Dr. (Rank) Nazeer Ahmed has been appointed a Core Member of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission (KKC). The Karnataka Knowledge Commission (Karnataka J?ana Aayoga) is a high powered commission with an overarching aim of transforming Karnataka into a vibrant knowledge society. The KKC which aims to enable the development of a vibrant knowledge based society in Karnataka was reconstituted by the Government of Karnataka in December 2013. It is headed by Dr. K. Kasturirangan, member of Planning Commission, Government of India and a former member of Rajya Sabha. The expert members of the Commission are drawn from diverse fields like education, science, technology, agriculture and industry.
The Commission is independent of the government and works with and for the government in policy making and implementation. The context and development of the state of Karnataka is paramount for the work of the Karnataka J?ana Aayoga.
The Context
The establishment of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) at the national level was a significant milestone for independent India. It has brought about a paradigm shift in the outlook towards education.
The knowledge infrastructure in Karnataka, namely the educational institutions, universities, institutions of national importance, scientific establishments, research& development institutions and knowledge-oriented industries, is very robust and also expanding in the recent years. In this context, the Karnataka Jnana Aayoga (Karnataka Knowledge Commission) has been constituted under the aegis of the Chief Minister’s office to respond to the knowledge era in a proactive manner.
The Core Group
A Recommendation, Review and Examination Committee (the Core Group) has been constitution by the KKC to examine the proposals received from members of the Knowledge Commission and others, to select and finalize them and make judicious recommendations to the Government on the feasibility of further action in view of the mandate of the KKC. If you have any good suggestions in the education field that would benefit all sections of society, please forward them to Dr. Rank Nazeer at nazeer.ahmed@delixus.com and he will in turn forward them to the Commission.
Besides Dr. Nazeer Ahmed, the other members of the Core Group are Dr. Kasturirangan, Chairman, Professor Rangaranjan, IISc, Professor Sadagopan, Director IIIT, Mr. Valluri, Chairman Ingersoll Rand, Mr. Rajneeth Goel, Principal Secretary, Dept. of Higher Education and Professor Sudha Rao, Co-Chairperson.Courtesy:Karnataka Muslims
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