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DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURES, FACULTY

RESEARCH SEMINARS AND INVITED TALKS

DISTINGUISHED GUEST LECTURE

18 APRIL
Shri R Chandrasekhar, IAS (Retd.), known for initiating the National e-Governance Programme of India,
delivered an extremely engaging talk on ‘Leadership Amidst Disruption’ and the role of Digital Technologies
in this context. Observing the dominance of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity)
across sectors like Technology, Business Practices & Environment, Society, Economics & Policy, he discussed
the relevance of Digital Governance trends and its imperatives. He laid emphasis on the accompanying need
for Digital Governance in most businesses as well as private and public sector undertakings, defense,
exports, and global trade sectors.

Evaluating the societal aspects of using technologies, he highlighted new measures like ‘Digital Value to
Society’ and contentious issues like fake news, security threats, privacy concerns that are outcomes of profil-
ing. Shri R Chandrasekhar is the former Secretary of the Department of IT and Department of Telecommuni-
cations, GoI and has also served as the President of NASSCOM. This was the third lecture in the Distin-
guished Lecture Series organized by the DGM Office.

FACULTY RESEARCH SEMINARS

I. R&D INITIATIVES AND FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES

FEBRUARY 25
Dr. D R Prasada Raju, former Advisor, Dept. of
Science & Technology, GOI, addressed the faculty
of the Institute on R&D initiatives and funding
opportunities for projects that might interest them.
He shared his years of experience and expertise as
Principal Scientific Officer in the department of
science and technology and encouraged the faculty
to pursue government funding for their future

research endeavors.

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