Minister KTR addressing the media at TASK and Samsung Tizen OS Skilling Pilot concluding event.
About 500 youngsters and 75 faculty from various districts of Telangana have been trained in Samsung Tizen OS App Development in this pilot.
90+ Mobile Apps were developed by the students of this Samsung Tizen Skilling pilot at TASK. 3 Apps from TASK and Samsung Tizen Skilling pilot were shortlisted for further mentoring at T-Hub, Hyderabad
Further to the MOU inked between Samsung and Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge in 2015 to offer Engineering Graduates a skill development course based on Tizen OS platform, over 500 youth and 75 faculties across Telangana have undergone the schilling program.
90+ apps were created and uploaded to the Tizen Store by the students of which 13 apps were shortlisted by Samsung Research Institute of Bangalore for a final round of presentation today at the TASK office. These students made a presentation of their apps to a panel of members from Samsung, T-Hub, and TASK. After the presentations were made, Top 3 apps were shortlisted and students who created these apps were identified for further mentoring at THub.
Speaking on the occasion Minister for IT, KT Rama Rao interacted with the students and was appreciative of their ideas and quality of interactions especially from those who were from districts. He acknowledged the efforts of the master trainers from TASK and the synergy between Samsung and TASK in rolling out this skilled pilot. He reiterated the Government’s commitment to enhancing schilling through TASK
During this event Secretary IT&EC, Jayesh Ranjan presented mementos to the principals, faculty of the colleges that supported this schilling pilot in their districts. SAMSUNG Mobile Phones were also handed over to Master Trainers from TASK and the shortlisted students who made their presentations today.
Apps developed were on diverse topics that included religion, beauty, public services etc. To list a few there was one titled Target MBA – that provided info about the course curriculum, list of colleges etc. Another one was named Girlish that provided a one-stop shop for beauty options for women and others around Quran and Bhagwat Gita.
Speaking on the occasion CEO, TASK, Sujiv Nair shared that it’s a proud moment for us as these apps were developed by students from Medak, Khammam, Nizamabad and Ranga Reddy Districts which is a testimony of the talent potential available in Telangana.
The Vice President from Samsung Deepak shared that they are delighted with the success of the first TIZEN schilling pilot in India and want to continue these efforts for the coming year and would be keen for setting up a Tizen Academy and also create a steady supply of talent from TASK to THUB to enhance innovation ecosystem.
Appreciation Certificates being given to App Developers of TASK, Samsung Tizen Skilling Pilot
Minister KTR, TASK CEO Sujiv Nair, Samsung Senior Vice President &. Chief Technolofy Officer Dr Dey, Vice President Deepak Bharadwaj with Skilling Pilot Students presents in the event.