Mentorship e-platform will keep evolving: Shaifalika Panda

second G-20 Empower meet at Kovalam

A knowledge document on mentorship that goes into how it should be carried forward and an e-platform where mentors and mentees can be connected is on the agenda of G20 Empower, Shaifalika Panda, convener, G20 Empower Working Group on Mentorship, has said.

Ms. Panda was speaking to The Hindu at the second G-20 Empower meet that began at Kovalam here on Wednesday.

Explaining about the e-platform, Ms. Panda said initially, the platform would have one-on-one mentorship. AI would be used to do smart matchmaking of the mentors and mentees based on the profiles entered and then the mentees would be assigned a mentor who can support them to reach the next level.

The platform would evolve in stages. The first phase would have modules where SOPs for mentors would be created as also the orientation mandate for both mentors and mentees. This was so that mentors knew the commitment they were making and mentees knew what to expect, without any unrealistic expectations.

In the second phase, more partners across industries and sectors would be brought on board to guide the mentor on advising the mentee. Then, best case practices across the G20 nations would be included.

Ms. Panda said the eventual plan was to get cross-sectional mentors and mentees across the globe.

There could also be a change in mentors and mentees depending on how te mentees evolved. The AI matchmaking could connect a mentee to a another mentor appropriate to the change in their profile.