FIFTEENTH MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL
Meeting Date: February 11, 2020
MINUTES OF THE FIFTEENTH MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD IN THE CONFERENCE HALL AT DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING ON 11-02-2020 AT 09.00 AM
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD AT DON BOSCO COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING CONFERENCE HALL ON 11.02.2020 AT 9.00 A.M.
The following members were present at the meeting:
| 1 | SHRI. JOSE MANUEL NORONHA Chairman, Goa Public Service Commission, Panaji, Goa | Chairman |
| 2 | Shri Vivek Kamat Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Goa | Member |
| 3 | dR. kRUPASHANKARA MS Principal, Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi, Goa | Member |
| 4 | DR. NEENA PANANDIKAR Principal, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda | Member |
| 5 | PROF. RAGHUVEER VERNEKAR Nominee, Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Panaji, Goa | Member |
| 6 | SHRI. D. S. PRASHANT CEO, Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship, Fatorda | Member |
| 7 | DR. MRIDULA GOEL Faculty, Bits Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus | Member |
| 8 | DR. KAUSTUBH PRIOLKAR Faculty, Goa University | Member |
| 9 | SHRI. LEVINSON MARTINS Director, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Goa, Porvorim, Goa | Member Secretary |
Shri Kunal Upadhyay & Shri Pradeep Morajkar could not attend the meeting and was granted leave of absence. Thereafter, the Chairman welcomed the members of the Goa State Innovation Council for the meeting.
- At the outset, the minutes of the meeting held on 11th Nov 2019 were read and confirmed after which the agenda of the meeting was discussed.
- Project Officer reported the action taken on the discussion of the previous meeting. Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Workshop was conducted for students from schools of North Goa at Sanskruti Bhavan, Directorate Of Art & Culture for students on 4th & 5th Feb 2020 and for students from schools of South Goa at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda for students on 6th & 7th Feb 2020.
| Sr. No. | North Goa Schools |
| 1 | Government High School Agarwada, Pernem |
| 2 | Lokshikshan High School, Dhargal, Pernem |
| 3 | Ideal High School, Piligao, Bicholim |
| 4 | Shri Navdurga Edu. & Cult. So Anandibai Naik, Bicholim |
| 5 | St. Theresa High School, St Estevam |
| 6 | St. Joseph High School, Calangute |
| 7 | Assagao Union High School |
| 8 | Saraswat Vidhyalaya High School, Mapusa |
| 9 | St. Xavier High School, Moira |
| 10 | Government High School, Ambedem,Sattari |
| 11 | Government high School, Keri, Sattari |
| 12 | Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Valpoi |
| 13 | Government High School, Daushirem, Usgao, Ponda |
| 14 | Government High School, Sada, Ponda |
| 15 | Government High School, Ganjem– Usgao |
| 16 | Fr. Agnel High School, Pilar, Tiswadi |
| 17 | Immaculate Heart of Mary, Goa Velho |
| 18 | Chubby Cheeks High School, Porvorim |
| 19 | Azmane High School, Neura |
| Sr. No. | South Goa Schools |
| 1 | Government High School, Xeldem, Quepem |
| 2 | Government High School, Maina, Quepem |
| 3 | Government High School, Morpilla, Quepem |
| 4 | Government High School, Gaval – Khol, Canacona |
| 5 | Our Lady of Snow’s High School, Raia |
| 6 | Shri Nirankal Vidhyalaya, Mashem |
| 7 | Government High School, Mangor Hill |
| 8 | Murgaon High School, Sada |
| 9 | Government High School, Baina |
| 10 | Multipurpose High School, Borda |
| 11 | Government High School Vidhyanagar, Aquem |
| 12 | Government High School, Davorlim |
| 13 | Our Lady of Piety School, Dharbandora |
| 14 | Government High School, Valkini |
| 15 | Government High School, Curdi |
| 16 | Government High School, Kalay, Sanguem |
| 17 | Government High School, Colomb |
| 18 | Government High School, Zambaulim |
- Project Officer reported the list of events and initiatives conducted by Goa State Innovation Council for the year 2019-20.
