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Patna team to represent India at global tech competition in Sydney
Thursday April 26, 2012 07:38:33 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: A team
from Patna's Birla Institute of Technology has won the right to
represent India at the worldwide finals of a tech competition in
Sydney with its solution for enhancing the learning abilities of
school students suffering from dyslexia.
"We hope our project does well there too, but either way, we will
cherish the whole experience for a lifetime. We have learnt so
much," a representative of The D Labs said of the July finals of
the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2012.
The D Labs was chosen as the best in software design category. In
addition, it also took top honours in the local accessibility
awards.
Its award winning entry records minute details about a child's
activities and then creates solutions suited to his or her needs
and orients games and exercises to address those needs.
Now in its 10th year, the Imagine Cup saw over 50,000 students
from colleges across India register this year for eight
categories. In the most prestigious category, the Software Design,
the top seven teams were shortlisted and competed for the first
prize and the honor of representing the country at the global
finals. These teams showcased their innovative projects before an
eminent panel of judges with a mix of academicians and industry
representatives.
Imagine Cup is a year-long activity open to students across the
globe. The competition begins with local, regional and online
contests, followed by screening of best projects from each country
and with winners from these legs participating in the global
finals held at a different location every year.
In keeping with its 10th anniversary, the competition this year
challenged the students to help solve one of the many tough
problems that the world is facing today, such as those identified
by the United Nations in its Millennium Development Goals from
eradicating extreme poverty and hunger to ensuring environment
sustainability.
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