ICT Working Group Plan for 2013

1. ICT Working Group Plan for 2013

2. AGENDA • Voices of AKWL members (captured during AGM) • Plans for 2013

3. Voices of AKWL members • AKWL should be more visible amongst target audiences, especially in Educational Institutes • How is AKWL influencing the Government to increase investment in Knowledge economy? • Success Stories should be taken forward and shared • Membership of AKWL should increase • What is in for the members? • Synergy between ICT and other focus areas of AKWL

4. Plan for 2013 Core purpose: “To provide a platform for Knowledge creation & sharing for continuous sustainable societal growth.” • Core Values: • Passion for creating knowledge based society • Engaging Beneficiaries • Working Together • Transparency Envisioned Future: Build Lucknow as a World Class Knowledge Economy Centre. Increase AKWL Financials Increase AKWL Membership Increase AKWL visibility

5. Plan for 2013 • Synergy between AKWL and other focus areas • An event focused on ICT role in Health Care • Month: • Theme: • AKWL coordinators: • An event focused on ICT and Bio-Agri sector • Month: • Theme: Financing ICT and Bio-tech companies • Sub Theme: Venture capitalist, Financial companies like SIDBI, Legal advisory • Panel Discussion: SIDBI, Bank, Legal/CS/CA, IP – pain areas of IT & bio-tech startups, TIE • AKWL coordinators: AnuragRastogi • An event focused on ICT synergy with BPO industry & SMB Segment • Month: Feb or Mar 2013 …..half a day (ends with lunch or dinner or high tea) • 1st Theme: Data center, Open Source, Data Analytics, • Audience: All members of IIA, CSI, AKWL, Government • AKWL coordinators: • An event focused on ICT role in Education and Learning • Month: • Theme: • AKWL Coordinators:

6. Plan for 2013 • What is in it for members? • Knowledge as a Service • By the members • For the members • AKWL as a facilitator • Activities: • A mentor group of senior members of AKWL facilitating problem resolution • Resolution limited to advises, suggestions and way forward • Could be of technical and non-technical in nature • Members can be benefitted with best practices and experience of a strong pool • Duration of each session : 1 Hour • Venue: Bio-tech park • Day: • No. of members for whom problems to be taken up in each session: max. 3 • Financial implications to the members: none

7. Plan for 2013 • What is in it for members? • Success Story Sharing Sessions by the members • For the members • AKWL as a facilitator • Activities: • A platform for members to share their success story and lesson learnt • Inspire others with the small successes • Duration of each session : 1 Hour • Venue: Bio-tech park • Day: • Success Story Sharing Sessions by Guest entrepreneurs • For the members • Duration of each session : 1 Hour • Venue: Bio-tech park • Day: • AKWL coordinators:

8. Plan for 2013 • How is AKWL influencing the Government to increase investment in Knowledge economy? • Meeting with the Government and Bureaucracy • Monthly meeting with principal secretary (IT), IIDC • For the AKWL members (select group) • Agenda: • A platform for discussing the needs, pain areas, government intervention • Regular interaction will help in sensitizing the government towards IT sector • UPIT Policy implementation status report, including Infra • Duration of each session : 1 Hour • Venue: STPI • Day: • AKWL coordinator: • Success Story Sharing Sessions for Government Initiatives, • For the members, along with CSI • Venue: PNB IT auditorium • Frequency: Monthly • AKWL coordinators:

9. Plan for 2013 • Target MoU with international & national professional bodies • Interactive sessions from the members of these bodies • Channelize the speakers from these bodies whenever someone visiting nearby location • TIE (Alokmittal) - AKWL Coordinator: AnuragRastogi

10. Plan for 2013 • AKWL should be more visible amongst target audiences, especially in Educational Institutes • Interactive sessions in Educational Institutes • Create a panel of experts who can visit the institutes • Agenda: • Career counseling • Quiz related to Bio-Agri, ICT, Healthcare etc. • Lecture on some specific topics • Venue: Schools/Colleges (names to be finalized) • Frequency: Once in two months • AKWL coordinator: Dr. PushpaVishwakarma, SivaniVerma (CMC), Dr. Vinod, Mr. Srivastava , MrSurendraSrivastava

11. ICT Working Group • Sri ArvindKumar,TCS • Sri Ajay Singh, CMC • Dr Upendra Kumar, UPTEC • Sri SB Singh, NIC • Mr Amish Viswakarma, TCS • Sri NeerajAgarwal,SRMTechsol • MrAnuragRastogi, NextGen applications • Mr Manu Agarwal, Weber Consultancy Services • MrNishantSinha,AEGIS • MrYashwant Singh, Reliance Communications • MrDileep Kumar, Consultant

12. Action Plan

13. Action Plan • Mega Annual Event

14. Action Plan • Quarterly Event (Draft Plan) • An event focused on ICT and Bio-Agri sector • Month: • Theme: Financing ICT and Bio-tech companies • Sub Theme: Venture capitalist, Financial companies like SIDBI, Legal advisory • Panel Discussion: SIDBI, Bank, Legal/CS/CA, IP – pain areas of IT & bio-tech startups, TIE • AKWL coordinators: AnuragRastogi • An event focused on ICT synergy with BPO industry & SMB Segment • Month: Feb or Mar 2013 …..half a day (ends with lunch or dinner or high tea) • 1st Theme: Data center, Open Source, Data Analytics, • Audience: All members of IIA, CSI, AKWL, Government • AKWL coordinators:

15. Action Plan • Mini Lectures & Success Stories (Draft Plan)

16. Action Plan • Invited Speakers