MINUTES OF THE TWELFTH MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD IN THE CONFERENCE HALL AT DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ON 04-06-2019 AT 10.00 AM

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The following members were present at the meeting:

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Dr. Mridula Goel, Shri Kunal Upadhyay & Dr. Kaustubh Priolkar could not attend the meeting and were granted leave of absence. Thereafter, the Chairman welcomed the members of the Goa State Innovation Council for the meeting.

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2. At the outset, the minutes of the meeting held on 28^th February 2019 were read and confirmed after which the agenda of the meeting was discussed.
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3. Project Officer reported the action taken from the previous meeting. Action report on prototyping lab at Don Bosco College of Engineering was presented and the Council decided to invite Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Dr. Promod Sawant and Mr. Vijay Sardessai for the Inauguration. The Council Members also decided to give the awards for the winners of Goa Young Innovator Award on the same day. The winners of Goa’s Young Innovator Award is as follows:
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The Council decided to award two second prizes in the Category 2 as two projects have an equal score from the evaluation of the judges.

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4. It was further informed that the quotes for Website maintenance of Goa State Innovation Council for the duration of 3 years were opened and the following quotes were obtained:
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After discussion, it was decided to place an order with M/s Owlways Creative, them being the lowest bidder.

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5. The Chairman advised to email the MoU to be signed between Goa State Innovation Council and Patent Information Centre, Karnataka State Council for Science & Technology with the Council members. The MoU aims to drive the mission of encouraging innovation in the state of Goa & Karnataka. It works on creating new opportunities for young innovative startups and provide facilities for protection of innovation through Intellectual property rights.
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5. During the meeting, it was decided to constitute a Technical Advisory Committee in order to develop uniformity in approach and to ensure timely shortlisting of Ideas registered under VIR for Provisional Patent Scheme of the council. The committee comprises of the following members:

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• Mr. B S Revankar, Ex-Director NITK – STEP Surathkal, B Tech from IIT, Madras, Dharwad, Karnataka………………………………………………………………………………….Chairman
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• Prof Sunil Bhand, Dean, Sponsored Research & Consulting, Professor of Chemistry BITS, Pilani -K.K. Birla, Goa ………………………………………………………………………. Member
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• Mr Deepak Pathania, Industrial Design, NID Ahmedabad, Goa ………………… Member
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2. Mr Sudip Faldesai, Project Officer, Goa State Innovation Council, Government of Goa …………………………………………………………………………………………. Member Secretary
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7. The action plan for the year 2019-20 initiative for Goa State Innovation Council was presented by the Project Officer.
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The action plan was discussed in detailed and approved.

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8. The members of the council decided to organise a meeting with the principals of engineering colleges in Goa to organise “Hackathon” to identify Innovative Solutions to various challenges faced in Solid Waste Management and disposal in Goa. It was also decided to send a letter to Solid Waste Management with regards to organising the “Hackathon”.
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9. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks.
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