IIT Gandhinagar to host a pre-event of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) on the theme of “Multilingual Internet”

Gandhinagar: The Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is going to host a pre-event of the India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) 2022 on December 02, 2022, from 3 to 5 pm. The theme for the pre-IIGF event this year is “Multilingual Internet”.

India has one of the largest and most rapidly growing mobile and internet users in the world, but a majority of these users are not very conversant with the English language, making it pertinent to discuss and popularise the creation and use of internet domains in various Indian languages to open new opportunities for the Indian masses.

The virtual and open-for-all event is lined-up with several scholarly talks by eminent subject experts of Computer Science and Engineering, Data Science, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) from industry and academia. Dr Ajay Data, Founder & CEO, Data Ingenious Global Limited, is going to talk about “Universal Acceptance (UA) and its Coverage”; Mr Mahesh Kulkarni, Founder CTO, Evaris Systems LLP, is going to deliver a lecture on “Universal Acceptance – A Fundamental Requirement for Multilingual Internet”; and Prof Rajat Moona, Director, IITGN, and a leading Computer Scientist, will be delivering a talk on “Empowering Local Communities through Internet and Vernacular Language”.

Computer Science students, professionals, researchers, and internet enthusiasts from across the country are invited to participate in the event through the following webinar link: shorturl.at/BCG48 and Passcode: 329422.