Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the grand finale of Smart India Hackathon
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with students during the grand finale of Smart India Hackathon via video conferencing on Saturday.
The hackathon is a nationwide initiative to provide students with a platform to solve some of the pressing problems people face in daily lives, and thus inculcate a culture of product innovation and a mindset of problem-solving, it said.
The first edition of Smart India Hackathon in 2017 saw participation of 42,000 students, which increased to 1 lakh in 2018 and to 2 lakh in 2019. The first round of Smart India Hackathon 2020 saw participation of more than 4.5 lakh students.
Here are the HIGHLIGHTS from PM Modi's address:
- The awareness regarding women hygine reached us very late. We have been working on this for the past 6 years. Government heathcare intitutions are providing biodegradable pads at Re 1.
- It was very difficult to hold the event this year due to COVID-19, however, you have passed this challenge.
- Be it smart India hackathon, or India-Singapore hackathon, I got an opportunity to participate.
- Giving artificial intelligence a human touch is very important. Policing can be made effective with the help of artificial intelligence.
- In healthcare, data driven solutions are bringing huge transformation. We can provide world class and affordable health service to villages and remote areas with the help of technology.