Haqdarshak tops SIH winners in startup category at Gandhinagar
A tool to help regulators detect potential suspects of insider trading created by students of Nanyang Technological University, Amity University, and Dwarkadas College of Engineering took the top student prize at the third edition of the Singapore-India Hackathon (SIH), jointly organised by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) of Ministry of Education, India and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).
Haqdarshak, which has enabled 2.8 million Indians to unlock government welfare services, was the top winner in the startup category, held under the G20 Presidency in IIT Gandhinagar.
The hackathon’s finale brought together the best start-ups and students from India and Singapore. It was attended by over 600 students, start-ups, investors, policymakers, corporates, and academics.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Education & Skill Development, and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong felicitated the winners of 3rd Edition of Singapore – India Hackathon in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, on 16 July 2023.
Pradhan said that knowledge is power, and that initiatives, like SIH, are a wonderful way to facilitate knowledge exchanges and unleash the innovation potential of youth of both our countries and that going forward we must take the hackathon culture beyond the realms of STEM to find solutions to common societal challenges.
Fuelled by the power of knowledge, research and innovation, both India and Singapore are committed to better prepare for the future, achieve mutual prosperity and advance global good, Shri Pradhan added.
He also said that the modern-day development rests on three axis: knowledge, research and innovation. Singapore as a knowledge-based economy has transformed itself through knowledge and excellence in education in the last 30-40 years, he added.
Pradhan highlighted that through NEP 2020, India has made great strides in becoming a knowledge-based society and the next 25 years of Amrit Kaal are full of promise and potential for India and close collaboration through initiatives like Singapore-India Hackathon would help in knowledge transfers between our two countries.
Wong applauded the Singapore-India Hackathon as a unique and precious, adding, “The hackathon brings our best youth and minds to solve global challenges together.”
The teams competed to showcase solutions for six problem statements – Financial Fraud Detection, Financial Inclusion and Credit Offering, Sea-level Rise and Coastal Flooding, Optimising Food Recycling, Monitoring Carbon Footprint, and boosting Singapore-India Trade Connectivity.
This year’s Singapore-India Hackathon brought together not only research-intensive academic institutions like NTU Singapore and IIT Gandhinagar, but also leading corporates and the public sector from both nations to mentor the aspiring entrepreneurs for building start-ups that impact some of the world’s most pressing global challenges, noted Wong.
Further, Pradhan and Wong had meaningful conversations on deepening “our engagements in all areas beginning from Schools to Skills”, the Ministry of Education said.
The Ministers discussed about Integration of vocational education in schools, empowering youth with critical skills, future-proofing workforce, capacity building of academic institutions, teachers and trainers, research and innovation collaborations are India’s priorities.
They are resolved to finalise and sign G-to-G MoU for cooperation in education and skill development and establish a Joint Working Group for incorporating each other’s best practices and realising the full potential of knowledge and skill’s partnership for our future generations. Fiinews.com
