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Shanta Thoutam, Telangana's Chief Innovation Officer (CIO), was awarded the World Innovation Award at the first BRICS Innovation Forum, which took place in Moscow from August 27 to 29. The award is granted for outstanding contributions to SDG-4 (Sustainable Development Goal), which ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and supports lifelong learning opportunities for all. At the forum, there were representatives from over 30 countries.
Fernando Padula Novaes, Municipal Minister of Education of Sao Paulo in Brazil, and Saif Al-Hiddabi, Undersecretary of Research and Innovation at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in Oman, were the other two candidates in the category.
Shanta Thoutam's Work
Shanta Thoutam has completed 7 years of service in Telangana's innovation ecosystem, beginning as Vice President at T-Hub, then as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the State Handlooms and Textiles Department, and now as the state's first female CIO.
With over 30 countries represented at the first-of-its-kind forum, Shanta Thoutam, as one of the panelists in the Cloud City Conference, enlightened about the government of Telangana's various pathbreaking initiatives and achievements in the areas of open data, digital innovation, and urban development.
She emphasized the Command Control Center in Hyderabad, which ensures citizens' security by analyzing visual data captured from 1 lakh CCTV cameras, and the Open Data Portal, which hosts data sets in the public domain, resulting in transparency in government operations and leading to innovative solutions from various stakeholders.
About The World Innovation Award
The World Innovation Award, presented by the World Organization for Development, an international non-governmental organization with Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, recognizes leaders from the developing world who have made an outstanding personal contribution to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals through a systematic effort to implement innovative solutions.
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