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THE Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) kicked off a two-day meet on June 29, to encourage entrepreneurs.

"We have identified and are supporting 22 technologies that will be incubated before they are brought to the market," says Professor Rakesh Basant, chairperson of the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).

During his opening address at the Entrepreneurs Conference, Basant said growing numbers of students are turning towards entrepreneurship. But at IIM-A the trend seems to have been there, always.

The 22 technologies identified for incubation include a technology for the visually impaired, a technology to sort out Arsenic from drinking water, a herbal technology for textiles and a school management software, amongst others.
Basant pointed out that 145 alumni had registered for the event. The conference is a unique initiative to bring together entrepreneurs from IIM-A who quit cushy jobs to carve out their own corporate empires, he said.

Source: Moneycontrol