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Day 5 March 11, 2015

[110 [111 Biomedical, Medical Devices and Biotech Innovations for Grassroots Applications exhibition and Roundtable Discussion [112 [113

roundtable and an exhi- plication at the grassroots level, in ghavan, Secretary, Department of bition on ‘Biomedical, biomedical science and biotechnol- Biotechnology, Prof Anil K Gupta, Medical Devices and ogy. e exhibition was particularly &YFDVUJWF7JDF$IBJSQFSTPO /*'BOE The most common generic problems of accep- Biotech Innovations for focused on innovations with a strong Dr Vipin Kumar, Director, NIF. tance faced by all new inventions is due Grassroots Applications’ potential societal impact. Prof Anil K Gupta elaborated on the to a ﬁxed mindset of the end users Awas organised, under the aegis of e panel on the roundtable discus- need for innovation in this sector and UIF*$.3ćFJEFBXBTUPDFMFCSBUF sion included Dr V M Katoch, Direc- its linkage with dierent activities at outstanding innovations, with ap- UPS(FOFSBM *$.3 %S,7JKBZ3B- FOIN. He further stressed on empa- -Dr. V M Katoch, DG ICMR, thetic interactions among communi- government was open to implemen- Dr K VijayRaghavan called the ties and researchers as being key to tation of any new idea and encour- festival as an extraordinary mix of innovations. aged the innovators to work on new grandeur and the authority of the ideas irrespective of the recognition state. He talked about how the hu- Dr B P Sharma said that a festival to or appreciation. He further thanked man transition has been in ages — stage Indian innovations is a great Prof Gupta and the innovators on from being aected by changes in idea, as innovation is the foundation the success of FOIN. nature to being the major cause for of civilisation. An ecosystem for natural changes. “We have a habit of growth of new ideas is important for One of the speakers said that a pos- not wanting to change our lifestyles, human civilisation. He emphasised itive ‘medical ecosystem’ has been but continuously look for solution as that innovated products should be created and it has been scaling up if they are some magic bullets. Re- cost-eective and cited the example through government funding. He al-time monitoring of many medical of ‘Swasthya’, a health tablet as a tool said that these biomedical innova- aspects are available today. And, the for multi-diagnosis. He said that the tions are our national legacy. data generated can either be ignored

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or used to make existing technology tion. We must try harder to facilitate better as well as aordable,” he said. such interactions, to bring academia, $BMMJOHUIFJOOPWBUPSTAIFSPFT %S innovators and industry together VijayRaghavan added that innovators using various platforms like incuba- are the deciding factors for pushing tors,” he said. forward new regulatory and safety guidelines, for devising solutions to Prof Gupta further said that NIF and complex problems we face today. But, *$.3OFFEUPDPMMBCPSBUFGPSGVSUIFS he said, the innovators need to work ideas to bring some ideal change in in tandem with regulatory authori- the medical innovations based on ties. “ is support and relevant ad- people’s contemporary as well as vice will help the Health Ministry as functional traditional knowledge. well as policymakers understand the Another speaker said that innova- problems and devise relevant solutions, which actually make an impact on the society, should be given more Dr Sanjeev Kumar said that new ways Policy recommendations consideration and provided assis- of doing things should be acknowl- tance. For that matter, partnerships edged. He said that India should not t ćFSFTIPVMECFBUIJSEQBS- across dierent sectors of universi- be seen as a country with a burden of ty certication agency, which would ties, private companies and banks disease anymore, rather the one with give the