There is a need of community-driven innovation, citing like Amul's success, ATLs, and ATL Sarthi, highlighting grassroots involvement for national growth.
India's Innovation Ecosystem
Example being set earlier: India's success stories like Amul highlight the power of community-driven efforts in achieving national milestones.
Rankings: The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks India 40th, showcasing the impact of public and private commitment towards innovation.
The Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) initiative: aims to cultivate one million young innovators, emphasizing the need for grassroots involvement.
Challenges:
Lack of guidance: ATL Sarthi, an initiative in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir, focuses on creating clusters of ATLs overseen by a guidance committee.
More crowd, less efforts: Clusters enhance effectiveness by pooling resources and sharing expertise, leading to improved attendance and performance in schools.
Overcoming mindset barriers and encouraging schools to take ownership of taxpayer-funded infrastructure is a key challenge.
Empowering Communities for Sustainability
Benefit of community participation: The success of Green and White Revolutions underscores the importance of community participation in driving national progress.
Taking seriously Government initiatives: This can reach their full potential when communities actively engage, taking ownership of modern initiatives.
Transforming era of evolution: This community-centric approach, from schools to startups, is essential for India to thrive in the era of innovation.