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India’s Vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047: Indian GDP depending on various predictions could be anywhere between $ 25 to 32 Trillion by 2047 from the existing about $ 4 trillion, which means a 6 to 8 fold growth, when in the same period (by 2050) the world economy is expected to double from its existing $62-65 trillion. This multifold growth or transformation in 22 years cannot happen with a business-as-usual attitude. Especially considering the current disruption in global supply chains and the developed world becoming increasingly more protective, India needs to recalibrate its approach. Specifically synchronizing with the era of knowledge economy and AI enabled digitalization, for its accelerated movement towards building self-reliance in advanced technology, innovation and start ecosystem, leveraging Indian demographic dividend and their aspirations.
COP30 SDG and Net Zero: The next step in the process is the need for all this development to happen within the scaffolding or framework of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the associated Net Zero rubrics for a holistic development. This not only helps India but helps develop a template for the whole world and especially the global south. The recent COP30 conference though it saw many constraints, still saw a raise in the finance for support mitigation technologies to the tune of $300 billion. Though this was at least 60% less than the about $ 1 Trillion needed to meet the 2030 targets, and a long way from $9 trillion needed for attaining 2050 targets, it was encouraging.
The intent to look for solutions beyond the conventional and working towards each of the countries own Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) or working to establish a Climate Technology and Innovation Framework (CTIF) and the move towards digitalization and adoption of AI enabled tools for measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) and scenario modeling were very interesting. Equally the realization that decarbonization needed to be attained, at the scale, can be attempted through innovative implementation for optimized cost and enhanced performance without complete recourse to technological advancement was encouraging. Other progresses include the movement towards digitalization platform or the digital twining assisted enhancement in productivity and decarbonization to private entities proactively adapting to Net Zero targets, realizing the financial and leadership role benefits them.
Path forward: AI & Knowledge Enabled Viksit Bharat with Net Zero Built-in: As mentioned in the beginning, India has declared its proactive adaption of SDGs and Net Zero targets, as it marches towards its Vision of Viksit Bharat. Especially with its inclusive path of enabling Garib, Yuva, Annadata and Nari’s (GYAN) progress. For this to happen, the embracing of AI with Higher education is the key for the era of Knowledge economy, especially when knowledge life cycles have been reduced to 36 months and the emerging technological and skill needs are not clear. Hence the knowledge, skills, value and attitude enabled innovation for the future can only evolve through holistic higher education. Especially when education, industry and government, all collectively work together seamlessly in a synchronized manner.
Dayananda Sagar University as Major Knowledge Partner: Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) is a rapidly growing young multidisciplinary university with strong capabilities across domains. This includes Engineering, Medical, Basic & applied Sciences, Management, Allied health Sciences, Law, Commerce, Design, Journalism and expanding into Agriculture and more. DSU hosts 12,000+ students, 900+ faculty, advanced research and industry laboratories, an animal house and an active incubation ecosystem that has supported 200+ start-ups over the past decade. Further a 750-bedded medical college hospital serving nearly 1500 out-patients daily (OPD) as also working with over 10+ villages located in a rural environment, located adjacent to Harohalli Industrial estate and above all located in Bangalore gives it a unique reach. Further large number of faculty have education and experience from various premier national and international institutions and industry respectively.
DSU Platform for AI and NET ZERO: The founder’s of DSU having realized the transformational role that education needs to play for India to become a global leader, have set a vision to deliver excellence in teaching, learning, research, innovation, entrepreneurial pursuits and societal education with sustainability built in. DSU is further expanding its industrial engagement in line with India’s vision, with a huge first of its kind investment in India, by establishing cutting-edge state of the art multidisciplinary centers. This includes AI/ML (including 20 DGX NVIDIA based CUDA/Omniverse platforms), AR/VR, Cyber Security with a Cyber Range, Makers Space for AI, Electronics and mechanical in collaboration with best companies. Above all the university has embarked on two new missions namely “AI First and Digitalization” and “DSU a Net Zero Campus by 2030”. Through this is establishing an AI enabled smart campus and a sustainable living lab integrating all it infrastructure, operations (academic & administration), energy and all resources and waste. All this is being done in the most democratic manner with a huge section of students from across India on merit being offered opportunity to engage in these advanced labs for multidisciplinary experiential learning.
Thus, DSU today offers a unique platform of technology, HR capacity and reach at time and scale. Hence offering the scope for any partner, for dynamic adoption and accelerated execution of strategy, technology development, adaptation and incubation to advocacy and review of their Sustainability, Circularity and Net zero embedded development. Especially with AI enabled smart campus for measurement and creation of original data base, reporting and verification (MRV) and scenario modeling, including leveraging digitalization enabled digital twining for developing solutions.
DSU NET ZERO Conclave Why to Participate? All industries to government policy planners, NGOs to individuals including engineers, scientists, academics and researchers and business managers. Especially those who are looking for accelerated growth with Net Zero/ESG compliance, leveraging AI and knowledge economy for end-to-end solutions, through partnership across domains.
The conclave provides an opportunity to get a first-hand input on why we should be focusing on NET ZERO issues, the tools that enable the assessment and development of strategies and road maps. How to forge partnerships to leverage it for compliance, growth and RoI across multiple domains. In terms of,
Above all, realize the benefits or outcomes through partnership with DSU and even showcase it during the forthcoming DSU International Conference scheduled in June/July 2026. For this Conclave is a curtain raiser for the DSU International Conference on the same theme.
Conclave is the preamble for the International Conference 2026 on AI and HE enabled Net Zero transformation to be held at DSU in June/July 2026.
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