Ministry of Education to Launch the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and organise a Two day Summit

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Ministry of Education to Launch the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and organise a Two day Summit on “Technology & Bharatiya Languages on 30 September 2023 and 1  October 2023.  

The Ministry of Education is going to launch the Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav and  organising a two-day summit on “Technology & Bharatiya Languages on 30  September 2023 and 1 October 2023 as part of the 75-day Bharatiya Bhasha Utsav  that is commencing from 28 September 2023.The Summit will be inaugurated by  Hon’ble Minister of Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan as a part of Bharatiya  Bhasha Utsav at Baba Saheb Dr B. R. Ambedkar International Centre, Dr. Rajendra  Prasad Road, New Delhi. The keynote address will be delivered by Shri Sridhar  Vembu, Chairman, Board of Governors of IIIT-DM, Kanchipuram, and CEO of Zoho  Corporation.  

The Summit will have three thematic sessions viz., (i) Technology FOR Bharatiya  Languages (ii) Technology IN Bharatiya Languages, and (iii) Technology THROUGH  Bharatiya Languages. The aspects of the theme aim at the use of technology for  Bharatiya Bhasha in the areas of teaching including learning, training pre-service  and in-service teachers, textbook writers, examiners and experts, testing the  knowledge and proficiency in Bharatiya Bhasha through awarding of credits,  translation of teaching-learning materials and finally ensuringa smooth transition  from the present ecosystem of education to Bharatiya Bhasha ecosystem, as  envisioned in NEP-2020.  

During the two-day summit, a roadmap for achieving the vision of education in  Bharatiya Languages will be prepared for implementation by all stakeholders in the  field of education. It is expected that the summit will be attended by around 1000  persons from different professions and fields i.e. academia, students, research  scholars, edutech and infotech industry, technical experts, media and freelancers,  etc. The summit is organised by Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Skill  Development and Entrepreneruship (MSDE) and their constituent institutions viz., 

Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), University Grants Commission (UGC),  National Educational Technology Forum (NETF), All India Council for Technical  Education (AICTE), National Centre for Vocational & Technical Education (NCVTE),  National Council for Teachers Education (NCTE),Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti (BBS),  etc. The details are available on the Summit website: https://technology-bharatiyabhasha.aicte-india.org