📚 What is the Technology Series?
A curated webinar series bringing together students, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss emerging technology themes, bridge knowledge gaps, and translate insights into actionable outcomes.
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Research Excellence
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Innovation Drive
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Strategic Collaboration
🧠 How It Works
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Thematic Webinars
Online sessions with 500-1000 participants
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Knowledge Exchange
Interactive discussions and Q&A
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Gap Identification
Identifying research opportunities
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White Paper
Comprehensive documentation
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Testbed Implementation
Real-world application
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Impact & Courses
Educational transformation
🧪 Themes Explored
Manufacturing
AI for Sustainable Development
Climate Resilience and Circular Economy Innovations
Digital Transformation in Healthcare and Precision Medicine
Ethics and Governance of Emerging Technologies
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Global Food Security
Quantum Computing: Opportunities and Challenges
Smart Cities and Urban Sustainability
Future of Work: Skills, Equity, and Digital Inclusion
Water Security and Innovative Management Solutions
Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness
Sustainable Energy Transitions and Battery Innovation
Digital Humanities and Cultural Preservation
Blockchain for Transparent Governance and Supply Chains
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Digital Age
Innovations in Education: Hybrid and Lifelong Learning
Biodiversity Conservation through Technology
Data Quality and Integrity in AI-Driven Research
Policy Frameworks for Responsible AI Deployment
Circular Economy in Consumer Goods and Packaging
👥 Who Is It For?
Students
Researchers
Industry Experts
Policymakers
Open to all disciplines. No participation fee.
💡 Why It Matters
Promotes interdisciplinary innovation across technology domains
Bridges the gap between theoretical research and practical implementation
Influences technology policy through evidence-based recommendations
Creates educational resources for the next generation of innovators
Establishes a community of practice around emerging technologies
🗓️ Past Events
A look back at the sessions we've hosted so far — bringing together academia, industry, and policy on themes shaping the future.
Completed
July 8, 2025
Lean Manufacturing Practices
The inaugural Technology Series webinar, held in collaboration with the Mizuho India Japan Study Centre at IIM Bangalore, exploring lean practices for manufacturing excellence.
AcadNews's coverage traced how the session, run jointly with IIM Bangalore's Mizuho India Japan Study Centre, is tackling India's manufacturing skills gap through a hybrid faculty-training model already reaching over 100 cities.
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December 13, 2025
Healing at Scale: Democratizing Healthcare Through Innovation
A keynote by Padma Shri awardee Dr. V. Mohan and a distinguished panel of clinicians and innovators on building inclusive, affordable healthcare ecosystems.
AcadNews reported on how Dr. V. Mohan and a panel of leading clinicians made the case for universal insurance, frugal innovation, and rural care models to democratize healthcare access across India.
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March 21, 2026
Mental Wellness, Resilience and Holistic Professionalism
Dr. Amresh Shrivastava led a keynote and panel discussion on building professionals who are technically excellent and mentally resilient.
AcadNews's coverage showed how psychiatry, higher-education leadership, and military resilience science converged on one insight: institutions treat wellness as peripheral, even though it underlies every measure of sustained performance.
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March 28, 2026
Assessment, Impact and Transformation
Prof. Dr. M M Ananth's keynote and a panel of university leaders redefined excellence in education through purposeful, outcome-driven assessment.
AcadNews covered how live audience polling and a panel of vice chancellors questioned whether India's assessment systems measure real learning or mere compliance, introducing IACT as a complement to outcome-based education.
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August 22, 2026
Employability and Employment: Contemporariness and the Future
The AcadNet National Employability Forum, opened by Dr. Panneerselvam Madanagopal (CEO, MeitY Startup Hub) with a keynote by Prof. M.M. Ananth introducing the IACT Meta Intelligence Framework.
AcadNews reported that live polling from over 2,100 participants independently validated AcadNet's IACT framework — confirming that interpersonal and adaptive traits, not technical skill, now decide who thrives as AI reshapes work.
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Community Discussions
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Networking
Connect with industry experts and researchers
Resource Sharing
Access exclusive resources and research materials
🤝 Our Partners
Knowledge Partners
Association of Indian Universities
Association of Indian Principals
Technology Partners
Zoho Corporation
Academic Partners
Samskar Learning Academy
MSME Academy
✉️ Get in Touch
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