authorisation for a global should be promoted. solutions. Programs like Rural Health acceptance Information should be provided t 1IZTJDBMJODFOUJWFTGPS Dr V M Katoch stressed on the next all the technical and other kinds indigenous technology should be TUFQTXFOFFEUPUBLFBęFSUIFDMPTVSF of support. In portals like National strengthened of the exhibition and festival so that Health Innovation, spaces should be all the innovations reach the “mass- added for new products and program t ćFGVOEJOHNFDIBOJTNJT es”. He highlighted the most common innovation. In the initial phases there still on old track and needs to be “generic” problems of acceptance should be partnerships with the in- changed faced by all new inventions due to a OPWBUPST&NFSHJOHJOOPWBUJPOTGSPN xed mindset of the end users. He small geographical regions should be t 1PTUHSBEVBUFBOEEPDUPSBM also said that there is need for an evaluated by third party while estab- program should be more liberally all-encompassing ecosystem, which lished innovations should be recom- funded so that medical innovations can support the journey of all innova- mended to be included in the state can be improved in the country tions from lab to market. He further programs. And, in the whole process [116 talked about the commitment of Dr of scaling up, a formal approval t 5SBOTMBUJPOBMSFTFBSDI [117 Raghavan and Department of Bio should be taken from the ministry. should have the same value as ap- Technology (DBT) towards support- QMJFESFTFBSDIBOE)3%.FEJDBM ing this cause and moving from lab Dr Reddy stated that it was a pleasure $PVODJMOFFEUPDPMMBCPSBUFUPXPSL testing to larger validation. He also to screen and select the projects for this out praised NIF for providing all inno- the festival. He gave examples from vators an equal footing to present the selected work for highlighting the t 3FTFBSDIGFMJDJUBUJPOQBUI- their work without discrimination wide spectrum of deliverables and way should lead to setting up of and for catering to all in their eorts. sectors they catered to. He stressed more and more innovation clubs )FIPQFEUIBUTVQQPSUGSPN*$.3 the need for a multidisciplinary ap- towards establishment of the medical proach and an amalgamation of many t &DPOPNJDBMMZWJBCMFCVTJ- technologies presented in the festi- elds by developing new partnership ness can be developed and eco- val will always ow unhesitatingly. for addressing these complex chal- system including IIT, AIIMS, and Prof Gupta added that this will help lenges. He also said that the need of regional universities should be cement the bond between NIF and the hour was to build a platform to developed, so that they can collabo- *$.3GVSUIFS)FBMTPTBJEUIBUJOUFS connect innovators for networking as rate together and multidisciplinary approaches well as evaluation of the innovations. both should be mobilised for the pur- is will help in building new part- pose. He highlighted the commit- nerships to help successfully move ment of PHFI and requested Dr K along. He felt that now, society is Srinath Reddy to use their network to beginning to realise the potential of test and validate these technologies. how innovations can transform the lives of Indian people? [118 [119 fOIN 2015

Day 6 March 12, 2015

[120 [121 Sanitation, Bio-Digestion and Waste Management in Compliance with Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan [122 [123

