TWENTIETH MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL
Meeting Date: October 24, 2020
MINUTES OF THE TWENTIETH MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD ON 24-10-2020 AT 9.30 AM THROUGH ZOOM PLATFORM
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF GOA STATE INNOVATION COUNCIL HELD Â ON 24.10.2020 AT 9.30 A.M. THROUGH ZOOM PLATFORM
The following members were present at the meeting:
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1 |
SHRI. JOSE MANUEL NORONHA Chairman, Goa Public Service Commission, Panaji, Goa |
Chairman |
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2 |
Dr. vivek Kamat Director, Directorate of Technical Education, Porvorim, Goa |
Member |
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3 |
Dr. krupashankara ms Principal, Goa College of Engineering, Farmagudi, Goa |
Member |
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4 |
DR. NEENA PANANDIKAR Principal, Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, Goa |
Member |
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5 |
DR. MRIDULA GOEL Associate Professor, BITS Pilani K.K. Birla Goa Campus, Goa |
Member |
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6 |
PROF. RAGHUVEER VERNEKAR Nominee, Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Panaji, Goa |
Member |
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7 |
DR. KAUSTUBH PRIOLKAR Professor, Goa University, Goa |
Member |
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8 |
SHRI. D. S. PRASHANT CEO, Forum for Innovation, Incubation, Research and Entrepreneurship, Fatorda, Goa |
Member |
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9 |
SHRI. PRADEEP MORAJKAR Member Secretary, Goa State Council for Science and Environment, Saligao, Goa |
Member |
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10 |
SHRI. LEVINSON MARTINS Director, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of Goa |
Member Secretary |
Shri Kunal Upadhyay 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 September 2020 were read and confirmed.
- The Prototyping Grant Scheme of Goa State Innovation Council was released by the chairman during the meeting. The Scheme will provide Grant In Aid for prototyping technology-based innovative projects/ideas under the Virtual Innovation Register (VIR), making it affordable for Students, Startups, Innovators, Research Faculty & Entrepreneurs who require the necessary support in converting Ideas into marketable products. The Certificate distribution of the Final Year Students Project Competition 2019-20 was discussed and it was decided by the council members to include the logo of Goa Chamber Of Commerce & Industry and to be certified by Chairman of Goa State Innovation Council, Director of Department of Science, Technology & Waste Management and Chairman of Education Committee - Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
- Project Officer reported the list of events and initiatives conducted by Goa State Innovation Council.
Sensitisation Workshop on Innovation & Creativity for School students:
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S N |
Date |
School |
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1 |
12/10/2020 |
Sacred Heart High School, Parra |
91 |
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2 |
12/10/2020 |
St. Anne's Institute, Agonda |
79 |
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3 |
13/10/2020 |
Keshav Smruti High School, Dabolim |
87 |
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4 |
14/10/2020 |
Saviour of the World High School, Loutolim |
54 |
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5 |
15/10/2020 |
St. Jude's High School, Betalbatim |
57 |
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6 |
16/10/2020 |
Govt. High School, Keri |
51 |
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7 |
16/10/2020 |
Anjuman Himayatul Islam High School, Baina Vasco |
64 |
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8 |
17/10/2020 |
Almeida High School Ponda |
90 |
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9 |
19/10/2020 |
Don Bosco High School, Calangute |
54 |
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10 |
20/10/2020 |
Infant Jesus High School, Colva |
61 |
|
11 |
20/10/2020 |
Posh English High School, MAS building, Navelim |
87 |
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12 |
21/10/2020 |
Mae Dos Pobres High School, Nuvem |
67 |
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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS |
842 |
It was reported that 842 students attended the Sensitisation Workshop from 12 Schools.
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S N |
Date |
School |
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1 |
26/09/2020 |
IPR Session - Know your Patentability Potential |
254 |
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2 |
29/09/2020 |
5 Ways This One Skill Will Turbocharge Your Future |
87 |
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3 |
29/09/2020 |
Prototyping Session  - 3D Printing |
221 |
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4 |
14/10/2020 |
Prototyping Session - Robotics |
115 |
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5 |
15/10/2020 |
Startup Fund Raising Simplified |
957 |
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6 |
17/10/2020 |
IPR Session - Patent Filing and Prosecution - India & Overseas |
94 |
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7 |
22/10/2020 |
STIP 2020 – Interaction of State S&T Minister with Union S&T Minister |
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8 |
23/10/2020 |
Bootcamp - Shree Mallikarjun college |
72 |
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9 |
23/10/2020 |
TDP – Laser Cutting |
93 |
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TOTAL PARTICIPANTS |
1893 |
It was reported that 1893 participants attended from 8 events and initiatives of the Goa State Innovation Council. It was mentioned that the Startup Fund Raising Simplified session under Risk Capital received 957 participants, the Chairman directed the project officer to observe the initiatives of other State Councils in Risk Capital and to be presented for the next council meeting.
- The Entrepreneurship Learning Program using the Entrepredia.in app was announced for the school students, the platform provides the students an experience and journey of building their own startup. Through a fun gamified system, it allows students to understand the trade-offs that a businessman has to face and fundamentals of running a successful startup.
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Sr No |
Location |
School |
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1 |
South Goa |
Vidhya Vihar High School, Cortalim, Goa |
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2 |
South Goa |
GHS Davorlim |
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3 |
South Goa |
Govt. High School Valkini, Sanguem |
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4 |
North Goa |
KAG's Panchasheel English School, Panchawadi, Ponda |
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5 |
North Goa |
Govt High School, Sattari |
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6 |
South Goa |
Govt High School, Paddi, Barcem |
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7 |
South Goa |
Govt High School, Colomb Rivona |
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8 |
South Goa |
Govt High School, Maina, Quepem |
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9 |
North Goa |
St. Anthony's High School, Duler, Mapusa |
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10 |
North Goa |
Azmane High School, Neura Ilhas |
- The action plan for the upcoming initiatives of Goa State Innovation Council was presented by the Project Officer.
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Sr No |
Key Initiatives with tentative dates |
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1 |
Faculty Development Programs (FDP) - 20th, 21st, 27th & 28th Nov 2020 |
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2 |
Prototyping Grant Selection Meeting – 14th Nov 2020 |
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3 |
Women Centric Workshop in colleges (WCW) – Nov 2020 |
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4 |
IPR Awareness programs – Nov 2020 |
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5 |
Risk Capital Session – Nov 2020 |
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6 |
Prototyping Session – Nov 2020 |
- The Administrative expenditure towards the salaries of the council staff was discussed and the Member Secretary directed the project officer to refer to the Office Memorandum by Department of Personnel for the contractual appointments in Government.
- The meeting ended with the vote of thanks.
