SITA signs Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with B.Borooah College, Rangia College & Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko
Dispur, Rongili Barta: Today SITA have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with 3 (three) reputed Institutes of Assam to execute their respective projects in collaboration with State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Assam with respective terms and conditions. Chief Executive Officer Sri M.S.Manivannan, IAS signed the MoA on behalf of SITA and by the Head of the Institutions of the respective colleges in the presence of Hon’ble Vice-Chairman Sri Ramen Deka and official staffs of SITA in the conference hall of the Vice- Chairman at Block D, Janata Bhawan, Dispur. Hon’ble Vice-Chairman Ramen Deka is hopeful that the projects will fulfill the dreams of the common people and its success will inspire the other institutions to take up such innovative projects for the welfare of the society. The projects signed for collaboration are:
1. SITA will provide logistic support to B. Borooah College, Guwahati to implement the project “UP-SKILLING STUDENTS BY IMPARTING JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNING COURSE AND THEREBY ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYABILITY”. Its aim is to upskill the students by imparting them a course in Japanese Language and thereby enhancing their employability in the job and service market of Japan.
2. Rangia College, Rangia will implement the project “EX-SITU CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS & CONSERVATION OF RARE & ENDANGERED PLANTS-SETTING UP HERBAL GARDEN” with logistic support from SITA with an aim to aware the common people for income generation by establishing Herbal Garden, encourage farmers & researchers etc., for Patent Right, accelerate Research & Development sector by involving various R & D Institutions etc., of the subject concerned and to establish Herbal Garden in the college campus.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko will implement the project “SURVEY FOR ANALYSIS OF THE POTENTIAL OF INTRODUCING ROBOTICS TRAINING IN GOVERNMENT PROVINCIALIZED SCHOOLS OF KAMRUP (METRO) & KAMRUP DISTRICT OF ASSAM” with logistic support from SITA. The project aims to conduct a survey to access the need of Robotics training in the provincialised government schools of Assam through creating an environment of competitiveness, by generating an ecosystem that fosters innovation, curiosity and a workplace where students are exposed to new edge technology. This is expected to enable or instill start-up eco-culture in the young minds. Under the implementation of Robotics training at school level, the students of rural areas will be able to learn how drone technology works and its uses in various fields and it is hoped it will reduce the dropout rate and encourage students with new age technology like Robotics, Automation and Artificial intelligence. Representatives of the Institutes were Sri Satyandra Nath Barman, Principal B.Borooah College, Guwahati, Dr. Tapan Dutta, Principal Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko, Dr. Sarangapani Saikia, Associate Professor, Rangia College, Rangia, Sri Hemanta Kumar Mazumdar, Director, MIRAI JLC amongst others.