NIT Rourkela organized a G20 Jan Bhagidari session on the ‘Future of Work’
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, organised a G20 Jan Bhagidari session on entrepreneurship named ‘Future Work: Through Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship’. The event was held on 04th April 2023 evening and was graced by Mr. Subhrakant Panda, President, FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) and Managing Director, IMFA (Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Limited) as the Chief Guest. Mr. Arun Chawla (Director General, FICCI) graced the event as the Guest of Honour.
Prof. Rajeev Kumar Panda (Event Convenor) started the session by welcoming the dignitaries, and briefing on G20 and the role of India’s presidency. Prof. K. Umamaheshwar Rao (Director, NIT Rourkela) addressed the session and talked about resource utilization and national growth. He further added: “Responsibility doesn’t end at identifying the problem but rather to stand in it after identifying it and offer a solution.”
Chief Guest, Mr. Subhrakant Panda enlightened the audience on topics like startup ecosystems, industry-academia collaboration, and the global growth of India. He detailed about the young populace of India and how they are playing an essential role in nation-building and other various factors that contribute to the economic growth of India. He said, “Today, India has over a hundred plus unicorns, i.e., startups with a valuation of a billion dollars or more. UPI has been instrumental in projecting India as a financial superpower; even developed countries like the United States lag behind us in terms of innovations like the CoWin App, UPI (Unified Payments Interface), OLDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce), and e-KYC (Aadhar-based KYC), amongst others. This is our chance for leadership and we all should unite to be a part of it.”
The Guest of Honour, Mr. Arun Chawla hoped for more growth towards the Indian economy and said, “While the global growth itself has slowed down, and so have other countries, but in the case of India, it’s still expected to be at 6–6.5%, which will make us one of the fastest growing economies across the world. Let all understand what the future of work holds for the Indian economy and engage more in Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship.
Prof. Snehashish Chakraverty (Nodal Officer for the G20 Jan Bhagidari events in NIT Rourkela) also joined the dais and motivated the young minds to participate in Jan Bhagidari month-long events by NIT Rourkela. Prof. Rohan Dhiman (Registrar, NIT Rourkela) concluded the event with a vote of thanks. The event witnessed a gathering of around 700 people, including students, faculty, and staff of NIT Rourkela. Students from schools and institutions across Rourkela, along with enthusiastic start-up incubators from the Foundation of Technology and Business Incubation Centre, NIT Rourkela also attended the programme.