he exhibition held on March India Mission), a national campaign bin 12, 2015 was on sanitation, started by Prime Minister, Shri Narendra #Z1SJZBOLB.BUIJLTIBSB$IFO- nai, Tamil Nadu biodigestion and waste Modi. The India of our dreams is one which management. Shri Venkaiah e innovations/posters on display at the ćF$ZDMF0$MFBOFS#JDZDMFCBTFE Naidu, Union Minister of exhibition venue were: cleaner brings affordable excellence Urban Development visited the innova- . 1. Wrapper-picker By Riya Kothari, Nimran Kang, T ,BBNZB4IBSNB.FIS4 tion exhibition based on the theme. e By Mukul Malaviya and Diptanshu Malaviya, Sirohi, Rajasthan Mehta,New Delhi technologies were in compliance with - Dr. RA Mashelkar, Chairman, NIF 4XBDII#IBSBU"CIJZBBO $MFBO 4VQFSTUPDLFS$VMUSBNPEFMEVTU- 4. Sanitary napkin destroyer By Shyam Bedekar and Swati Bedekar, Vadodara, ter management Gujarat 13. Novel technique for energy generation, coupled with 8BTUFDBSF$PNQPTUFS,JUDIFOXBTUFEJHFTUFS treatment of wastewater and resource recovery using #Z4XBSPPQ%BOEOBZBL &BSUIDBSF%FTJHOT /BTIJL e-waste as electrode material in microbial fuel cell Maharashtra /FFSJ;BSQPSUBCMFJOTUBOUXBUFSĕMUFS 6. Sea-beach cleaner By Avishek Ghosh, Ahmedabad 15. Hand pump-attachable iron-removal plant

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Day 7 March 13, 2015

[126 [127 Financing of Innovation (organised by NABARD) a meeting of banking chairpersons and senior o cers from the Ministry of Finance; Closure of the Festival of Innovation [128 [129

he roundtable on ‘Financing SIDBI, State Bank of India, Punjab &OUSFQSFOFVSTIJQ BMPOHXJUIMFBEFST of Innovations’, was organ- /BUJPOBM#BOL $BOBSB#BOL BMPOHXJUI GSPN#*3"$BOE%FQBSUNFOUPG#JP- ‘It is pertinent that sensitization JTFECZUIF0ďDFPGUIF multiple others from states), to private technology. President, National Bank CBOLT TVDIBT*$*$*BOE"YJT#BOL UP In addition, innovation scholars were and capacity building form an important for Agriculture and Rural WFOUVSFDBQJUBMHSPVQT TVDIBT*WZ$BQ present in Rashtrapati Bhavan as special TDevelopment (NABARD) and NIF. Ventures) along with multiple grameen guests of the President of India. is agenda of inclusive innovation system” With a total of 62 panellists, the invit- banks and micro-nance institutions set the stage for an intense debate on ed participants spanned the breadth of (MFIs) were represented, apart from bringing out the needs of innovators, -Shri Pranab Mukherjee nancial sector as well as innovation NABARD’s own team of bankers. scientists, educators and industrialists, ecosystem in India. Managing directors, Apart from the banking community, and meeting them through eorts of $&0T GPVOEJOHQBSUOFSTBOEPUIFSUPQ there were directors from educational bankers, businessmen, angel investors management executives from the entire institutes, representatives from De- and the likes. spectrum of nancial domain ranging partment of Science and Technology, from public sector banks (including Department of Skill Development and Setting forward an agenda for nancing of innovations Dr Vipin Kumar, Director BOFOUSFQSFOFVS BOEJTPęFODPOUFOU economy, connected directly or indi- BOE$IJFG*OOPWBUJPO0ďDFSBU/*' XFM- with keeping his solution to himself. rectly to companies, clients and special comed the participants. Mr T M Bhasin, e entrepreneur does not actively seek purpose vehicles in their day-to-day $IBJSNBOBOE.BOBHJOH%JSFDUPS *OEJ- JOOPWBUPSTBOEPęFOTUBZTXJUIJOUIF activities, they can provide a window of an Bank, stressed that one can not reach boundaries of traditional business mod- opportunities for an innovator. Helping the root of the problems in nancing els. e innovator cannot reach out for create networks, even handholding at innovations without developing empathy the right nancing opportunities from times, on the part of investors can help with the innovator. investors for early-stage research, and budding innovators and entrepreneurs UIFJOWFTUPSPęFOIBTEJďDVMUZĕOEJOH nd their missing blocks. Prof Anil K Gupta set a context to the entrepreneurs to fund great business innovation landscape in India by ex- ideas with potential for commercialisa- II. Monitoring and collaboration: QPVOEJOHUIFFČPSUTPG(:5* )POFZCFF tion,” Prof Gupta said. is would involve monitoring the Network and SRISTI. He shared the #MVSC"$IBOHFOPUNPOJUPSFEJT inow of ideas, evaluating feasibility, impact of simple innovations like the change not desired creating milestones and taking system- wrapper-picker by 15-year-old inno- atic decisions both on