Design Innovation Centre holds 3rd all India meet

The agenda of the meet was exhibition of innovative projects and startups covering areas of food and agriculture, education, energy and climate change and healthcare. 

The Design Innovation Centre (DIC) at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, organised its third All India DIC meet 2023 and an exhibition at Dr Ambedkar International Centre (DAIC).  

Prof PSN Rao, Director, SPA New Delhi, said, “Design Innovations in the present-day context assume paramount significance for taking science from ‘lab to land’ and in making educational institutions to develop ideas into innovations, make prototypes, mobilise entrepreneurs and bring them to the markets and within reach of the common man. Good design has the latent potential for material use efficiency, improve safety, enhance functionality, conserve energy and contribute to a sustainable world. This third All India DIC meet showcases many such innovations.” 

The agenda of the meet was exhibition of innovative projects and startups covering areas of food & agriculture, education, energy & climate change, healthcare, rural development, housing & urban affairs, transportation and textiles.  

DICs have been established in public academic institutions under National Initiative for Design Innovation (NIDI) Scheme as a flagship programme by the Ministry of Education (as per Twelfth Plan), under a HUB and Spoke Model, with the lead institution acting as the mentor while synergising and leveraging the potential of the Spoke Institutes. 

Currently, there are 20 institutions that are DIC Hubs – SPA-New Delhi, 10 IITs, nine central government universities, 64 institutions that are Spokes to the Hubs, Open Design School, e-Kalpa, and National Design Innovation Network (NDIN). 

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