Abu Dhabi: Haneef Puttur wins ‘Dear Big Ticket’ contest
UAE, December 2: Mohammed Haneef, son of Balleri Abbas Haji of Aryapu village near Puttur brought laurels to the coastal district by winning ‘Dear Big Ticket’ contest organized by the Abu Dhabi Duty Free and Asianet.
Haneef Puttur is working as a software engineer at the Muhammad bin Rashid Space Centre Lab of the Dubai University and UAE zonal head of the Mangaluru M Friends.
Dear Big Ticket company has organized a contest ‘Will Fulfill Your Dream’ in last September and Haneef has applied for the contest expressing his desire to start mobile computer bus for the poor students in rural areas. According to his proposal, each mobile bus would cost Rs 2 crore as it would have highly advanced technology and take them to the schools in rural areas and teach computer.
More than 8000 persons from different countries, but settled in UAE, participated in the contest. Among them, the Dear Big Ticket company has selected only 20 persons who have big dreams and project and uploaded their names in its website and invited voting. Among top 20
contestants, Haneef also got the place. Total 1,30,000 persons have voted through online and among them top 5 contestants were selected and assured of fulfilling their dreams. Interestingly, Haneef Puttur is one among five winners.
Haneef has got highest online votes and his project was liked by the company. One of the Dear Big Ticket company directors Richard announced the result of Haneef. But it was not disclosed how much amount the company would give for the project. It is expected that the result would be disclosed within a week.
Along with Haneef, Alan Rexy Portus of Philippines, Suvarna Sanal Kumar of India, Raul Garcia of Philippines and Sara Khalid of Kenya who is in Sharjah selected in the contest.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
