1M1B (One Million for One Billion), a UN-accredited, youth and AI-focused skilling organisation has hosted the India AI Youth Awards to recognise students leveraging AI to accelerate UN Sustainability Development Goals.
1M1B (One Million for One Billion), an UN-accredited, youth and AI-focused skilling organisation, hosted the first of its kind initiative, the India AI Youth Awards, to recognise and unearth the next generation of future leaders who are using AI (Artificial Intelligence) for good and creating a positive impact in society.
The winner of the 1st edition of the India AI Youth Awards is Arjun Manocha from Darbari Lal DAV Model School, Pitampura, Delhi for his project ‘Sporty Coach’- it is a digital personalised AI-based sports academy for people who cannot afford sports academies or who have under the availability of sports academies in their areas.
The students were awarded the ‘AI Future Leaders Summit’, held at Delhi Public School, Bangalore North, organised by 1M1B as a special briefing in support of the UN Summit of the Future.
The final twenty ideas were chosen from over 500 submissions from around the country, including towns such as Bengaluru, Delhi, Hisar, Gangtok, Gurugram, Meerut, and Pune. The first runner-up is Project Vision Glasses by Aditya Vikram and Fagun Bhutani of DAV Pushpanjali Enclave in Delhi, and the second runner-up is Project Agni Suraksha by Aastha, Arshia Goswami, and Tanishq of Army Public School in Meerut Cantt.
Darrin Farrant, Director of the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, was the event’s guest of honour, and he presented the recipients with their awards. Later, select pupils will be permitted to attend the yearly 1M1B summit at the United Nations headquarters in New York in December 2024. The event was also attended by representatives from IBM, CBSE, and other organizations, as well as CBSE instructors.
1M1B (One Million for One Billion), founded in 2014, is a UN-accredited organization with a lofty goal: to empower youth leaders and change the lives of a billion people. 1M1B engages and enables young people to become future-ready problem solvers, resulting in a real-world impact.
The 1M1B programs are aimed at encouraging innovation and developing the next generation of human-centered leaders who employ new tools to solve age-old problems.
“1M1B is delighted to be the first organization in the AI for Sustainability and Green Skills. Today, we recognize and celebrate young changemakers who use artificial intelligence to make the world a better place. Manav Subodh, Founder of 1M1B, stated that select students will have the opportunity to represent India in different international AI events, including the 8th annual 1M1B Activate Impact Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
1M1B is expediting the United Nations 2030 agenda by empowering and equipping India’s young to use artificial intelligence to achieve sustainable development goals. Over the past eight years, over 150 handpicked young change-makers from India have attended the annual 1M1B Activate Impact Summits at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
“What I saw and heard today has left me immensely inspired. These change-makers from around India, and their outstanding projects, demonstrate the great potential of our young people. They offer passion, devotion, and intelligence to developing creative solutions to some of our most pressing problems. They are also demonstrating that when utilized responsibly, AI may be a transformational force for good. Darrin Farrant, Director of the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, stated, “I’m excited to see how 1M1B’s AI for SDGs initiatives unfold.”
The AI Future Leaders Summit witnessed the attendance of 500 educators and students. The event commenced with the India AI Youth Awards Final Pitches, followed by panel discussions on different topics like Empowering Youth on AI and Sustainability and AI and Sustainability, voices of young people and the award ceremony.
This article was published on India Today.
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