Tata Technologies, a global engineering and product development digital services company, has launched Tata Technologies InnoVent, an innovative platform aimed at empowering young engineering students in India. The platform provides students with an opportunity to showcase their creativity and develop solutions for challenges faced by the manufacturing industry. InnoVent invites 3rd and 4th year engineering students across India to propose innovative projects addressing real-world problems, including electric vehicles, cybersecurity, data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) engineering, and more. The shortlisted teams will receive innovation tools and technologies, along with mentoring from Tata Technologies Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Projects will be evaluated based on diversity, novelty, feasibility, and impact, with special emphasis on encouraging participation from women engineers and specially abled team members. The top three winning teams may receive a cumulative cash prize worth INR 4.5 Lacs and paid internships with Tata Technologies. Deadline for project submission is 31st August 2023.
Speaking on the launch of Tata Technologies InnoVent, Warren Harris, MD and CEO Tata Technologies, said, “We believe that Tata Technologies InnoVent reflects our commitment to engineering a better world for our youth by collaborating with academia and empowering young innovators with a platform to learn, exhibit creativity, and develop novel solutions. As part of the program, we have identified real world challenges that are being faced by the manufacturing Industry and I am looking forward to receiving Innovative project entries that we can mentor and incubate.”
Expressing his views on the launch of Tata Technologies InnoVent, Santosh Singh, EVP & Global Head Marketing and Business Excellence, Tata Technologies, said,” Tata Technologies Innovation approach is underpinned by a can-do attitude, a value that propels us at Tata Technologies to question existing frameworks, innovate new solutions, and address our customers’ business challenges. Through InnoVent, we want to provide a platform that encourages young engineering students in India to come up with creative solutions leveraging the latest technology to address the challenges being faced by the manufacturing industry. We plan to mentor and support shortlisted team/s and recognize team/s that demonstrate a can-do attitude and a novel scalable innovation. I am specifically looking forward to the participation of women innovators and specially abled team members”.
