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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 20: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has announced the commencement of nominations for the third edition of the IET India Awards 2023. The awards are designed to recognise and honour outstanding contributions and breakthrough innovations in engineering and technology across Indian industry, and include categories such as Mobility, Work-tech and future technologies.
The IET India Awards are intended to inspire and bring attention to the important engineering work being done in India. The nomination categories are The Youth Engineering Icon of the Year, IET India Young Woman Engineer Award, IET India Volunteering Award, IET India Future Tech Awards, IET India Mobility Awards and the IET India Future of Work Award.
Gopichand Katragadda, VP of the IET’s Board of Trustees, commented, “India has become a major global centre for technological innovation, gaining the attention of entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers. It is essential to foster the responsible use of emerging technologies for the benefit of society. The IET India Awards aim to honour exceptional engineers and teams that are pushing the boundaries of human creativity to address our society’s most pressing problems.”
The awards focus on recognizing excellent engineers and cutting-edge technology innovation across the Indian engineering ecosystem. The award categories are open to individual practicing engineers, teams, organisations from industry, academia, not-for-profit organisations and even the government. The first edition of the IET India Awards was launched in 2021 to commemorate 150 years of the IET.
The winners of the previous edition included Lifetime Achievement Award winners Nandan Nilekani (Non-Executive Chairman of Infosys) and Bharat Goenka (Co-founder and Managing Director of Tally Solutions), Youth Engineering Icon of the Year winners Praneet Dutta (Senior Research Engineer, Google DeepMind) and Tarun Mehta (CEO, Ather Energy), Mobility Award winners Altigreen Propulsion and Future of Work Award winners TeamLease and Airmeet Networks Pvt. Ltd. and others.
Shekhar Sanyal, Director and Country Head, IET India, said, “The IET India Awards are a recognition for the remarkable contributions made by individuals and organisations using engineering and technology. We are proud to honour those who have brought about positive changes to our society through their creative solutions and technical expertise. These awards not only recognise outstanding achievements but also motivate the next generation of engineers to go beyond their limits and create a better world.”
The deadline for nominations is 18 August, 2023. Through the IET India Awards, the IET is looking to celebrate engineering and tech champions, innovators and achievers to inspire, inform and influence the engineering and tech community, all towards the IET’s larger mission of engineering a better world.
For more information about the IET India Awards 2023, visit the link: bit.ly/IETAwards
The IET office started operations in India in 2006, in Bangalore. Our aim is to make an impact that has relevance both locally and internationally. Our strategy is to make a meaningful impact on the overall competency and skill levels within the Indian engineering community and play an influencing role with industry in relation to technology innovation and solving problems of public importance. We want to do this by working in partnership with industry, academia and government, focussing on the application of practical skills within both learning & career life cycles, driving innovation and thought leadership through high impact sectors.
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