Information is a commodity in the digital era, inevitable for existence & survival. The emerging and cutting-edge technologies strive for infrastructure strengthening and boosting innovative ideas and practices, ensuring the development of all sectors to provide impetus to national development. The Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, national fervor, unites all Indians to imbibe the spirit and pledge for national development whatever we do, wherever we are through honesty, sincerity, commitment, and dedication. Our NEP 2020, a roadmap for academic and research excellence, accepts and epitomizes the library as a knowledge hub and an inevitable social institution connecting the bonding of books with learning minds, focusing on infrastructure development especially digital content in multilingual languages for easier access and understanding for learners. The paradigm shift of the education system will be supported by a robust infrastructure of libraries and laboratories to generate new ideas, concepts, and search activities, leading to innovative modes, mediums, and success stories.

In the Amrit Kaal, the country celebrates the dynamics of the nation's progress, and cultural heritage, remembering national heroes and their contributions. In order to make ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ and ‘Gandhi Ke Sapno Ka Bharat’ the country needs to revisit and revamp the infrastructures and innovations. The Darshan, ideas, and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi in achieving self-reliance, sanitation & hygiene, harmony & brotherhood, holistic education & learning, and building character & conduct among youths are still relevant and pertinent. The institutions like Gandhi Simit and Darshan Simit, Gandhi Bhawan, University of Delhi, Gandhi Foundation, Gandhi Museums, etc., played vital roles in propagating and promoting Gandhi’s Philosophy and Darshan.

The conference will embark upon mind-boggling ideas, concepts, thinking, creativity, use of state-of-the-art innovations at all levels, strengthening and improving the library sector across India especially remote areas by making the availability of print as well as digital content in regional languages for quenching the information quests of varied user’s community. In addition to the experts' guidance, suggestions will infuse and argue new zeal in young professionals to shoulder their responsibilities for national development and use the free technologies and resources available in open domains. The conglomeration will certainly reap a new array of ideas, methodologies, and success stories for emulation in the best interest of our educational institutions, libraries, archives, museums, and users’ welfare.

This conference intends to provide a national forum for discussion and exchange of ideas on the main theme as well as the various sub-themes of the topic. The conference's main objectives are to:

• Develop a clear understanding of the role of I3-Information, Infrastructure, and Innovations in Nation building.

• Discuss, debate, and develop strategies to build strong infrastructure related to information and innovations for building New Bharat.

• Identify and share ‘Best and Benchmark Practices’ developed and adopted by various sectors of R&D, Academica, Industry, Corporate, etc in India.

• Increase the expertise and provide the best possible platform by educating students and attracting new researchers.

The conference will feature Panel discussions, Expert talks, and Paper presentations and will provide a platform for working Academicians, Technocrats, Scientists, Management Experts, Political Thinkers, Research Scholars, and Students to exchange ideas and evolve new programs and strategies for building New Bharat.

Targeted Users

• Academic fraternity in S&T, Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, and Industries.

• Students, Researchers, Social Activists & Workers, etc.

• Knowledge Creators, Policy Makers, R&D Scientists, Technocrats, Innovators, etc.

• Publishers and Vendors

• IT and Information Service Providers

The Conference will focus on the following themes & Sub-Themes:

Innovative Information Infrastructure

• Digital Information Infrastructure

• Digital India

• Data Diplomacy and Data Security

• Digital and Knowledge-Economy

• Digital Knowledge Repositories

• Cloud Computing Services and Infrastructure

• Big Data/Open Data, Internet of Things (IoT), and Linked Data

• Connecting India - Public Library System, Services, and Infrastructure

• Library Security Devices - RFID, QR Code

• Government Initiative for Digital India

• Information and Network Security

• IPR and Digital Rights Management

• Data Science and Data Analytics

• Marketing of Information

• Open Access Technology, Services, and Web Technologies

• E-Learning: Courseware, MOOCs, Swayam, e-PG Pathshala

• Plagiarism, and Academic Honesty

Building New Bharat

• Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

• Atma Nirbhar Bharat

• Education and Research for Making India a Global Leader

• Ideas of New India- Ideology, Innovations, and Implementation

• Defense R&D, Infrastructure, Security Systems, and Networks

• Innovations in Communication, and Road Infrastructure.

• India’s Knowledge System, History, Arts, Culture, Tourism, etc.

• India’s Philosophy towards maintaining Peace, Progress, and Prosperity in the Universe.

• Knowledge Grid and Knowledge Networks

• One Nation One Subscription

• One Nation One Election

• One Nation One Ration Card

• OER and Digital Learning Infrastructure

• Digital Transformation and Disruptive Technology - Changing Landscape in Higher Education

• Educational Accreditations Bodies and NIRF- Role in Higher Education

• Mankind and Environment