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Ital Challenge -2018 the Local Partner for ICDL Biannual Newsletter … keeping you informed Volume - V, Issue - I June 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Page 2 JNEC to Monitor the Air Quality of De- wathang Page 3 Digital Poster Design Competition Page 6 2nd Short Film Com- petition Page 8 Guest Lecture on Em- bedded Systems and IoT Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay with Social Impact Award winners– DrukVends from JNEC National Startup Weekend The team from JNEC was led by Mr. Pema moulding the ideas professionally. A market Wangchuk, faculty under the Department of feasibility test was conducted by the teams on team selects 20 ideas from Humanities and Management, to Thimphu on 15th March, in which all the teams, ventured in 12th March 2018. Before the kick start of the to the public space for market study, conduct- JNEC actual event of 16th March, a short mock pitch- ing interviews and collecting requirements of th ing session was conducted to acclimatize par- the public. n 12 February 2018, the Department of ticipants on the event. Mr. Jigme Thinley o IT & Telecom (DITT), Ministry of In- Namgyal, Director General of DITT and his The main event was graced by Honorable formation and Communication in collabora- team presented on the overall views of young Lyonchhen, dignitaries from ministries, offi- tion with Thimphu TechPark, organized a day entrepreneurship and their innovative business cials from DHI, representatives from financial long Business Idea Pitching event for JNEC. ideas in Bhutan. Enthusiastically, each pre- institutions, entrepreneurs and others. The The National Startup Weekend was a vision of senter emphasized on the availability of vari- final Business Ideas were pitched for five the Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, ous engagement programme of youths in the minutes, followed by a question answer ses- who in the business idea pitiching event, in field of modern ICT and Engineering as well sion with the panel of judges. The business College of Science and Technology, saw this as opportunities, scope and significance of idea from Team JNEC, DrukVends, won the as a vital platform for the youth of today and entrepreneurship programme in Bhutan and Social Entrepreneurship award and featured in promised a nationwide Startup Weekend to be beyond. It was followed by a short presenta- top six teams of the event. a culture. tion by officials of DITT, on upcoming Na- tional Startup Weekend which was to be held The idea of startup came with aspirations of th th creating startup culture in the country through on 16 -18 March, 2018. promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation Dr. Tshering Cigay Dorji, the CEO of Thim- among youths. The Startup Weekend aims to phu TechPark demonstrated a short mock provide a platform for youth to explore possi- session on how to pitch business idea within a ble human resources, technologies, finance minute to the audience. In continuation Dr. ideas and familiarize youth with possible areas Chokey Wangmo, an official representative of business establishment. A total of 77 differ- from His Majesty’s Secretariat, Thimphu, ent business ideas were pitched for one minute presented on the need of microfinance and each in JNEC, out of which 20 ideas with the entrepreneurship in Bhutan for generating highest votes were selected to compete in the employment opportunities. After ‘One minute National Startup Weekend in the capital. Mr. pitching’, 20 business ideas out of 153 made Sangay Chedup (faculty) secured the highest to the final event of the Startup Weekend. vote while Ms. Srijana Gajmer (faculty) se- cured the second highest vote for their excel- DrukVends, a sanitary pad vending machine lent ideas in the college. Out of 18 selected from JNEC, qualified for the finals. After the students’ ideas, the top three ideas were selection of the teams for the final event, the awarded with cash prizes ranging from Nu. teams were given a workshop on Design Workshop on Design Thinking during Start-up 5000-1500. Thinking, Idea Pitching, Financing Ideas and Weekend were assigned to mentors who helped in JNEC Participated in ICDL Dig- (ICDL), Asia and coordinated by Bhutan Me- in Thimphu. From the second round, the par- dia and Communication Institute, Thimphu as ticipants can avail the opportunity for IDCL ital Challenge -2018 the local partner for ICDL. registration and verification which would en- sure them with benefits of international certifi- tudents in Jigme Namgyel Engineering A total of 51 students participated in the first cation. After the completion of this round, top S College participated in ICT competition round of Digital challenge on 19th April, two students from tertiary and secondary level called ‘Digital Challenge-2018’ organized by 2018; out of which 2 students were selected to of education will be sent International Computer Driving License participate in second round which will be held 1 National Startup Weekend team securing first position for