CII Communique - December, 2010

knowledge & innovation initiatives
dimensional nonwoven fibrous structure for medical
applications’ while the third prize went to Kishore R,
and Preetham Shankpal’s ‘Development of pulse wave
velocity measurement system’. The winning entries were
awarded cash prizes worth Rs one lakh, Rs seventy-five
thousand and Rs fifty thousand respectively.
The top three i3 awardees also won the best innovation
award by young innovators given by Young Indians –Yi.
i3 also awarded the fourth and fifth prize to Dhananjay
P Mehendale’s ‘New protective and air purifying mask
for citizens’ and Vinod Marathe’s ‘SHARP SUVED-
Integrated management of CAD / IHD (Heart Attack)
and Thrombotic Brain Stroke’.
The National Fair finale of the India Innovation Initiative (i3)
saw 50 best-in-class innovation entries battling it out for
top honours. These 50 had been selected out of a total
of nearly 900 entries that
came in from across the
country. i3 is a successful
Public-Private partnership
initiative between Agilent
Technologies, Department
of Science and Technology
(DST) and CII, aimed at
creating and sustaining
a n e c o s y s t e m o f
innovation by encouraging
innovators of all ages and
backgrounds.
A jury panel comprising eminent industrialists, scientists,
business management experts and government
representatives came together to evaluate each of the
50 entries. Select innovations, with special potential
for commercialization, were also offered incubation
support by the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and
Entrepreneurship - CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Parmeet Ahuja, President
and Country General Manager, Agilent Technologies India
said, “We introduced i3 last year with the objective to
provide innovative minds a platform to convert viable
ideas to reality. We are overwhelmed by the response of
nearly 900 entries this year, a big jump over last year’s
participation strength of 250.”
“India has emerged as an economic superpower during
the last two decades and is well placed to become
the most powerful country in the world in the next 20
years. Innovation is the root for this change to happen,
we need to be innovative in all spheres of activity
starting from technology to services and all levels,” said
Dr.Kamal Kant Dwivedi, Scientist “G” & Head-NCSTC,
Department of Science & Technology.
Dr. Naushad Forbes, Chairman, CII Innovation Council,
added, “As one of the apex bodies representing
industries in India, CII has taken the initiative for
innovation awareness and promotion within its members
and society at large, with the objective of building a
sustainable innovation ecosystem in the country. The
top innovators will be recognized and facilitated by
CIIE of IIM Ahmedabad, SINE of IIT Bombay and Yi
to transform their innovation into active commercial
ventures. This would create business, jobs and an
overall awareness among masses, in line with the CII
theme of “Business for Livelihood” for sustainable and
inclusive growth.”
Intellectual Property Rights
Invest in Intellectual Property
Arun Naik, President, GPMA; Dr Rajananda Desai, Director - Health, Directorate of Health Services, Goa;
Naveen Kapoor, Chairman, CII Goa Council; and KRK Prasad, Deputy Director, MSME-Di
In collaboration with the Ministry of Micro-Small and
Medium Enterprises, CII organized a 2-day workshop
on ‘Role of IPR to Enhance Business of SMEs: Focus
Clusters -Drug & Pharma’ for MSME on 2-3 November
in Goa, focusing attention on the role and importance
of Intellectual Property in their business. This was the
first in the series of four workshops to be conducted
all over India in the next two months.
The objective of the programme was to raise awareness
on the intellectual property system and the protection
it can provide for companies inventions, brands, and
designs. The relevance of intellectual property rights
in day-to-day business, high costs associated with
obtaining and enforcing IP rights, and other issues
were addressed.
Delivering the keynote address, Dr. Rajananda Desai,
Director Health, Directorate of Health Services, Goa
highlighted the importance of Intellectual Property (IP)
especially in the pharmaceutical sector. Mr. Naveen
Kapoor, Chairman, CII Goa Council, stated that the
workshop is a curtain raiser for all CII-MoMSME initiatives
on capacity building on IPR. He said that the technical
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