the technical and vator Diptanshu Malviya and the stair- %S)BSTI,VNBS#IBOXBMB $IBJS- nancial front. Venture capitals have case-climber invented by Shalini Kumari, man, NABARD, said, “Although we long called this due-diligence, but the on his own ability to imagine and ability have been building bridges between Indian ecosystem calls for a much more to think more empathetically. ese the needs of the society and emerging collaborative approach. [130 children had thought about the problems innovations, a lot of change will go into [131 that we are aware of but have not done the existing educational system to pro- III. Financing of innovations: Fi- much about. He stressed the need for mote innovation and entrepreneurship, nance Ministry has allocated a corpus linking banking system with innovation XIJDIXJMMNBLF*OEJBBO3%QPX- of Rs 1,500 crore to promote innova- clubs at various central universities and erhouse. At the same time, both social tion-based investments. Micro Venture institutions in India. ese clubs aim to and familial support is necessary in Innovation Fund (MVIF) set up through search, spread and celebrate innovations, bringing inventions from ‘lab to land’. SIDBI has been actively disbursed with- and sense the unmet needs and provide a All of this must be considered in the out collateral, under single signature voice and visibility to them. context that India is largely an agrarian and with minimum paperwork to inno- NIF itself had so far catalogued close to economy and there is an urgent need vators through NIF. Similar eorts from 200,000 ideas and funded 650 projects. to resolve problems like making small- the organised nancial sector through However, only ve per cent of these land holdings viable,” he said. Dr Bhan- TJNQMJĕFECBOLHVBSBOUFFTBOEPWFSESBę were taken up as business opportunities wala foresees growth in India, fuelled facilities can help an innovator in the by entrepreneurs. Almost none of the by innovation, sponsored not just by long term. innovative student projects awarded risk capital, but through mainstream- VOEFS43*45*T(:5*QSPHSBNNFIBE ing support, and thus feels that there IV. Infrastructure required: India received organised nancial support is a need for developing architecture has become the bedrock for innovations from the banking sector in India. Prof around nancing innovations. in e-commerce systems along with the Gupta elaborated that this has been the Prof Anil Gupta proposed a structure associated technology back-ends. Open- case because there is a serious discon- to the meeting by suggesting four TPVSDF&31TZTUFNT JNQMFNFOUFECZ nect between the three stakeholders of aspects that need to be looked into by entrepreneurs, can act as enterprise a venture — the innovator, the inventor the panel: health-monitoring systems, and simul- and the entrepreneur. taneously provide nancers transparent I. Mentoring innovators and indicators to facilitate further lines of i"MMUISFFSPMFTPęFOSFRVJSFWFSZEJČFS- managing ecosystems: While bank- credit. ent skill sets. e innovator is not always ers are the nerve centres of the Indian [132 [133 [134 [135

Discussion needed. Identifying opportunities, improvising entrepreneurs. While creation of Sector XJUIJOFYJTUJOHĕSNT FTQFDJBMMZ4.&T system-based approach to identifying t .S7JLSBN(VQUB GPVOEFSBOE t .S4VTIJM.VIOPU $IBJSNBO nancial solutions and investing dili- 4LJMM$PVODJMTDPWFSJOHEJČFSFOUTFD- He claimed that incubator-based mod- and nancing innovators. She cited .BOBHJOH1BSUOFSPG*WZ$BQ7FOUVSFT and Managing Director, SIDBI, elab- gently is the approach a banker should tors under their fold and establishment els have worked very well for IITs, and the example of east and far-east tribal recounted his personal experience in orated the stages of nancing, namely take towards innovation. of a National Skills Qualication Frame- bringing them to Tier-II institutions communities who are presently weakly investing in bottom-of-the-pyramid seed stage, early stage and late stage, t %S*OEFSKJU4JOHI %FQBSUNFOU work is laudable, only 1.5 per cent of the through support of nancial institutions connected with the rest of India, and said applications which have proved success- and highlighted the role of angel inves- of Science and Technology, argued current employed workforce in India has can be a great leap forward. that entrepreneurs bringing inclusion to ful in their early stages. 