{"id":16555,"date":"2020-12-25T20:48:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-25T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=16555"},"modified":"2020-12-25T20:48:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T15:18:35","slug":"implementation-strategies-of-sugamya-bharat-abhiyan-will-develop-technically-feasible-and-economically-viable-technology-solutions-for-divyangjan-in-realizing-the-dream-of-accessible-india-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/?p=16555","title":{"rendered":"Implementation strategies of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan will develop technically feasible and economically viable technology solutions for Divyangjan in realizing the dream of \u2018Accessible India-Empowered India\u2019 : Speakers at \u2018Conclave on Assistive Technologies and Divyangjan\u2019 at IISF-2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Implementation strategies of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan will develop technically feasible and economically viable technology solutions for Divyangjan in realizing the dream of \u2018Accessible India-Empowered India\u2019 : Speakers at \u2018Conclave on Assistive Technologies and Divyangjan\u2019 at IISF-2020
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Posted On: 25 DEC 2020 3:10PM by PIB Delhi<\/div>\n
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Conclave on Assistive Technologies and Divyangjan<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

The 6th<\/sup>\u00a0India International Science Festival (IISF) is based on the theme \u2018Science for Self-reliant India and Global Welfare\u2019.\u00a0Resilience, Adaptability<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Coexistence<\/em>\u00a0play a very important role in mainstreaming Divyangjan in the overall developmental process for an\u00a0Equitable Inclusive<\/em>\u00a0growth. Though several initiatives were taken by the Government, including the R&D programmes of Department of Science and Technology, there is a need for accelerating the pace of Research and Development (R&D) in the field of\u00a0Assistive Technologies\u00a0<\/em>in the context of developing demographic changes, leading to a greater number of persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n

The second edition of Conclave on Assistive Technologies and Divyangjan was held with the theme of \u201cEmpowering Divyangjan through Science, Technology and Innovations for Self-Reliance\u201d. The conclave brought together various stakeholders in the Assistive Technologies (AT) value chain such as researchers, scientists, engineers, clinicians, innovators, policymakers, entrepreneurs and start-ups, government and non-governmental organizations, industries, counselors, along with Divyangjan and their care givers to address the challenges in building a\u00a0Self-Reliant Assistive Technology<\/em>\u00a0ecosystem in India<\/p>\n

The event was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thaawar Chand Gehlot. The two-day deliberations provided a common platform not only to discuss about solutions but also deliberate on existing problems for a proactive Research & Development on Assistive tools, technologies and techniques for building resilience among the Divyangjan, as well as creating a self-reliant R&D ecosystem for empowering the Divyangjan<\/p>\n

The event had lead talks and panel discussion focused on different aspects like Assistive Technology Ecosystem in India, Independent Daily Living, Education and Skill Development, Employability etc. with special reference to women, Northeastern States, the challenges during the current pandemic and the need for development of indigenous assistive devices for self-reliance.The event also had a Virtual Expo\/Exhibition besides Poster Presentation by Students.<\/p>\n

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Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot speaking in the inaugural function of Divyangjan Conclave at IISF 2020<\/em><\/p>\n

More than 200 participants comprising researchers, scientists and technologists, user groups, industry, clinicians and practitioners, representatives of NGO\u2019s and Government deliberated on the unmet needs of Divyangjan and called for innovative approaches to solve the problems. Participants hoped that the recommendations will pave a way for realization of AT enabled inclusive development, role & responsibilities of various stakeholders in user centric product design and development, encourage increased coordination between accessibility, usability, and inclusion research and practice and interdisciplinary research with imperative user involvement. They said that on a larger perspective, the recommendation will help in realizing, not only the implementation strategies of\u00a0Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan<\/em>\u00a0but will also develop more and more, technically feasible and economically viable technology solutions for Divyangjan in realizing the dream of \u2018Accessible India-Empowered India\u2019.<\/p>\n

On a global perspective the discussions will open the doors for participation and recognition of Divyangjan as active contributing members of society, who must not face any discrimination for achieving 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals pertaining to Disabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ministry of Science & Technology Implementation strategies of Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan will develop technically feasible and economically viable technology solutions for Divyangjan in realizing the dream of \u2018Accessible India-Empowered India\u2019 : Speakers at \u2018Conclave on Assistive Technologies and Divyangjan\u2019 at IISF-2020 Posted On: 25 DEC 2020 3:10PM by PIB Delhi IISF-2020   Conclave on Assistive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16555"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16556,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16555\/revisions\/16556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/udaen.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}