Governor Anandiben Patel said that India must move from being a consumer of technology to a creator of technology, with youth leading innovation in AI, science and nation-building on Tuesday. She was speaking at the 24th Convocation ceremony of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University.
“Today’s India is moving ahead with confidence towards self-reliance. The India of tomorrow will be built not just by government decisions, but by the research, startups, innovation and imagination of our youth,” the governor said.
As many as 62,537 students received degrees through blockchain technology on DigiLocker while 55 scholars were awarded PhDs, and 84 medals conferred during the ceremony. Of the total medals, the governor conferred 35 gold medals to winners in the presence of their parents which was followed by various programmes - a felicitation ceremony for the winners of painting, story-telling and speech competitions held in village schools, performances by children from primary school and Bal Griha Balika, and the distribution of kits to five Anganwadi centres.
Earlier in the day, teenage girls were given HPV vaccination and after the ceremony the governor participated in Maa-Beti sammelan as part of the ceremony.
{{/usCountry}}Earlier in the day, teenage girls were given HPV vaccination and after the ceremony the governor participated in Maa-Beti sammelan as part of the ceremony.
{{/usCountry}}“Use artificial intelligence not just for convenience, but for human welfare, promotion of Indian languages, preservation of cultural heritage and solving society’s problems,” she told students. She also referred to the PM’s launch of the Google AI Hub in Visakhapatnam as a step to take AI to common citizens.
Chief guest Arvinder Singh Sahni, chairman, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, was felicitated for his leadership in the energy sector while Ashish Kansara, a Rogan artist was awarded with honorary D Litt degree.
Sahni told graduates that a new chapter of life has begun with both challenges and opportunities. “Today’s era is not of degree holders but of problem solvers. The world does not need job seekers, it needs job creators. We need leaders who use technology to solve common people’s problems,” he said.