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He also high- well as nancers to consider workforce area, RBI needs to intervene and bring agriculture, and mentioned that several Going forward, alumni-driven invest- Furthermore, he distinguished assets as lighted the plight of government de- challenges as well. clarity on their operations in India. innovations related to this area were on ments would foster innovations. both tangible and intangible, and called partments, saying that accountability of t 1SPG%FWBOH,IBLIBS %JSFDUPS At the same time, using incubators as display in the innovation exhibition at t .S(BVSJ4IBOLBS .BOBHJOH for independent valuation agencies to appropriate utilisation of funds put a lot IIT Bombay, asserted that his institute aggregators of infrastructure, and banks FOIN. However, the support for repli- Director, Punjab National Bank, high- bring forth credit rating metrics for both, of restrictions on sanctioning of credit, has been at the forefront of promot- remaining nancers of these assets can cating these innovations from banking lighted the increasing digitisation of the and in essence help put a value to the making the process of disbursement ing small businesses and enterprises in be a viable model, requiring minimum sector could be enhanced. banking sector. rough his experience innovative rm. slow and cumbersome. the form of hi-tech start-ups. He ac- intervention. He called for a separate line t ćFSFXBTDPOTFOTVTPOCSJOHJOH in the New Innovation Division in PNB, t 3FQSFTFOUJOH4#* .T(JUBOKBMJ t .T+ZPUTBOB4JUMJOHGSPN.JO- knowledged the role of venture funds for risk management created specically up the same issues on industrial forums he claimed that before considering - Mishra stated that there is a clear passion istry of Skill Development favoured in supporting innovations. He said that for ventures. MJLF$**PS'*$$* XIFSFUFDIOJDBMGFB- nancing of innovations, internal inno- mismatch between the bankers and the creating an ecosystem, starting with along with standalone innovations, we t .T7FSUJLB+BJOJ SFQSFTFOU- sibility as well as commercial-viability vation and streamlining of processes are innovators, and this needs to be bridged. creating a culture that is conducive to should focus on innovations happening ing Tata Trust, called for an eco- link need to be further explored. It was also proposed that while no mandate general managers and deputy gener- lished as a consistent source of equity exists right now on allocation of loan al managers could be reached out to infusion for early stage innovators, and portfolio of banks as innovation funds, facilitate mentoring needs. is can be existing eorts need to be scaled up. a two to four per cent directive might coordinated with National Innovation t *OOPWBUJPODMVCT DVSSFOUMZPQFS- bring standardisation across the nancial Foundation and its local representative ational at most central universities, need spectrum. PďDFT#BOLTDBOBMTPBMMPDBUF$43 to bring in banking experts for both funds for training innovators in basic evaluation of early-stage opportunities as Inputs from Department of Financial nancial knowledge and thereby raise well as act as network nodes to connect Services, Ministry of Finance nancial literacy for their personal as innovators with the right industrial bod- Mr Hasmukh Adhia, Secretary, Depart- well as company nances. Workshops ies. ment of Financial Services (Ministry of where accounting for entrepreneurs t 