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Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2021 #Shestem celebrates creativity and sustainability among students
Published December 10, 2021
- Engaging discussion between leading women in science from India and Sweden –
- 13-year-old Sanchi Bansal from Delhi wins the She STEM Insta-reels challenge with his idea of using technology to produce clean energy and solve climate-related problems.
New Delhi: Sweden India Nobel Memorial Week 2021, which celebrated #SHEStem season 2 with the Insta-Reels Challenge, revealed the names of the winners this week. The event was held in collaboration with the Indian Government’s flagship program, Atal Innovation Mission, Office of Science & Innovation & Team Sweden, with support from the Swedish Consulate in Mumbai. #SheStem was started with the vision to create a platform that strengthens the voice of women and their achievements in the field of science & technology, entrepreneurship & innovation from both India and Sweden.
The event, which was held successfully for the second year in a row, revolved around discussions about creating innovative offerings, together with creative, diversity and sustainable solutions to the ongoing global problems. The event began with a welcome speech by HE Klas Molin, Sweden’s Ambassador to India.
In his opening remarks, which appreciated the event’s efforts and spirit, Ambassador Klas Molin said: “We are pleased to host an event that promotes the representation of women in the field of tribal education and gives them vision and support to become future tribal leaders. Although not If there is a shortage of STEM graduates in the country, there is definitely a lot of room for young women to step into the STEM field and make a significant contribution to establishing a more diverse, fair and progressive society. “Together with India, we have a long-term commitment to launch policies and development initiatives that provide growth for both sexes alike.
Among the other dignitaries who participated in the event were the star women from the areas of STEM and sustainability, including Dr VR Lalithambika, Head of the Human Space Program at India’s space agency ISRO, Darja Isaksson, Director General of Vinnova, Neha Satak, CEO of Astrome, Yasmina Ganse, COO of Spowdi AB, Ayesha Chaudhary, OSD, Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India and Annica Sunnman, Managing Director, Nexer India.
Dr Lalithaambika shared his inspiring journey to lead India’s first human spaceflight program, saying: “It is imperative that girls play an active and equal path in science, technology and innovation if we are to achieve the goals of sustainable development that the UN has set up, and this also includes the domain of the space. ”
Darja Isaksson said further, which strengthened the spirit of the SHESTem event, “When women and girls give their talent, knowledge and ability to science and technology on equal terms with men and boys, then we know that societies are flourishing and that innovation capacity is actually increasing. So for us, gender equality is an integral part and an important aspect of everything we do. ”The new age social media challenge required students to fast-forward themselves to 2040 and as STEM leaders presented to the world groundbreaking, progressive and inventive ways to solve problems through STEM topics (science, technology, technology, mathematics) .
As part of the program, students had to record an insta-reel video in response to the question “Fast-forward to 2040. How do you, as a STEM leader, make the world a better place through STEM?” The challenge, which was open to 13 to 17-year-olds, received an overwhelming response with over 600 entries. The videos, which offered a combination of imagination and reality on the ground, were judged on the basis of novelty in idea, articulation and sustainable vision. The jury, which nominated 15 videos, consisted of Dr Chintan Vaishnav from Atal Innovation Mission, Ambassador Klas Molin and the Swedish Consulate General, Mumbai, Anna Lekvall.
The first prize winner (Sanchi Bansal) won a tablet while the recipients of the second prize (linked between Ankur Mukerjee & Sneha Rajesh Tiwari) and the third prize (Shaurya Karmakar) received treats and coupons. About 3,000 people watched SHE STEM 2021. The winner Sanchi Bansal created a video that posed as a leader for SHESTem from 2040, whose company for clean energy, greentech Solutions, produced environmentally friendly technology. Two of her company’s projects were about producing network cables that do not emit radiation and electrically biodegradable cloth bags. With her futuristic mindset and Insta creativity, she took the leading place in the challenge. She was followed by two challengers, Ankur Mukerjee & Sneha Rajesh Tiwari, who both took second place. Ankur Mukherjee helped the world solve the problem of melting glaciers, while Sneha Rajesh Tiwari, a marine biologist from 2040, works to protect marine vegetation as she explores ways to reduce CO2 emissions into the oceans. Shaurya, the winner of the third prize, gave the healthcare industry a unique solution by introducing a chip that tracks human health, along with suns flying ambulances with doctors.
In his comments, Chintan Vaishnav, Head of Mission, Atal Innovation Mission, “In this important time where technology and science have become an integral part of our lives, it is inevitable for the young generation to engage in tribal education, even if they do not want to pursue a career in the field. Over the past three years, a number of “Girls enrolling in STEM courses have increased by 50,000 more students. This wave of positive change offers hope and enormous opportunities for women to grow and master their place as leaders in the field, which has so far been dominated by men.”
He added, “I am proud to be associated with initiatives such as SHESTem, which works to achieve gender equality by supporting girls to study tribal subjects. It further encourages them to believe in themselves and pursue their dreams of creating wonders through the power of science and technology. ”
The event showed that it is important that countries, communities, organizations come together to create ways that allow children to experiment, imagine, innovate and follow their dreams. This year’s #SHEStem focused specifically on instilling a creative and solution-oriented mindset among young income earners and innovators to solve the problems that surround society, some of which endanger current and future generations of humans and other beings.