Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Grand Finale of the Smart India Hackathon (Software) -2019 said that India has jumped 24 ranks in the Global innovation index (GII). The rank was 81 in 2014 and now India is at 57th position.
About:
Objectives: Smart India Hackathon is a unique initiative to identify new and disruptive digital technology innovations for solving the challenges faced by the country.
Salient features:
It is a non-stop digital product development competition, where problems are posed to technology students for innovative solutions.
The 36-hour event is being held at 48 different nodal centres across the country simultaneously with participation of 2 lakh students.
Bodies involved: It is organized by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).
History: So far, two editions of Hackathon have been conducted by the Human Resource Development Ministry in 2017 and 2018.
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