Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

WHY IN NEWS?

Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog join hands with NASSCOM to roll out Artificial Intelligence Modules in Indian schools.

ABOUT ATAL INNOVATION MISSION

• The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship across the length and breadth of the country, based on a detailed study and deliberations on innovation and entrepreneurial needs of India in the years ahead.
• AIM is also envisaged as an umbrella innovation organization that would play an instrumental role in alignment of innovation policies between central, state and sectoral innovation schemes incentivizing the establishment and promotion of an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship at various levels - higher secondary schools, science, engineering and higher academic institutions, and SME/MSME industry, corporate and NGO levels.
• Long term goals of AIM include
  • establishment and promotion of Small Business Innovation Research and Development at a national scale (AIM SBIR) for the SME/MSME/startups, and
  • rejuvenating Science and Technology innovations in major research institutions of the country like CSIR (Council of Scientific Industrial Research), Agri Research (ICAR) and Medical Research (ICMR) aligned to national socio-economic needs.
• AIM has adopted a holistic framework in the achievement of its objectives.
  • Atal Tinkering Labs – to promote creative, innovative mind set in schools
  • Atal Incubators – to promote entrepreneurship in universities and industry
  • Atal New India Challenges and Atal Grand Challenges - to promote specific product innovations with social / economic impact
  • Mentors of Change – to mentor students at ATL and AIC Incubators / Startups

Prelims Question

Q. Regarding Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a flagship initiative set up by the NITI Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the country
2. ‘Mentors of Change’ is one of the strategies under the mission
3. AIM in collaboration with NASSCOM has launched an AI based Module for Indian students
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1,2 and 3

Option D

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