Gujarat Affairs
Vikram Sarabhai Childrens Innovation Centre launched
TheGujaratUniversity Startup And Council launched the Vikram Sarabhai Childrens Innovation Centre (VSCIC), under the aegis of Gujarat University with the support ofUnicefand Yuwaah.
The Centre will identify, nurture and support innovations by children from Gujarat. VSCIC is envisioned to take GUSEC, UNICEF and Yuwaahs efforts in childrens innovation a step further and is being established after the success of two editions of the Childrens Innovation Festival which brought more than 3,100 children to the field of innovation.
Key activities planned under VSCIC are developing an online platform for promotion of innovation among children and stakeholders such as schoolteachers and parents.
The centre also proposes to engage and support ideas of children. The centre will create and amplify inspiring stories of children innovators, apart from other activities.