{"id":4570,"date":"2016-12-09T14:31:40","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T14:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faceinews.com\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2016-12-09T14:31:40","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T14:31:40","slug":"teri-digital-libraries-conference-places-lens-on-smart-governance-for-smart-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faceinews.com\/?p=4570","title":{"rendered":"TERI Digital Libraries Conference Places Lens on Smart Governance for Smart Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"teri\"<\/a>Focuses on promoting innovation in digital and knowledge-driven services and solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Delhi, December 9, 2016: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI),<\/strong> as part of its ongoing endeavours to create a better world for future generations through the adoption of new digital technologies, is hosting the 5th edition of the International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL) 2016 here in Delhi. Initiated in 2004, the conference focuses on promoting innovation in digital and knowledge-driven services and solutions, which help in identifying and preparing for the challenges of a smart future.<\/p>\n

The conference and its vision aligns with India\u2019s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) that the country has committed to UNFCCC as part of SDGs to strengthen the global effort to mitigate the risks of climate change. The conference is rooted in Hon\u2019ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of economic growth\u2014a blueprint of \u201cminimum government and maximum governance\u201d through the optimum use of intelligent digital technologies and networks.<\/p>\n

National flagship policy programmes like \u2018Digital India\u2019, \u2018Smart Cities\u2019 and \u2018Clean India\u2019 exemplify the ground action being implemented in India in order to achieve the NDCs. These programmes provide a strong ecosystem that will help India develop its advanced social, physical and digital infrastructure in order to make the great leap forward.<\/p>\n

The conference this year is called \u201cICDL 2016: Smart Future\u2014Knowledge Trends that will Change the World\u201d and focuses on understanding, visualizing, and exploring the possible scenarios of the future, today so that we are able to prepare ourselves better. It will not only create a roadmap to guide us through what is coming next, but also tell us how to prepare ourselves for new challenges and opportunities. It will suggest how to manage the key trends to improve our life in future.<\/p>\n

The conference will host thematic workshops on subjects as commonplace today\u2014and as misunderstood and complex in their application and consumption\u2014like innovation and knowledge management, social media and analytics, Big Data and analytics, all complemented by a range of panel discussions, discussion papers and poster presentations.<\/p>\n

According to Mr. Prabir Sengupta, Distinguished Fellow, Knowledge Management, TERI, Knowledge Management is the most important instrument today for knowledge assimilation and knowledge dissemination. If you look at our economic activities, some of the obvious advantages of digitisation are reduction in transactions, corruption and an overall economic change in its transparency. As we talk about the digital divide and Digital India, it is imperative that we become attuned to this new development. The ICDL of TERI would be discussing a plethora of issues connected to this.<\/p>\n

Some key dignitaries who are expected to speak at the event are Mr Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India; Donna Scheeder, IFLA, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, Washington, USA; Ganesh Natarajan, Founder, 5F World; Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation & Global Talent Track; Mr Shrikant Sinha, CEO, NASSCOMPresident – HBS Club of India, India. A total of 120 speakers from 20 countries will be participating in more than 30 sessions during the four-day digital summit.<\/p>\n

This conference will help audiences understand and relate to the on-going developments in digital technologies and their correlation to India\u2019s economic development, and how they can impact our efforts for a cleaner planet within the larger effort to ensure equitable socio-economic growth in India. The discussions will help predict the future challenges and prepare for it, and take requisite actions based on this knowledge to create the future, which are the three objectives of \u201cSmart Future\u201d. Having the strategic knowledge about the key trends that will shape our future will enable us to create or discover something with the potential to touch millions of lives.<\/p>\n

Given the fast-paced digitization era, possessing the knowledge of associated technologies and processes is equally important to pursue. Knowledge of possible trends is essential in order to prepare to manage present risks and it will facilitate decision-making by converting challenges into opportunities in the future.<\/p>\n

Download the ICDL mobile app from Play Store to remain updated on the conference details.
\nICDL2016 app<\/p>\n

About TERI
\nThe Energy and Resources Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, research institute focused on energy, environment, and sustainable development and devoted to efficient and sustainable use of natural resources. Since its inception in 1974, TERI has emerged as an institution of excellence for its path-breaking research, and is a global brand widely respected by political leaders, policy makers, corporate entities as well as the civil society at large.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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