The inaugural programme of Innovation NE Week, organized by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), in collaboration with Department of Information Technology & Communication and StartUp Nagaland was held at NIELIT, Kohima on 26th May 2025. It is a three-day event being held from 26th to 28th May and it will have participants from all the North-eastern states.
Vice Chancellor and Director General of NIELIT, Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi, in his address said that NIELIT under MeitY has played a crucial role in advancing digital literacy and technical education. He mentioned that with 56+ centres and 700+ affiliated institutes, NIELIT offers industry aligned programs in emerging areas such as AI, cyber security, IoT, AR/VR, blockchain technology, ESDM, etc. He added that NIELIT offers education from skilling to PhD research and also serves as a national accreditation body for IT and electronics training.
Addressing the inaugural programme virtually, Secretary, MeitY, Government of India, S. Krishnan said that the three-day event program is of great significance and will play a crucial role in advancing digital literacy and technical education in the northeast. He added that Nagaland is progressing well with 25 start-ups so far and has a large number of people who are comfortable in English which provides for a great advantage in the economic setup. He emphasized that MeitY is focused on empowering and brining new technology to the northeast and informed that out of 55 NEILIT centres in India, 20 are located in the northeast with Kohima NIELIT centre being one of the most active centres.
Krishnan said that MeitY has directly supported the NorthEastern states in a number of Information Technology-related ventures adding that establishment of new semi-conductor facilities in Assam, near Guwahati, is one among them and the intent of the Government is to offer employment primarily to the people from the region, which includes Nagaland.
S. Krishnan spoke on the big mission of NIELIT is to train people from the region so that they get employed and absorbed in the Market. He also informed about the capacity building initiatives for the north-eastern states implemented by NIELIT and under which close to 1.79 lakhs youths have been train and benefited. He concluded by expressing his confidence that the Innovation NE Week will open new ventures for the people.
(Temjenkaba Longkumer, APRO)
