The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), as part of its ongoing endeavours to create a better world for future generations through the adoption of new digital technologies, is hosting the 5th edition of the International Conference on Digital libraries (ICDl) 2016 in Delhi. Initiated in 2004, the conference focuses onpromoting innovation in digital and knowledge-driven services and solutions, which help in identifying and preparing for the challenges of a smart future.
The conference this year is called “ICDl 2016: Smart Future—Knowledge Trends that will Change the World” and focuses on understanding, visualising, and exploring the possible scenarios of the future, today so that we are able to prepare ourselves better. It will not only create a roadmap to guide us through what is coming next, but also tell us how to prepare ourselves for new challenges and opportunities. It will suggest how to manage the key trends to improve our life in future.
The conference will host thematic workshops on subjects like innovation and knowledge management, social media and analytics, Big Data and analytics, all complemented by a range of panel discussions, discussion papers and poster presentations.
Some key dignitaries who areexpected to speak at the event are Mr Amitabh Kant,CEO, NITI Aayog, Government of India;Donna Scheeder, IFlA, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Congressional Research Service, library of Congress, Washington, USA;Ganesh Natarajan, Founder, 5F World; Chairman, NASSCOM Foundation & Global Talent Track; Mr ShrikantSinha, CEO, NASSCOMPresident - HBS Club of India, India. A total of 120 speakers from 20 countries will be participating in more than 30 sessions during the four-day digital summit.
This conference will help audiences understand and relate to the on-going developments in digital technologies and their correlation to India’s economic development, and how they can impact our efforts for a cleaner planet within the larger effort to ensure equitable socio-economic growth in India. The discussions will help predict the future challenges and prepare for it, and take requisite actions based on this knowledge to create the future, which are the three objectives of “Smart Future”. Having the strategic knowledge about the key trends that will shape our future will enable us to create or discover something with the potential to touch millions of lives.
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