inter-college dance tion from the Director General, DITT with competition held during the event. encouragement to promote entrepreneurship selects 20 ideas from JNEC and self-employment. The main event ended on 19th March, 2018 The JNEC team also took home a prize for with delightful remarks and note of apprecia- JNEC to Monitor Air Quality of Dewathang igme Namgyel Engineering College J (JNEC) has an Air Quality Monitoring Station to measure the quality of air in the region. The installation of this monitoring system is funded by National Environment Commission (NEC), Thimphu. The instrument to check the air quality is known as Respirable Dust Sampler, which detects Particulate Matter (PM10). PM10 is a mixture of solids and liq- uid droplets floating in the air. Some particles are released directly from a specific source, while others form in complicated chemical reactions in the atmosphere. According to the standard given by National Environment Commission, there are three area such as industrial area, mixed area, and sensi- tive area. JNEC falls under sensitive area and the standard given by NEC states that for 24 hourly average value of PM10 should not be more than 75 µg/m³ and yearly average should not be more than 50 µg/m³. However the recent reading according the Air quality monitoring station at JNEC Respirable Dust Sampler was alarming. The adults and children are most likely to be affect- reading showed around 70 to 150 µg/m³. Nor- ed by particle pollution exposure. Even if you mally the PM10 values are more during dry are healthy, you may feel temporal symptoms season compared to the monsoon. The major if you are exposed to high levels of particle factors contributing for high PM10 value could pollution. Numerous scientific studies connect be due to releases from SD Eastern Coal Com- particle pollution exposure to a variety of pany and the region being located near Indian health issues, including irritation of the eyes, border. In addition, the College also has many nose and throat, cough, chest tightness and on-going construction activities which is con- shortness of breath, reduced lung function, tributing to air pollution. irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attack, and premature death in people with The result is alarming but considerable com- heart or lung disease. pared to New Delhi, where PM10 value reached up to 400 µg/m³ in the year 2017. National Environment Commission has estab- Particles in the air comes in a wide range of lished monitoring stations in the College of sizes. Particles less than or equal to 10 mi- Science and Technology, Sherubtse College, crometers in diameter; which is less than the Gelephu, Thimphu, and Pasakha to monitor the width of a single human hair, can get into the quality of air. With the advent of such stations, lungs, potentially causing serious health prob- there is a scope for research and monitoring of lems. quality of air for a healthy living collaborative- ly with NEC. Respirable Dust Sampler People with heart and lung diseases, older A Session on Leadership and Samdrup Jongkhar Initiative (SJI), and Choki ic roles of communication and methods to Gyatsho Institute. communicate effectively while rendering ser- Communication Skills vices in their organization as well as in the Resourced by the College, a total of nine offi- community. he Center for Appropriate Technology cials participated in the session. The partici- T (CAT) is a research based center estab- pants were introduced to the types of leader- It was the first ever short term training pro- lished in Jigme Namgyel Engineering College ships and provided with an avenue for individ- gram conducted by the CAT for the communi- to provide knowledge and technical support uals to retrospect on the kind of leaders they ty. The College on behalf of the Center is for eco-friendly and culturally appropriate are to their respective organization. Further, grateful to SJI for sponsoring refreshments for development in the communities of the region. they were also taken into the journey of Lead- participants and resource persons. The partici- Looking into some of the ways to help the ership of the Self (LoTS), where individuals pants after the event shared that such a pro- community, the Center in collaboration with got an insight of what a true leader is, and gramme is a timely guidance to remind them Department of Humanities and Management of habits they should inculcate in transforming on their purpose of living and transformation the College conducted a knowledge and skill both personal and professional development. to becoming a good human and leader. The oriented session on the introduction to Leader- Finally, the session concluded with presenta- Center aspires to continue such efforts and ship, Leadership of the Self and Communica- tion on communication skills, which is seen as extend support in future for the benefit of com- tion Skills for the officials from Dewathang the driving force behind success of every lead- munities in the region.
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