SRISTI has been thinking about linking talent of more than six lac technology students with the needs of small sector, informal sector innovators at grassroots and other disadvantaged sections for over a decade. National Innovation Foundation did receive such entries in the early years but realized after two years, that it should not deal with ideas/ innovations from formal sector students and professionals. Reason was not to get distracted from the needs of informal, unorganized sector. SRISTI introduces the awards for ideas/innovations by engineering and other technology students with larger social purpose. It is proposed to launch techpedia.sristi.org, a portal with the help of Honey Bee Network volunteers in different colleges to pool tech projects of students from all over the country. TePP program from DST/DSIR and Computer Society of India, Mumbai chapter, are also likely to support the search process for innovations by young technical minds. Readers are requested to join the movement to blend formal and informal science and technology, a goal pursued by the Honey Bee Network for last twenty years. Entries for SYYA09 will be accepted till August 30, 2009 so as to award them on Oct 15, 2009. Next phase for 2010 will start from October 09 onwards till Aug 2010. Ideas/ Innovations/ Projects which address societal needs, convert creative children’s ideas into products, add value to grassroots innovations, help in conserving nature, serve disadvantaged social groups, sectors and regions, and generate employment/ overcome poverty would be considered under this award. An eminent jury of social technologists from within India and outside would judge these submissions.

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Contact Address : innovation09@sristi.org, sristi.techpedia@gmail.com