Nurturing India’s Next Generation of Innovators

In another impressive collaboration, Codeavour involved Atal Tinkering Labs, whose vision is to ‘Cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, through their mission to establish Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools across India. Aligning with the goals and values of Codeavour, the objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. With support of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog’s team, the Codeavour team reached out to Atal Tinkering Labs all across India, conducted a webinar to raise awareness about latest technologies like AI & machine learning, and then invited the students to participate in the competition.

It was also important to focus on reaching out to girls who were interested in technology, which Codeavour ensured through its collaboration with Sheroes, the ‘women-only social network’, which brings together girls and young women to discuss issues around careers, cooking, relationships, health, lifestyle and modern life. By conducting a webinar to discuss the role and contributions of girls/women in STEM, bust gender-based myths and discuss how to bridge the gender gap in the technology industry, Codeavour and Sheroes together succeeded in bringing more girls into the competition.

As well as collaborating with these ground-breaking organizations and platforms, Codeavour also established a series of Guest Webinars, so as to motivate students, educators and school leaders to learn and explore the field of coding and artificial intelligence. The series of webinars bring in industry experts and educationists to share their thoughts and experiences with Codeavour’s wider network.

Topics covered include: the Importance of Artificial Intelligence & Coding; the Education for Young Minds; Girls in STEM and Coding: The future ahead; AI & Coding Education in Atal Tinkering Labs: Challenges & How To Overcome Them; Why Educational Toys Are Important to a Child’s Development?; and Equipping Children with 21st-Century Skills to Make Them Future-Ready. A wide range of impressive expert speakers were invited to participate in these panels, including Alice Hou, the Founder of Girls in STEM, USA; Abbas Gabajiwala, the Director, Zephyr Toymakers; and Payal Manan Rajpal,South Asia Head, Robotex International, and the founder of Hack the Crisis – India.

Overall, Codeavour enabled a groundbreaking meeting of minds, organizations, and the future generation, providing an optimistic, dynamic and exciting series of projects, dialogues and opportunities for young people all over the world. Congratulations to the organizers and all those involved for putting together an inspiring programme!