IIT Roorkee conducts registrars conclave, workshop for institutional transformation

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee organized a two-day Thematic Workshop-cum-IIT Registrars Conclave-2022 on institutional transformation through improved governance with the integration of technology. All IIT registrars attended this workshop.

IIT Roorkee inaugurated the two-day conclave on October 13 and concluded it with a campus tour organized for external participants today, October 14, 2022. The opening address of the workshop was delivered by the acting director, Professor M L Sharma, IIT Roorkee.

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Professor L Prasad from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore and Professor Mona Khare from the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) also delivered the technical sessions on "Preparing IITs Proactively for the Envisioned Metaverse Future" and "Improving Institutional productivity and sustainability" respectively.

Registrars from IIT Bhilai, IIT Delhi, and IIT Roorkee also presented papers on "Effect of Industry 4.0 Technology on Administration", "Institutional Performance Enhancement through Tech-driven Research Support for Administrative Reform Framework, Transformative Laboratory and Research Facility Management," and "IIT Roorkee transformation and usage of technology in governance," respectively.

The workshop also included one session for all IIT Registrars Conclave which was dedicated to deliberations on various agendas of common interest, to find the solution for better services in their respective IITs.

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The participants and speakers expressed the need for technology in administration, data and software updating benefits by a dedicated team of cloud computing, transparency, accountability, and decentralization for effective governance. Views on skilling, upskilling, reskilling, and neoskilling were also shared for digital transformation and preparing IITs for the Metaverse Future.

Applauding the initiative and the zeal with which significant contributions were made by participants in the workshop, Prashant Garg, Registrar IIT Roorkee, pointed out, "Promoting innovation, greater collaboration, and knowledge management are the three pillars for improved governance. And integration of technology will take us towards the goal. Learning and providing education to the poor and eliminating unwarranted labour will not only make us a just society but will catalyse capacity building."