8IJMF/*'DBOBDUBTBQMBU- Finance), quoted an NSSO survey, which is taught can be undertaken by Indian form to bring all stakeholders together, says that there are about 57 million small Bank Association. In order to strengthen joining hands with NABARD can bring entrepreneurs employing about 120 bankers’ commitment towards funding tremendous knowledge and experience million people in India, a little over two innovation, RBI can be approached for from the nancial services perspective. people per enterprise. At the same time, mandating the creation of a guarantee A special purpose vehicle can then be the nancial corpus available to this fund towards entrepreneurs and innova- DSFBUFEXIJDIQSPWJEFTCPUI3%BOE segment is only about Rs 11 lakh crore tors. nancial inputs. Any assessment of inno- — about four per cent of which comes vative ideas can be then broken into two Key recommendations to President of [136 from institutional sources. “ is is an phases: [137 appalling situation, and nancial inclu- India o In the rst phase, the innovator as members of incubator bodies will Presidential insight and closure of FOIN importance. Technical mentoring helps sion is therefore a critical need for small largely needs intangible support and bring in signicant expertise readily in rening ideas. Bank branches have businesses and entrepreneurs. With the Roundtable discussions draw- guidance from the right mentors. e accessible to entrepreneurs, and at the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Pranab a crucial role to play in connecting ing to a close, Prof Anil Gupta sum- nancial community can play an adviso- same time help the nancial community Mukherjee shared his observations and innovators to their existing clients. e Micronance institutions, which have marised the recommendations of the ry role here. generate much-needed empathy towards ideas before closing the roundtable on bank manager can open many doors been classically renanced by SIDBI, can panel for the Hon’ble President of India, o In the second phase, the innovators. ‘Financing of Innovations’ as well as for innovators in a few minutes, which, now interface with Mudra Bank (Micro Mr Pranab Mukherjee. He called on innovator-entrepreneur needs to raise t &EVDBUJPOBMQPMJDZNJHIUOFFE FOIN. otherwise, is a struggle of years alone.” Units Development and Renance Agen- bankers to provide adequate oversight capital to commercialise the idea. Active signicant revisions at all levels to create e President observed that the early cy), a special-purpose vehicle subsidiary for the entire mind-to-market innova- nancing support is required here. a culture of creativity, innovation and days of an entrepreneur are lled with e President emphasised on the need of SIDBI. It has a corpus of Rs 20,000 tion chain. t *OPSEFSUPCSJOHDMPTFSDPPS- entrepreneurship for all sections of our struggles at every step, requiring contin- for innovation clubs under central uni- crore to renance MFIs as well as act as dination, a mapping exercise needs to society. uous micromanagement versities to be mapped with local banks, regulator for the sector,” Mr Adhia said, A summary is as follows: be conducted to connect all innovation t 3FHVMBUPSZCPEJFTMJLF3#*BOE i&WFOUIPVHIUIFSFIBWFCFFODPOTJEFS- so that nancial mentorship is never adding that the simplication of archi- t 1SPNJOFOUMFBEFSTBOENBOBHF- clubs present in India with the most 4&#*OFFEUPCSJOHJOBSPCVTUNBO- able productivity improvements across out of reach for innovators who need tecture around MFI loans would make ment of nancial institutions as well as accessible sources of nancing and nan- date on modern nancing vehicles like sectors in the mainstream economy them. With this, the Hon’ble President credit ows easier to grassroots entrepre- regulatory bodies need to bring a greater cial expertise. crowdfunding, remittance funding and leading to wealth creation, the Indian of India, Dr Pranab Mukherjee closed neurs and