Sharad Vivek Sagar from Patna and Paridhi Rastogi from New Delhi will represent India at the fourth annual Telenor Youth Forum (TYF) and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize activities.
24-year-old Sharad Vivek Sagar is founder CEO of Dexterity Global and is a graduate in International Relations from Tufts University, Medford. Sharad was selected for his initiative to drive “Quality Education†and connects students to world class opportunities with the help of digital media. Paridhi Rastogi, a 21- year old environment engineer from Delhi Technological University, was selected for her passion to create awareness on “Clean Water and Sanitationâ€. Paridhi presented her ideas on citizen science project to monitor water quality and infrastructure using mobile phones. She also discussed the idea of gamification and augmented reality to identify and conserving water bodies in cities and target urban dwellers to earn “social karma†or water points.
TYF is a program run by Telenor Group and the Nobel Peace Center, with the aim to empower youth to solve social issues through technology. On this occasion, Sharad Mehrotra, CEO, Telenor India Communications said, “It is heartening to see young minds like Sagar and Paridhi being passionate about social causes and believe that the power of technology can create action and real change. I wish them best of luck for TYF and their future endeavors.†The one-year TYF program begins in Oslo from December 8 – 11, during Nobel Peace Prize week. The selected delegates will take part in events related to honoring the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, in addition to working in teams to design solutions to major social challenges.
The year-long TYF program will consist of virtual teamwork (after the Oslo event) punctuated by a Bangkok-based meet-up in May 2017, and culminating in the unveiling of the teams’ digital exhibitions with the Nobel Peace Center in October 2017.
