VESIM IIC “KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness Event- 15th-23rd October, 2020
The Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness Event is initiated by the Innovation cell of the Ministry of Education to boost IP filing in the country by Higher Education Institutions. Under this program and as a first step, “IP Literacy Week” is being organised during 15 - 23 October 2020 to celebrate the birth anniversary of a visionary and well-acclaimed proponent of Innovative India, Former President, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. To overcome the current limitations in our innovation ecosystem especially in our HEIs, a systematic holistic effort ‘KAPILA: Kalam Program for IP Literacy and Awareness’ is proposed which will create appropriate awareness regarding the need of IP filing, mechanism and methodology involved in filing IP in India and globally, especially amongst students and faculty of higher education institutions. KAPILA is expected to help establish the much-required IP filing the ecosystem in a large number of educational institutions and thus create a culture of systematically protecting new ideas, research and innovation having national and global relevance. The objective of this initiative is to recognise, facilitate and felicitate the Intellectual Property, innovations and best practices in HEIs. A memorable journey needs a memorable start, we at VESIM organizing SCINTILLATION E-SUMMIT 2020 to be held on Saturday, 29th February, 2020. Wherein, we are inviting experts in the space of FINTECH, FUNDRAISING, BLOCKCHAIN & MENTOR HOUR. Budding student entrepreneurs who have original ideas with them and believe that it can be converted into practical ventures have a wonderful opportunity to convert their ideas into a successful business venture by besoming a part of this event. Also win exciting prizes!! Venue: VESIM Auditorium , Time: 10.00 am to 6.00 pm