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Sahyadri Conclave - Sahyadri College of Engineering & Management, Mangaluru
Monday, October 18 2021

AICTE Distinguished Chair Professor Lecture (Virtual) by Padmashri, Padmabhushan, Padma Vibhushan - Dr. R A Mashelkar

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On 18th Oct’2021, Padmashri, Padmabhushan, Padma Vibhushan Dr. R A Mashelkar gave a Talk on “Reinventing Indian Education, Research and Innovation System” to the whole of Sahyadri under the Distinguished Chair Professor Scheme by AICTE.
In his talk, Dr. R A Mashelkar shared his journey from belonging to an economically poor background and how he pursued his higher studies from TATA Scholarship. He emphasized on the most powerful equation – “Education=Future” and shared anecdotes by providing proof as a justification to the equation.

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Key Takeaways from the session:
• Data is the new oil, Information is the new currency and AI is the new Electricity
• Don’t look at the “Best Practices” but the “Next Practices”
• Top 10 Critical Skills to possess – Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Creativity, People Management, Coordinating with others, Emotional Intelligence, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation and Cognitive Flexibility
• Roti, Kapda, Makaan and Internet (Basic Needs). Internet is no more a luxury
• Gandhian Engineering – High Quality Innovations at Cheap Price
• Teachers in Education 3.0 should be more of Orchestrators – Connecting, Creating and Constructing
Dr. Mashelkar, in his concluding remarks encouraged the participants by saying – “Whether you are 8 or 80 years old - when you wake up in the morning say loud to yourself – Best is yet to come and start afresh”.
Click here to read the Bio Sketch of Dr. R A Mashelkar


Dr. Prabhu invited by DLSA for TV interaction

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Dr. Ananth Prabhu G, Profesor in the Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering and Principal Investigator of the Digital Forensics and Cyber Security CoE at Sahyadri was invited by the District Legal Services Authority of Karnataka Judiciary, DK District to create awareness about Cyber Laws.
Dr. Prabhu participated in 2 LIVE interaction programs on Namma Kudla and V4 Channel. He spoke about the IT Act and the other relevant acts that are applicable for cyber-crimes in India. Dr. Prabhu also gave examples of how many commit crimes because they are unaware about the laws. So, it is important to understand the IT Act and only thereafter use the computers and communication devices. Dr. Prabhu specifically highlighted the new course introduced at Sahyadri-BE in Computer Science & Engineering with specialization in Cyber Security.
Cyber law is the part of the overall legal system that deals with the internet, cyberspace, and their respective legal issues. The Information Technology Act, 2000 (also known as ITA-2000, or the IT Act) is an Act of the Indian Parliament (No 21 of 2000) notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce. Secondary or subordinate legislation to the IT Act includes the Intermediary Guidelines Rules 2011 and the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Links to watch: Namma Kudla https://m.facebook.com/story
V4 https://youtu.be/VlyN77Yg0_I
To understand the IT Act and other important aspects of responsible browsing, download the eBook for free.
Visit: www.cybersafegirl.com

Quote for the day

Winning doesn’t always mean being first. Winning means you’re doing better than you’ve done before.
- Bonnie Blair

 


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