Future Of Work Exhibition In Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Calls For New Approaches To Skilling

Bhubaneswar: As technologies continue to break new grounds, new approaches to skilling should be planned to prepare youth for future jobs, said Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday.

Inaugurating one of its kind ‘Future of Work’ exhibition under 3rd Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting in Bhubaneswar, Pradhan said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has envisioned to transform India’s Yuva Shakti into job-creators rather than job-seekers.

“Internet, mobility, and global connectivity provide us with an opportunity to think about global requirements. We must come together to convert this opportunity for India’s youth as well as for those belonging to the Global South,” he added.

“On the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, industry, academia, startup ecosystem and all stakeholders have come together in Bhubaneswar under the G20 Future of Work framework to reimagine the skilling ecosystem, create future-ready global citizens and make India a global hub of skilled manpower. I compliment and appreciate the spirit of Jan Bhagidari of the people of Odisha,” the minister said.

He informed that more than 1 lakh youth have participated in month long G20-related events to generate and pique curiosity about India’s G20 presidency as well as the 3rd Education Working Group Meeting in Bhubaneswar.

The minister visited nearly 70 exhibitors with keen interest and appreciated their efforts. The exhibitors
included premier institutes and organisations from diverse sectors such as NIT Rourkela, IIT Bhubaneshwar,
IIM Sambalpur, Microsoft, Meta, UNICEF, NCERT and others, displaying technologies that will drive the future of work with constant innovations in modern workplace, future skills, and innovative delivery models.

The guests and visitors witnessed many highlights, Future of Work exhibit in 3 sectors- Agriculture,
Mobility & Healthcare, Metaverse, Reverse engineering and automated design solutions, drone technology,
Ed-tech solutions leveraging AR/VR, industry 4.0 skills, vernacular learning-based tech solutions, virtual
internship solutions, and assistive technology & tactile display for inclusion and live demo of assistive
technology innovation.

This exclusive exhibition is being put together on the sidelines of the 3rd Education Working Group (EdWG) meeting under G20 presidency from April 23 to 28 at CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) in Bhubaneswar.

Atul Kumar Tiwari, Secretary, MSDE; Ambassador Atul Keshap, president, USIBC and senior vice-president, South Asia, US Chamber of Commerce; Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII; Vipin Sondhi, Chairman, CII Mission on Tech, Innovation & Research and Future Mobility and Former MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland and JCB India and Raghav Narsalay, Managing Director, Accenture Research were present at the inaugural function.