INDUSTRY – 4.0 Awareness Program: No. 11
The 11th Program in the series was conducted in Vellore Institute of Technology, Kelabakkam on 13th April 2017. There were 400+ students and staff of all engineering disciplines.
Dr. G. Vinitha AP (senior), School of Advanced welcomed the 400+ students and staff of all engineering disciplines and introduced the speaker, Mr. C. V. Gowri Sankar, Secretary, NIQR Chennai Branch.
The faculty started the session explaining about NIQR and its activities and its mission of sensitising 20000 minds this year about Industry 4.0. The program was from 10.00 AM to 12.15 PM. Starting with the industrial and economical Scenario of India, he showcased the challenges and opportunities facing India. Elaborating on the need of the day to embrace Industry 4.0, he advised the students to be in the forefront to take up the challenges in embracing Industry 4.0 instead of being mere followers of technological changes as in the past.
Dr. Atanu Datta, Dean, Division of Physics appreciated the efforts of NIQR in taking up a big task and wished all success for achieving the MISSION-20K.