innovators. level of personal touch to show their t ćFĕOBODJBMJOEVTUSZOFFETUP funds from high net-worth individuals entrepreneur continues to lack nancial the Roundtable as well as FOIN. He support towards innovators. Inviting see need for the risk management associ- (HNIs) and angel investors to facilitate access. While Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan acknowledged the presence of each *OQVUTGSPN$IBJSNBO *OEJBO#BOL budding inventors and entrepreneurs ated with innovative ventures dierently capital ows. :PKBOBJTBMBVEBCMFTUFQJOUIFEJSFDUJPO participant and shook hands with each Association UPCSBODISFHJPOBMIFBEPďDFDBOCFB from conventional credit lines. Promot- t $IBMMFOHFTTVDIBTTLJMMEFWFM- of nancial inclusion, entrepreneurs’ one of them. t .S5.#IBTJO $IBJSNBOPG good rst step. ing convertible debentures as a vehicle opment and productivity improvement needs must be met through single-count- Indian Bank Association, supported the t 8IJMFNJDSPĕOBODFJOTUJUVUJPOT facilitating equity infusion will help among employees of such micro-ven- er service too,” he said. Note to self: Insert graphs and photos of cause of innovators and extended full need to bring greater inclusion in their innovators who need liquid capital and tures need to be tackled head on, and Oering tips on making innovations TMVNBSFBTJO$IJMESFOTXPSLTIPQ support on behalf of the Indian Bank credit lines, micro-venture capital with help banks convert their debt into equity. will require full support from relevant marketable, the President said, “Un- Association. He suggested that retired minimum collateral needs to be estab- t 'VSUIFSNPSF CBOLJOHFYQFSUT government bodies. derstanding the customer is of prime Appendix-1

[138 [139 [140 [141 Appendix 2 Steering Committee members of FOIN (2015) - constituted to design the format, approach and content of the Festival of Innovation Schools/NGOs which nominated 76 chil- 1.5 million people, water supply is by tank- healthcare, institutional care and women Chairperson ESFOUPBUUFOEUIF$SFBUJWJUZ8PSLTIPQJO ers, no government hospital. (www.wikipe- empowerment www.deepalaya.org. Delhi during March 2015. dia.org) 1) Smt Omita Pual , Secretary to the President 'PVSTDIPPMTJO%FMIJ %FFQBMBZB&EVDBUJPO %S3".BTIFMLBS $IBJSQFSTPO /*'(PWFSOJOH#PBSEBOE/BUJPOBM1SPGFTTPS /$- Six children from Pardada Pardadi Inter t 6NNFFE "NBO (IBS IPNFMFTT on Wheels Project covers north Delhi, in- 1SPG,7JKBZSBHIWBO 4FDSFUBSZ "EEJUJPOBM$IBSHF PG%45 $PMMFHF "OVQTIBIBS 6UUBS1SBEFTI shelter for boys; three children— one in the cluding Bhalaswa. Launched in 2006, a bus 1SPG4VEIJS,VNBS4PQPSZ 7JDF$IBODFMMPS +/6 /(01BSEBEB1BSEBEJ&EVDBUJPOBM4PDJFUZ above school, two unschooled equipped with computer, library, TV, car- 5) Dr Devang Khakhar , Director , IIT - Bombay gives free education to girls to 12th with vo- Five children nominated by St Paul’s Dioc- pets and play materials 6) Prof. Ashish Nanda , Director , IIM-Ahmedabad cational skills. Rs10 per day of attendance by esan School ree children nominated by Katha Lab 7) Dr Ajay Sharma, Director , NIT Delhi girls is deposited in a bank account for them. School 1SPG"OJM,(VQUB &YFDVUJWF7JDF$IBJSNBO /*' $PFE &OHMJTI NFEJVN $#4& GPVOEFE Full attendance will give them Rs 30,000 on %S7JQJO,VNBS %JSFDUPSBOE$*P /*' graduating. CZ%FMIJ0SUIPEPY4ZSJBO$IVSDI4P- 'PVOEFE JO BT B MFBSOJOH DFOUSF JO DJFUZ &MJUFTDIPPM the slums of Govindpuri with ve children, Member Secretary Seven children nominated by the Aga Khan ,BUIB-BC4DIPPMOPXIBTDIJMESFOJO Foundation, living mainly in the Hazrat Ni- Five children nominated by Salma Public 43 Katha Schools (www.katha.org) in Del- 4ISJ4VSFTI:BEBW 04%UPUIF1SFTJEFOU zumuddin area School, Rataul, Uttar Pradesh IJ WJTJUFECZ%VDIFTTPG$PSOXBMMJO 'PVOEFE CZ 1SPG ;BIPPS 4JEEJRJ JO and ve schools in the tribal areas of Arun- Steering Committee members of FOIN (2016) t 0OFDIJMEGSPNćF*OEJBO4DIPPM SFDPHOJTFE CZ UIF HPWFSONFOU JO chal Pradesh. From primary to 12th, aca- #ZUIFSFXFSFTUVEFOUT demic and vocational classes, teachers from TPVUI%FMIJ DPFE $#4&TDIPPM OVSTFSZUP Chairperson 4ISJ4VSFTI:BEBW 0ďDFSPO4QFDJBM%VUZUPUIF1SFT- TFDPOEBSZ'PVOEFE&MJUFTDIPPM are girls — signicant in a conservative the slum areas. Muslim village. 