The Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Shri Alkesh Kumar Sharma to inaugurate the First International Conference on Digital Skilling under NICE-DT (NIELIT’s International Conference on Communication, Electronics and Digital Technologies), here tomorrow. The event is being organized by the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT), under the administrative control of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India.

The International Conference will foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing among stakeholders in the field of digital skilling and develop strategies for upskilling & reskilling workers globally to engineer the blueprint for creating “Global Future Ready Workforce” thereby contributing towards the achievement of building India as the skilling capital of the World. 

The International Conference will have a series of Panel Discussions, Talks and Insights from eminent Academicians, industry leaders, policy makers from India and  across the world. The 1^st International Journal of Digital Technologies will also be unveiled during the Conference.

The Inaugural session will have key addresses by prominent people such as Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS (retd.), Chairman, NCVET, Shri Bhuvnesh Kumar, IAS, Additional Secretary, MeitY, Dr. M. Squicciarini, Director AI, SHS UNESCO, Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, National Education Technology Forum, Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi, DG, NIELIT followed by Panel  Discussions on the ensuing verticals by the distinguished panelists from India and Abroad:

Panel-1: Framework for Mutual Recognition of Skills

Panelists

1. Dr. Nirmaljeet Singh Kalsi, IAS (retd.), Chairman NCVET
2. Dr. M. Squicciarini, Director AI, SHS UNESCO
3. Dr. Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, National Education Technology Forum
4. Lt. Gen Ravin Khosla, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Dy. Chief of Army Staff, Army Educational Corp
5. Dr. Yehya Al-Marzooqi, Executive Director, Advisory Unit, Tawazun Council, United Arab Emirates
6. Dr. Dennis Hu, President, FCCI, Taiwan

 

Panel-2: Digital Skills for All

Panelists

1. Shri Abhishek Singh, IAS, CEO, NeGD
2. Dr. Neena Pahuja, Exec. Member, NCVET
3. Ms. Kirti Seth, CEO, IT/ITeS Sector Skill Council, NASSCOM
4. Dr. Abhilasha Gaur, COO, Electronics Sector Skill Council of India
5. Shri Sumit Munjal, GM, Telecom Sector Skill Council
6. Smt Nandini Singh, Partner Public-Private Sector IBM

 

Panel-3: Advanced and Emerging Skills

Panelists

1. Mr. Irakli Khodeli, Programme Specialist, UNESCO
2. Shri Prasad Ramdasi, Global Practice Delivery Head Industry 4.0, Wipro
3. Shri Subimal Bhattacharjee, CEO, Codotte Advisory Ltd
4. Shri Jeet Vijayvargiya, CEO, MeitY Startup Hub
5. Shri Suhas Dutta, CEO & Founder, 3Nayan Technologies
6. Shri Ankur Mehta, Manager, Adani Digital

 

For more information visit https://conf.nielit.edu.in .

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