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This is slightly old news from Hindu Business Line, which I just saw. It is a great story of Innovation through collaboration. The Government of Gujarat had "drastically reduced maternal and infant deaths through a partnership with private gynaecologists." through its Chiranjeevi Yojana Scheme.
Are you the creative future of India? Believe you are creative? Got a great business idea? Want to know how to develop it into a real business proposition? Then you must consider taking part in the Creative Future programme.
Twenty young people with a business idea in the creative sector are selected to take part in the Creative Future School at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore . There they learn how to structure their business proposition, develop their networking skills, understand what an investor is looking for and hear from successful creative entrepreneurs about how they have built their businesses. The faculty includes senior academics from IIMB, leading figures from creative businesses in India and the UK and other experts. This year there were three finalists.
The Stainless Innovation Awards
To encourage creativity in the usage of the Stainless Steel, Jindal Stainless has announced "The Stainless Innovation Awards" to reward excellence in use of stainless steel. The Awards will be held on 10th March, 2007 in New Delhi. The aim of the awards is:
- To celebrate excellence in design by identifying and promoting it
- To provide a platform for recognition and reward for the individual artists, architects and interior designers
- To align with the international trends
- To bring the benefits of the usage of Stainless Steel to the common man
Category 1 : Innovation in application of Stainless Steel in Building and Architecture
Category 2 : Creative ideas of application of Stainless Steel in Interior Design
Category 3 : Excellence in usage of Stainless Steel in Product Design
Entry is open to Indian Practicing Professionals as well as the students Concept & Design ideas.
Social Entrepreneurship Competition
Genesis is a social entrepreneurship competition that aims to bring together social entrepreneurs, students, NGOs, innovators, incubators, corporations and financiers and encourage them to come up with innovative ideas which are socially relevant and feasible.
The competition is open to all students and working professionals (including NGOs) who have ideas that are innovative, feasible and can benefit society. Our only restriction is that 50% of the registered members of every team that enters this competition should be students.
Rs. 3 Lakhs will be awarded as seed funding to winning teams to start their ventures!
Tata Business Leadership Awards
"It is about empowering young minds to think through innovation, as at times the senior management can't pursue it" - Ratan Tata, Chairman Tata Group.
Mr Tata says that encouraging innovation from youngsters is an important step in making organisational changes. Now in its sixth year, TBLA targets students of seven major business schools. Mr. Gopalakrishnan Executive Director says "We want to sense the flow of the river, understand what it takes to energise today's youth."
This year's winning proposal has come from IIM - Lucknow.
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