Rajasthan Digifest: 2-3 December 2017

A group of students with Dr Archana Golwalkar participated in the two days programme “Rajasthan Digifest” organized by Department of Information Technology and Communication, Government of Rajasthan at MLSU auditorium, Udaipur on 2-3 December 2017 on the theme “Improving Today Inventing Tomorrow” with the tag line “Technology: Catalyst to growth” graced by the benign presence of Smt Vasundhara Raje, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Rajasthan as a chief guest. Rajasthan Digifest is a revered and highly anticipated event appealing to thousands of budding entrepreneurs, business luminaries, and aspiring students. The Fest provided a beneficial opportunity to receive financial aid from the government and investors in form of grants. The two-day event witnessed eminent speakers discussing ideas and showcasing innovations in the field of IT, conducting workshops for the students and entrepreneurs. DigiFest Udaipur focused on bridging the skill and knowledge gap between the output of formal education and expectations of the Indian and global IT industry especially in terms of latest technologies. The main aim of the Hackathon 2017, Udaipur was to set a platform for the creative youth, startups & entrepreneurs across the country so that they can utilize their out-of-the-box thinking to bring innovation & change. The government of Rajasthan introduced Hackathon to identify creative individuals and teams who can assist the government in solving citizen-centric issues by offering digital yet sustainable solutions to solve real-time challenges on platforms like Bhamashah, e-Mitra Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, AR/VR, Blockchain, Bioinformatics, IOT, and Tourism. The event witnessed dignitaries of Government of India and Government of Rajasthan (Department of Industries, BIP, Finance Department, Department of Information Technology & Communication, IT industrialists and members of Rajasthan Venture Capital fund) prominent investors, startups, IT tycoons and innovative minds all under one roof.