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CSI to host national convention on ICT in December

Computer Society of India (CSI) in association with Government of Telangana, Hysea, DRDO, JNTU and GNIT will host CSI 2014 in the city of Hyderabad

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HYDERABAD, INDIA: Computer Society of India (CSI) in association with Government of Telangana, Hysea, DRDO, JNTU and GNIT will host CSI 2014 in the city of Hyderabad which will include a two-day student conference (December 10-11), an e-Gov Knowledge Sharing Session (Dec 12) and the golden jubilee convention (Dec 12-14).

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The conference will exhibit dynamic industry showcases, demonstrating growth, opportunities, innovative applications and technologies.

The main golden jubilee conferenceICT- Opportunities in Digital India’ will be inaugurated by Communications & IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Besides discussion on the rural ICT, technology enablement in education, enterprise networks & data handling and entrepreneurial opportunities, the conference will also include a special session with a panel of CIOs from leading corporations.

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam will deliver the inaugural address at the STUDENT Conference.

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CSI special interest group on e-Governance will hold a Knowledge Sharing Summit on December 12 for senior government officials from central and state governments. Discussion topics will include e-Governance 2.0, Digital Telangana- the road ahead, and integrating e-gov applications.

CSI-2014 also invites original research pertaining to Emerging ICT for Bridging Future on the following topics (but not limited to): ICT- in Agriculture, Education, Governance, Rural Development, Industry, SME Management, Healthcare, Hospitality, Logistics, Security Challenges, Broadband and Wireless Technologies. The selected paper will be published by the internationally recognized Springer. 

The organizers have also announced a unique Hackathon competition for students, to be organised by HyderabadHackers.in. This will be held simultaneously in 30 colleges. Winners from this round will have an opportunitu to interact with Dr. Abdul Kalam, and also compete in the final round at IIIT-H for a top prize money of Rs. 100,000. 

Over 2500 students from across the country and 1000+ delegates from the industry, academia, and research institutions will be participating in this convention that will underline research, development and implementations of Emerging ICT applications. Heads of various ICT departments from the state and central government are also expected to attend conference.