National Knowledge Network gets inaugurated..........

National Knowledge Network
(To share knowledge without constraints of distance, time and physical location -
Says Hon’ble President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil)
9th April 2009
Hon’ble President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 09.04.2009 inaugurated the initial
phase of National Knowledge Network from Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi through
Video-conferencing. On this occasion Hon’ble President lauded the role of Information
Technology in the country’s progress, and wished that the National Knowledge Network
(NKN) will provide a platform to bring together all stakeholders - scientists, researchers
and students from different backgrounds and diverse geographies - to work closely for
faster development in critical and emerging areas. Hon’ble President said that the NKN
will make it possible to share knowledge without constraints of distance, time and physical
location.
At the inaugural function, Sri R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Adviser to GOI,
appreciated the role of National Informatics Centre and DG, NIC for implementation
of NKN.
It was shared by Institutions that “The NKN is going to transform teaching and research …
especially considering the shortage of quality faculty”. And, “It is a great boon to the
remote areas of the northeast”. To make it happen, one student of IIT-Patna asked a
question on cloud networking. The answer was given by Dr. Gautam Barua, Director, IITGuwhati.
The inaugural function through Video-conferencing was well attended by Prof. S.
Dandapat , Dean IIT-Patna, Prof. Subhash Pandey, Registrar, Prof. Naveen Nichachal,
Faculties and students from IIT-Patna.
Mr. Santosh Kumar , State Informatics Officer and Mr. Ranjan Kumar Singh , Senior
System Analyst co-ordinated the function to make it successful at IIT Patna. The Director
and faculties of IIT Patna appreciated the role and contribution of NIC in general and Bihar
State Centre in particular.