The Karnataka authorities has determined to formulate and implement a Design Policy and host world’s largest design pageant – ‘Bengaluru Design Festival’ together with Bengaluru Tech Summit (BTS 22). According to C N Ashwath Narayan, electronics, info expertise (IT) and biotechnology (BT) and science and expertise minister, each the occasions are scheduled to be held in November 2022.
During the assembly with the officers of the World Design Council (WDC), World Design Organisation (WDO), and UK Design Council in London, the Minister confirmed the state’s curiosity to formulate and implement the design coverage for Karnataka, a launch from his workplace mentioned.
According to Narayan, the WDC has prolonged its help to implement state design coverage and in addition to combine the ‘Design Thinking” as part of the varsity and school curriculum in Karnataka.
“The pilot project for the design thinking in school project can be done in selected government schools and based on the impact can scale up the project across the state. The IT department would take the lead to formulate and implement the design policy for the state. The policy would attribute inputs from the national design policy and seek inputs from WDC to come up with a framework and structure.” he added.
Paula Graham Gazzard, chair of council, World Design Council claimed that the proposed Design Policy, Design District and Design Education would put Karnataka within the world design circle and it might assist to drive investments and jobs creation within the inventive sector of the state.
With inputs from PTI.
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