Higher Educational Institutions Will Serve As Enablers In Indian Innovation: MoS Education Ministry
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MoS Education Ministry Rajkumar Ranjan Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his vision of building a new and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. "This could be achieved by supportive ecosystem and dedication and efforts of our innovators and entrepreneurs," he added
Our Higher Educational institutions have enormous potential to serve as enablers in the Indian innovation and start-up ecosystem said Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Education while addressing E- Symposium On 'Building Innovation Ecosystem In Educational Institutes' organised by Ministry of Education, DPIIT, AICTE and Innovation Cell of the Ministry of Education. The Minister also launched a movie on Smart India Hackathon.
Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shared his vision of building a new and Aatmanirbhar Bharat. "This could be achieved by supportive ecosystem and dedication and efforts of our innovators and entrepreneurs," he added. He stressed that the India of tomorrow should merge the best of our tradition with the best of the modern global outlook.
Singh further said, "Our country has one of the largest higher education systems and the third largest start-up ecosystem in the world. We strive to be a knowledge-based economy and this is not possible without innovative sprit and entrepreneurship within our educational institutions."
The Minister urged the educational institutions in India to shift their mind-set and create environment that supports high-quality research, innovation, and entrepreneurship leading to commercialization and technology transfer.
