Skip to Main Content

Satya Nadella meets millennials who #EmpowerIndia

India is at the cusp of a digital revolution that’s fundamentally changing the way we live, work and interact with one another. As a billion people get connected through mobile devices – the possibilities are endless. This coupled with emerging technologies like machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), robotics and 3D printing will pave way for India to be at the forefront of the fourth industrial revolution.

‘Tech for Good, Ideas for India’ is an initiative of Microsoft India to bring together and engage with a dynamic group of young achievers on how technology can foster a culture of innovation.

Through this, and various initiatives like YouthSpark, The Imagine Cup, the Academy Accelerator program and many other youth-oriented initiatives, we at Microsoft India, are working with young minds in India to innovate and solve real-world problems and drive India’s transformation.

With a billion empowered citizens, the possibilities are inspiring, exciting and endless. Here are two inspiring initiatives that have surfaced as part of the efforts.

Spot Garbage – tech for a cleaner India

Team Spot Garbage, a trio of enterprising youth from IIT Ropar, developed a real-time garbage management system using machine learning and computer vision to identify and segregate garbage imagery. They have won the India-round of the Imagine Cup, a global student technology competition, that aims to recognize and nurture budding technologists and will represent India at the Global finals shortly.

https://youtu.be/CGECrPoBSwY

Lifesaver – tech for a healthier India

The Lifesaver is an app created by Kshitij, a student of IIT Jodhpur. It uses data feeds like heart rate, exercise patterns, calories burnt and sleep quality and converts it into actionable recommendations. It is sensitive to the symptoms of a heart attack and can detect and alert users, and their contacts, about an imminent heart attack. Kshitij had always nursed a desire to solve a social problem but he was just another youth with dreams and no backing; until he enrolled in the Microsoft Academia Accelerator program – a program aimed at building a deep, long-term association between Microsoft and the academic community.

https://youtu.be/sc02Tllym4I

Snapshots from ‘Tech for Good, Ideas for India’

Here are a few glimpses of the event that brought together over 400 millennials and featured a pivotal speech and interactions with key young achievers by Satya Nadella, and an addressing of the gathering by Shri Jayant Sinha, Honourable Minister of State for Finance.

  • f-LR-1 Satya Nadella in conversation with CXOs over breakfast hosted by CII's Council on Public Sector Enterprises.
  • f-LR-2 Public sector enterprise heads with Satya Nadella.
  • f-LR-3 Satya Nadella talking about technology as an enabler for innovation and transformation; seen in conversation with CII President, Mr. Naushad Forbes.
  • f-LR-5 (From L to R) Simran Singh, first place winner of Imagine Cup Earth – Intermediate Category and Medhansh Mehta, second place winner of Imagine Cup Earth - Beginner Category. Simran developed an application that uses data from NASA to predict algae growth in the Bay of Bengal. Medhansh created a timed, third-person world-building game where players can develop a civilization while carefully balancing industry and agriculture and maintaining air quality.
  • f-LR-6 Satya Nadella with student developers at the Tech For Good, Ideas for India Event.
  • f-LR-8 Jayant Sinha talking about opportunities co-created by the government, startups and young innovators at the Tech For Good, Ideas for India Event.
  • f-LR-9 Satya Nadella quotes Ghalib while delivering the keynote address at the Tech For Good, Ideas for India Event.
  • f-LR-10 Satya Nadella talks about the company's mission and three bold ambitions at the Tech For Good, Ideas for India Event.

More Stories