Shillong: Secretary, NEC, K. Moses Chalai, inaugurated the Digital Design Labs for Livelihood Generation Friday here at Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong.
Present at the event were Economic Adviser (E&M), NEC, Sherry Lalthangzo; MD, AMTRON, Guwahati, S Sundar; Fr. Sagi Stephan of Don Bosco Technical School, Shillong, Director (S&T), NEC, Tanung Jamoh; ALIMCO officers and other senior officers of NEC.
The project is funded by NEC at a cost of about Rs. 5 crores combined with ACC Institute, Senapati, Manipur. The Centres developed will be providing training of use case deployment for technologies namely Graphic Designing and Animation with high-end software.
Later on, it will move towards 3D printing, 5G applications, and digital designing of training/ instructional videos/3D Animations in different languages including local North Eastern Languages. On the occasion, Leihaothabam Johnson, who is one of the engaged instructors and mentors and a renowned Digital Designer addressed the gathering.
The day marks the modest initiatives in NER towards the Digital and 4.0 Industry journey which will open up huge scope and opportunities in digital space in the days to come. NEC along with the Ministry of IB is starting a training programme in March 2023 namely Animation 3D courses for 100 youths of NER in Delhi.
Very soon, NEC along with the Ministry of DoNER and AMTRON will take up 3D Printing project in the 8 NER States, which would be a revolutionary move. Also, along with AMTRON, NEC will also take up 5G Applications training in the 8 NER States, which will be up and running in the next 2 or 3 months again to open up multiple opportunities as 5G is already underway.
