Dear all, Pl. find an announcement relating to a Student Essay Contest on the theme "Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives". The contest is open to STUDENTS of schools and colleges and will be conducted in TWO streams. A participant can submit ONE essay on any one the following three topics. ICT for Digital India ICT for Make in India ICT for Clean India If you are a student, you may directly participate in this contest. If you are a parent, you may encourage your children or children of your colleagues, friends, neighbors to participate in this contest. If you are a faculty you may encourage your students to participate in this contest. Pl. feel free to share this email to all who will be interested in participating in this contest. For more details & complete brochure, please visit the website: http://goo.gl/FziCmK For clarifications / queries if any, please email us at essay.csi@gmail.com Best Wishes HR Mohan President, CSI Chairman, IEEE CS & PCS ANNOUNCEMENT ================================ Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter IEEE Computer Society, Madras IEEE Professional Communication Society, Madras Announces Student Essay Contest on the theme Harnessing the Power of ICT for our New Initiatives Computer Society of India, Chennai Chapter, in association with the IEEE Computer Society, Madras and IEEE Professional Communication Society, is pleased to announce an Essay Contest on the role of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in India for school and college students. The contest will be in two streams: Stream 1: Open to School Students (from 8th Standard to Plus 2) Stream 2: Open to College Students (UG students of all disciplines) Now ICT has ubiquitous presence in India and other parts of the world, and it is being applied in various fields such as Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Telecom, Healthcare, Hospitality, Transportation, Education, Agriculture, Environment, eGovernance, eCommerce, and Defence for quality and productivity improvements. India is a major force in the global IT landscape. ICT is a key driver of our economic development and accounts for about 6.5% of our GDP and provides employments to over 3 million people. The Government of India has recently launched three major initiatives - Digital India, Make in India, and Clean India, in which ICT can - and should - play significant roles. Through this contest, we seek your thoughts, innovative ideas and solutions on how ICT could support and help these initiatives. An eligible participant is required to submit his/her essay on any one of the following topics by 31st Dec 2014: ICT for Digital India ICT for Make in India ICT for Clean India Submissions will be assessed by a panel of experts on criteria such as originality, novelty, applicability, potential value of the proposed idea(s) and clarity and style of presentation. The contest winners in each stream will be awarded the following prizes & certificates: One 1st Prize: Rs.10000 Two 2nd Prizes: Rs. 5000 of each Four 3rd Prizes: Rs. 2500 of each Ten Consolation Prizes: Amazon gift voucher of Rs. 1000 each Certificate of Merit: For 25 shortlisted essays over and the above prize winning essays For more details & complete brochure, please visit the website: http://goo.gl/FziCmK For clarifications / queries if any, please email us at essay.csi@gmail.com The essay contest is supported by: Dynamic Group Anjana Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd HP Networking Cognitive Platform Solutions (CPS) Pvt Ltd Orbit Innovations and CloudReign Technologies -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.