· CII- NIIT DigiArt
Festival sees a record 80,000 entries submitted by schools across India
· NIIT MindChampion
Viswanathan Anand felicitates iPaint 08 winners at Kidex 08
Chennai, November
23, 2008: iPaint 08, NIIT
DigiArt Festival, an annual digital painting competition organized across
schools on a national level, received a record 80,000 entries this year from
schools in Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, New Delhi and Haryana.
The overwhelming response was made possible due to the Green initiative,
wherein paintings were uploaded by the schools on a specially created site on
www.niit.com/ipaint and no print outs
were taken.
World Chess
Champion and NIIT MindChampion, Viswanathan Anand felicitated the winners today,
during an award ceremony held at the Chennai Trade Centre, as part of Kidex
2008.
The winners were
judged across three categories – Sub Junior, Junior & Senior.
The winning entry in the Sub-Junior category came from Ravi of Biglows
Public School, New Delhi; in Junior category, Love Kumar from GSSS Bihni The
Thunag, Himachal Pradesh and Pallavi Nagpal from Satyug Darshan Vidyalaya,
Haryana, bagged the prizes, and in Senior category, J Vinod, from ZPHS, Andhra
Pradesh and K Sai Kumar from Singareni Collaries High School, Andhra Pradesh,
emerged as the winners.
Speaking on the
occasion Mr. P Rajendran, Chief Operating Officer, NIIT, remarked, “iPaint 2008 is an initiative of NIIT to enable
young minds to express their creativity through technology. By organizing the
competition through our Green initiative this year, we hope to instill a sense
of responsibility amongst young minds towards their environment.”
Mr. Pradipa K
Mohapatra, Chairman, Kidex
2008 in his address said that CII has been focusing on competitiveness and
inclusive growth as thrust areas for rapid socio-economic development for the
last few years. While speaking on CII’s emphasis on competitiveness he said
that CII was keen to extend its initiatives on competitiveness to children also
who will form the next generation. He also opined that the “iPaint 08” – the
CII-NIIT Digital Art Festival helps in bringing out the creativeness among kids
and is also inclusive.
Making his first
public appearance after winning the World Chess Championship recently at Germany
for the 3rd time, Grand Master & NIIT MindChampion, Viswanathan
Anand said, “I congratulate all the students who have participated in this
contest. The entries deserve a special mention for the high level of creativity
shown by the children. I am confident that talent identified through NIIT’s
school initiatives, will help shape future champions.”
Mr. L
Balasubramanian, President, School Learning Solutions, NIIT said, “We are
overwhelmed by the response that CII- NIIT DigiArt Festival has received from
children all over India. The creative application of technology by the students
will help us hone the creative potential of children.”
The success of this
event has made NIIT and CII to open this competition for all schools across the
country. The winners of phase II of the event will be felicitated during
Hyderabad chapter of KIDEX, 2008, in December.
iPaint 2008 was
extensively technology based both in terms of evaluation and uploading the
painting. This is a green initiative with no print outs taken at any
level. Schools from far flung areas were assisted in uploading
their paintings by the regional coordinators of NIIT. The judging
process that happened simultaneously was carried online, thus reducing the time
period. In addition to this, the whole process has been streamlined in a manner
that ensured maximum participation.
At the school
level, the competition was conducted in the school premises where internal
judges chose from a record 80,000 entries to shortlist 5800 paintings. The
selected entries were adjudged by a panel of judges appointed by NIIT to finally
declare the winner. The paintings have been uploaded on www.niit.com/ipaint.
About Kidex 2008
KIDEX 2006 was a
maiden initiative of CII with an objective to enable the future generation of
the country to be competitive, competent, and part of the inclusive growth.
Stimulating from the growth of KIDEX 2006, CII has come out with the 2nd edition
of the event in two cities of South India- Chennai and Hyderabad. The event is
designed to offer a great value and build sustainable market advantage to the
companies catering to the world of Kids.
About
NIIT
NIIT, Asia’s No.
1 IT trainer and leading Global Talent
Development Corporation, offers learning and knowledge solutions to over 5
million students across 40 countries.
Leading IT magazine
Dataquest has conferred upon NIIT, the Top IT Training Company Award 2007. Rated
among India’s Business Superbrands 2008, NIIT’s Individual Learning Business offerings include industry-endorsed
programs for students seeking careers in IT - GNIIT, Integrated ANIIT for
Engineers (IAE), and Advanced Technology Programs for IT
professionals.
NIIT offers turnkey
IT integration program for schools. NIIT has provided computer-based learning to over
9,500 government and private schools.
For working
professionals, NIIT Imperia, Centre
for Advanced Learning, offers
Executive Management Education Programmes in association with Indian Institutes
of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, Indore and Kolkata.
NIIT Institute of
Finance Banking & Insurance (IFBI), formed by NIIT
with equity participation from ICICI Bank, offers programs for individuals and
corporates in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance.
NIIT Uniqua,
Centre for Process
Excellence, addresses the increasing demand for skilled workers in the business
and technology services industry by providing training programs in relevant
areas. This is a part of NIIT Institute of Process Excellence, a NIIT-Genpact
venture.
NIIT’s Corporate
Learning Solutions, offers integrated
learning solutions (including strategic consulting, learning design, content
development, delivery, technology, assessment and learning management) to
Fortune 500 companies, Universities, Technology companies, Training corporations
and Publishing houses.
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comprehensive e-reference libraries, technical journals, and
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NIIT together with
Element K is now the first and the best choice for comprehensive learning
solutions, worldwide.
About
CII
The
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an
environment conducive to the growth of industry in India, partnering industry
and government alike through advisory and consultative
processes.
CII is a
non-government, not-for-profit, industry led and industry managed organisation,
playing a proactive role in India's development process. Founded over 113 years
ago, it is India's premier business association, with a direct membership of
over 7500 organisations from the private as well as public sectors, including
SMEs and MNCs, and an indirect membership of over 83,000 companies from around
380 national and regional sectoral associations.
CII catalyses
change by working closely with government on policy issues, enhancing
efficiency, competitiveness and expanding business opportunities for industry
through a range of specialised services and global linkages. It also provides a
platform for sectoral consensus building and networking. Major emphasis is laid
on projecting a positive image of business, assisting industry to identify and
execute corporate citizenship programmes. Partnerships with over 120 NGOs across
the country carry forward our initiatives in integrated and inclusive
development, which include health, education, livelihood, diversity management,
skill development and water, to name a few.
Complementing
this vision, CII's theme "India@75: The Emerging Agenda", reflects its
aspirational role to facilitate the acceleration in India's transformation into
an economically vital, technologically innovative, socially and ethically
vibrant global leader by year 2022.
With 64 offices
in India, 8 overseas in Australia, Austria, China, France, Japan, Singapore, UK,
USA and institutional partnerships with 271 counterpart organisations in 100
countries, CII serves as a reference point for Indian industry and the
international business community.
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