Digital Delhi Conclave on IT and Health for All

The idea behind the annual IIIT-D Digital Delhi Conclave is a simple one: to create a public platform to discuss the evolution of information technology and its implications for sustainable development of the national capital region. As an institution recognized for its cutting-edge research and teaching in information technology, we are very well placed to initiate this discussion on how the rise of information technology can play a role in the sustainable development of Delhi and the NCR region. Moreover, as a public institution, located in the heart of this bustling India’s largest metropolis, we see our role as an agenda-setter for issues of AI and IT and how they relate to the key sustainable development goals (SDGs) for our shared future.

In 2019, the theme for our conclave will be Digital Delhi and Health for all. This dialogue will contribute to Delhi achieving health-related sustainable development goals with the help of IT and related changes in society. During the day-long event, to be held on the 7th of December, we will see thought leaders, scientists, innovators, social scientists and science communicators engage in a lively discussion on the way ahead for health in India and the unique gaps that IIIT-D can bridge. In terms of events, the conclave will feature public panels, lectures and workshops that will focus on key issues such as child and maternal health, public health, social medicine, genomics as well as on the challenge of communicating health policy. The public panels and science communication workshop will sensitize and equip the researchers and students towards the need for public engagement at all levels.

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