Smart India Hackathon (SIH)
- August 26, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Smart India Hackathon (SIH)
Subject : Government Schemes
Context: Smart India Hackathon Finale 2022
Concept:
- Smart India Hackathon (SIH) was started in the year 2017. SIH is a nationwide initiative to provide students a platform to solve the pressing problems of society, organizations, and government.
- It aims to inculcate the culture of product innovation, problem-solving and out-of-the-box thinking among students.
- The growing popularity of SIH can be gauged from the fact that the number of teams registered for SIH has seen a four-fold growth from around 7500 in the first edition to about 29,600 in the ongoing fifth edition.
- This year, Smart India Hackathon – Junior has also been introduced as a pilot for school students to build a culture of innovation and develop problem-solving attitude at the school level.