A high-level annual exhibition based on software, applications, and models developed by the final year students of the Information Technology Centre of Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, in collaboration with Hyderabad Information and Software House Association (HISHA) and Gaxton, while a job fair was also organized by the IT-related private companies of Karachi and Hyderabad to provide internship and job opportunities to the students, which was inaugurated by Tanzeela Ume Habiba, Special Assistant to CM sindh.
Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry a Distinguished National Professor and the Head of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Karachi, Chairman HiSHA said that 5.5 million children are born in the country annually, for the food security, improvement of children’s nutrition, proper use of available resources, and for sustainable agriculture is inevitable.
He said our youth are developing information technology-related projects for business start-ups, and linkages in industry and academia to bring it on a commercial basis, he said we will pay 50% of the fee for 12 members in the IEEE of the SAU.
Florence Rolle, head of United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Sindh, said that Sindh Agriculture University is playing a major role in research and extension work in agriculture, and we are offering our services in terms of agricultural development and women’s inclusion in Sindh.
She said that the establishment of the centre will be completed within a couple of months with the support of Sindh Agriculture University for the expansion of production per acre, agribusiness and various programs for students.
Dr Jan Muhammad Marri, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Sub-Campus Umerkot and Dr. Aijaz Ali Khooharo, Dean, Agricultural Social Sciences Faculty said that information technology has changed the world in a few decades and the world’s economic and business activities and markets have moved on.
Mona Shah of HISHA, Mukesh Kumar of SMEDA, Project Head of NIC Syed Azfar Hussain and others addressed and appreciated the projects of the students of the University and emphasized for further enhancement of the technical linkage between academia and industry.
On this occasion, the students of IT have developed health, agriculture software, monitoring systems, tracking systems, biometric systems, quality detection, artificial intelligence, smart health care systems, various monitoring systems for animals and insects.