| Initiatives/Events | Sessions Conducted | Total Participants | |
| 1 | Sensitisation Workshops on Innovation at Schools | 38 | 3957 |
| 2 | Bootcamps on Innovations & Startups at Colleges | 16 | 1506 |
| 3 | Women Centric Workshops on Innovation & Startups | 2 | 510 |
| 4 | Faculty Development Program | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Orientation Program for Schools on Innovation & Startups | 2 | 350 |
| 6 | Industry Institute Interaction | 1 | 200 |
| 7 | IPR Awareness Session – Patent Search | 2 | 276 |
| 8 | STEM – Sessions at Prototyping Lab | 8 | 228 |
| 9 | Risk Capital Session | 1 | 31 |
| 10 | Design Innovation Session | 1 | 53 |
| 11 | Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy Workshop | 2 | 75 |
It was also reported that 7216 participants attended from 74 events and initiatives of the Goa State Innovation Council. As a result of the events and initiatives the number of New Idea registration on Virtual Innovation Register were 152 New Ideas for the year 2019-20. The total number of New Ideas registered on Virtual Innovation Register are 273 Ideas. The Technical Advisory Committee evaluated 27 Ideas and 4 Ideas were granted with Rs 10,000/- under the Provisional Patent Scheme.
- During the discussion on Goa’s Young Innovators Award 2019-20, the council members decided to conduct the finals at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda on 20th March 2020. It was also reported that the Competition was launched by Hon’ble Minister for Science and Technology, Shri Michael Lobo in presence of Chairman and Member Secretary of Goa State Innovation Council on 28th Jan 2020 at the Secretariat Block, Goa Legislative Assembly.
- During the discussion on organising Hackathon to identify Innovative solutions in Waste Management, the following applications received in each category were presented:
| 1 | Disposal of Sanitary Pads and Diapers in scientific manner. | 2 |
| 2 | Disposal of Tubelights, LED's and CFL bulbs in scientific manner. | 3 |
| 3 | Removal of Solid Waste from Surface water bodies for eg. Rivers, Lakes, Ponds. | 8 |
| 4 | Segregation of Dry Waste & reduction/ elimination of moisture from RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) | 6 |
The list of following mentor names were presented for inviting as mentors for conducting the hackathon:
| 1 | Mr. Scott Knox, Founder, Sunlight LLP & Design Thinking Expert, Mumbai |
| 2 | Mr. Jabir Karat, Founder, Green Worms, Kerela |
| 3 | Mr. Akshay Gunteti, AccelerateSD Foundation, Hyderabad |
| 4 | Mr. Pradeep Sarmokadam, Member Secretary, Goa State Biodiversity Board, Goa |
| 5 | Mr. Anish Souza, Founder & CEO, SUN360, Goa Mr. Kishore Shah, Director, IDEAZ UNLIMITED, Goa |
| 6 | Mr. K. Moorley Dharan, Strategic and Turn-Around Management Consultant, Goa |
| 7 | Mr. Anish Souza, Founder & CEO, SUN360, Goa |
The member secretary suggested to invite Mr. Shrikant Mutunari, HoD, Biology Department as mentor for the Hackathon.
Chairman directed the project officer to approach the Goa Waste Management Corporation for more details regarding the problem statement and to share a presentation template with the participants.
- During the discussion on Final Year Innovative Student Competition, the council members decided to conduct the finals at Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda on 14th March 2020. The council members were updated with the number of applications received for the competition:
| Colleges | Civil | Comp | ECE | ENE | ETC | IT | MECH | Total |
| AITD | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | ||||
| DBCE | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 39 | |||
| GEC | 4 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 49 | ||
| PCCE | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 36 | |||
| SRIEIT | 16 | 6 | 13 | 35 | ||||
| Total | 176 |
The budget was approved by the council members for Final Year Innovative Student Competition of
- Engineering College Students &
- Art Science Commerce College Students
- The council members decided to invite Mr. Pranay Gupta, CEO, 91 Springboard as council member.
- The meeting ended with the vote of thanks.
