ITC Infotech, a global scale full service provider of technology
solutions and a fully owned subsidiary of ITC Ltd, successfully concluded the
third chapter of ‘iTech 2017’, its annual technology innovation & co-creation
platform. As part of iTech 2017, ITC Infotech organised
a codeathon and a startup showcase on July 22 & 23, 2017, at
its Bangalore campus. Microsoft Azure was the official cloud
partner for the event.
At the Start-up Showcase, innovative start-ups from across
the country got an unique opportunity to present their solutions in
front of ITC Infotech’s global client representatives and senior leadership of
ITC Infotech and ITC Ltd.. These solutions, based on Artificial Intelligence,
Machine Learning, AR, VR etc., addressed real-world industry challenges crowd
sourced from across ITC Infotech’s global client base, as well as from ITC Ltd.
Two start-ups, inFeedo and Aindra won a grant of Rs. 5 Lacs for a paid POC each, and the
chance to co-develop their solution with ITC Infotech as a part of its
go-to-market strategy. inFeedo presented a chatbot
that can talk to employees and proactively identify those who are unhappy
or most likely to leave. AIndra developed an AI based -
face recognition/ verification/ validation, visitor tracking, damage detection
to use in machine learning, also, asset review and management.
The codeathon brought together some of the
sharpest technology minds in the country to compete, create and code for
complex business applications. The participants addressed various challenges
ranging from social chats to jigsaw puzzles to demonstrate their
programming expertise and mettle in technological innovation. . The winning group
titled: Latch, used Node JS, Django and Bots to create a social
chat application. They walked home with a cash prize of Rs.
3 Lacs. The first runners-up titled: Offline Champs,
demonstrated how to cache and update content offline using Magnolia CMS on the
iOS Platform. They won a cash prize of Rs 2 Lacs. The second
runners-up, titled: Sparks, created a smart solution for push
notifications for all mobile platforms using Node JS and won a cash prize
of Rs. 1 Lac. Special jury awards of Rs. 25,000 each were also
given to three promising participants.
The panel of judges consisted of business leaders from ITC
Infotech’s partners and global clients, such as KONE, Sutter Health and
Woolworths along with senior leaders from ITC’s businesses.
Commenting on the success of the event, Sushma Rajagopalan, CEO
& MD, ITC Infotech, said, “iTech is not just another technology event but an innovation
platform that creates an ecosystem of students, IT professionals,
entrepreneurs, start-ups, technology enthusiasts, clients and partners to
create solutions for real business challenges. With each passing year, iTech
has grown into an extremely sought after platform, inspiring new
waves of technological advancements and innovations. This year again, it was
successful in spotting the best talents across the country and brought to light
the great technology potential of “digital India”. Like each year, we will work
closely with the winners and help them implement their solutions and assist
them in gaining global market access in an accelerated time frame.”
The third chapter of iTech 2017 received around 3,500 entries for
its codeathon and 36 teams were shortlisted for the final round of development.
For Start-up Showcase, 15 shortlisted start-ups were invited to showcase their
solutions at the event as a part of the start-up showcase. Adding to the
success of iTech 2015 and iTech 2016, iTech 2017 was another milestone achieved
in nurturing the digital ecosystem and bringing together entrepreneurs to
celebrate technology.
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