Launch of an exclusive portal featuring district-wise database of high-end facilities in educational and research institutions: Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

According to Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, the minister for information technology and digital services, the possibility of launching an exclusive portal with a district-by-district database of high-end facilities in academic and research institutions will be investigated as part of StartupTN and Guidance Tamilnadu's efforts to strengthen the startup ecosystem. The Minister spoke at the 'AdvantEdge Innovation Conclave': Enabling Transformation' held by TiE Coimbatore, a not-for-profit network of entrepreneurs promoting entrepreneurship, and added that the portal will act as a platform for allowing testing of products of startups.

Atanu Das, Technical Director at KPMG Delivery Excellence and Transformation, Nimesh Pilla, Senior Advisor in Innovation, and K. Ilango, Director of RSM Autokast Ltd. presented sessions on "Industry 4.0 and Smart Engineering," "Innovation Economy," and "Scaling Small Businesses," respectively, at the event, which was hosted by Dipali Sikand, Chief Inspiration Officer and Founder of MindEscapes.

Prashanth Subramanian, the founder of Quadra Systems, Jayaprashanth Jayachandran, the chief operating officer and co-founder of Trinetra Wireless, and Jayanthra Jayachandran, the CEO and founder of Angler Technologies, conducted discussions on digital transformation techniques.