Kohima, September 12 (MExN): The Department of School Education, Government of Nagaland, and Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, will organise a State-Level Consultative Workshop on the AIM 2.0 Frontier Region Programme at De Oriental, Kohima, on September 16.
Lend A Hand India is supporting the consultation as the programme implementation partner.
The Frontier Region Programme seeks to strengthen innovation and entrepreneurship in border, remote and aspirational regions of the country. At the national level, the programme proposes establishing 2,500 new Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).
For Nagaland, 93 ATLs and two Atal Incubation Centres have been proposed under the programme.
Nagaland is currently at the consultation stage, with the workshop expected to gather inputs for developing an approach suited to the state's geography, schools and local opportunities before programme guidelines, applications and further implementation decisions are taken forward.
The consultation will bring together representatives from government departments, schools, higher education and technical institutions, industry, start-ups and civil-society organisations.
Discussions will focus on infrastructure and suitable access models for new ATLs, locally relevant areas of innovation, teacher preparation and continued support, and building a wider network of mentors and partner institutions.
Existing ATL schools will share their implementation experiences, while schools without ATLs will highlight issues relating to access and readiness. Student exhibits at the venue will also showcase practical and innovative work being undertaken in schools across Nagaland.
The consultation is expected to help identify the state's priorities, practical constraints and opportunities for partnership, with the broader objective of ensuring that innovation facilities lead to regular student participation, support for teachers and projects addressing local community needs.
Senior officials of the Nagaland government and representatives of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, will address the workshop.