1. Smt. Omita Paul, Secretary to the President ident 3) Shri Pankaj Saurabh, Under Secretary t 'PVSDIJMESFO4%.$ 4PVUI%FMIJ &JHIUDIJMESFOOPNJOBUFECZ%JLTIB'PVO- Members .VOJDJQBM$PSQPSBUJPO 1SJNBSZ1SBUJCIB Five children nominated by Jamghat are as- dation live in Kusumpur, Pahara 4ISJ4.4BNJ 4FDUJPO0ďDFS Vidhyalaya Nizumuddin West sociated with Jama Masjid Diksha Foundation is an NGO for the ed- 2. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Sci- 5) Smt. Manjiri Joshi, Private Secretary t 0OFDIJMEFBDIGSPN.BEBSTB.B- Jamghat is an NGO that rehabilitates chil- ucation of the socially disadvantaged in ence and Technology had al Sheikh, Hazrat Nizamuddin, near dren living and working on the streets of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and in Kusumpur Pa- %S),.JUUBM )FBE&OUFSQSFOFVSTIJQ*OOPWB- NIF Team Members Batla House and Madarsa Jamia Arabia Ni- Delhi, three attending NIOS schooling, two IBSJXIFSFJUSVOTUIF.BBEZBN&YQFSJFODF UJPO%JWJTJPO %FQBSUNFOUPG4DJFODF5FDIOPMPHZ [BNJB8FMGBSF&EVDBUJPOJOOPSUIFBTU 4VO- BU/VS/JXBT1VCMJD4DIPPM/*04 /B- $FOUSF GPDVTJOH PO PVUPGUIFCPY MFBSO- 1SPG"OJM,(VQUB &YFDVUJWF7JDF$IBJSQFSTPO 1) Dr Vipin Kumar, Director, NIF der Nagari tional Institute of Open Learning) (www. ing for children (www.colearnindia.org) National Innovation Foundation .BIFTI1BUFM 4DJFOUJTU$ /BUJPOBM*OOPWBUJPO$PPSEJ- - OJPTBTJO FTUBCMJTIFE BT BO BVUPOP POF DIJME .$% .VOJDJQBM $PSQPSBUJPO %S7JQJO,VNBS %JSFDUPS$*0 /BUJPOBMnator mous organisation under Ministry of Hu- &JHIUDIJMESFOOPNJOBUFECZ"NBO#JSBEBSJ of Delhi) Primary School, co-ed, (several Innovation Foundation man Resource Development. Secondary, %S7JWFL,VNBS 4DJFOUJTU% 4FOJPS*OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS "O/(0XIJDIPQFSBUFTUIF%JM4F$BN- TDIPPMT UISFFDIJMESFOGSPN4BSWPEBZB$P 6. Dr. Renu Swarup, Senior Adviser/ Scientist “H”, De- paign in New Delhi, which supports the senior secondary and vocational Nur Ni- ed Vidhalya, Government school, Multan %S3BWJ,VNBS 4DJFOUJTU% 4FOJPS*OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS partment of Biotechnology development of street children. ey nom- was Public School, a small school run by a Nagar four unschooled. 3BLFTI.BIFTIXBSJ 4DJFOUJTU$ *OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS inated children living in shelters for the society. 7. Shri Manoj Mittal, Dy. Managing Director, Small )BSEFW$IBVEIBSZ 4DJFOUJTU$ *OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS homeless: Rainbow homes for homeless 25 children nominated by Dr Rajendra Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) %S/JUJO.BVSZB 4DJFOUJTU$ *OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS shelter for girls (ve children—three in the &JHIUDIJMESFOOPNJOBUFECZ%FFQBMBZB Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya, the President’s %S1BXBO,VNBS 4DJFOUJTU$ *OOPWBUJPO0ďDFS following school, two unschooled): Four each from the following two institu- &TUBUF4DIPPM 3BTIUSBQBUJ#IBWBO Member-Secretary National Innovation Foundation UJPOT%FFQBMBZB4DIPPM,BMLBKJ&YUFOTJPO 4ISJ4VSFTI:BEBW 04%UPUIF1SFTJEFOU 4BUFMMJUF$PNQMFY +PEIQVS5FLSB /FBS.BOTJDSPTTSPBE t /BHBS/JHBN1SBUINJL7JEZBMBZB Govindpuri, NGO focused on street chil- ree children innovators whom we met "INFEBCBE (VKBSBU *OEJB1JO school, Sangam Vihar, south Delhi, one of dren, girl children and disabled children during shodhyatra in Sikkim invited by SRI- President Secretariat Team for FOIN 5FMF 'BY through education, vocational training, &o.BJMJOGP!OJĕOEJBPSH'PS*OOPWBUJPO*EFBTTE!OJĕOEJBPSH the largest unauthorised colonies in Asia, STI 1) Smt. Omita Paul , Secretary to the President DBNQBJHO!OJĕOEJBPSH JHOJUF!OJĕOEJBPSH [144