IIT Madras hosts ‘National CSR Summit’, showcases future technologies

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) organised the IIT Madras National CSR Summit – ‘Building India 2047 – Technology for Better Tomorrow’ on the campus (February 17, 2024) with a focus on ‘Technology-Driven Social Impact’.

The flagship CSR Summit brought together stalwarts from Corporate India to address prevailing societal challenges and enable collaboration through scalable and sustainable technological solutions towards ‘Viksit Bharat @2047.’

The event saw participation from industry, PSUs, corporate firms and business leaders from across the country. The inaugural IIT Madras CSR Awards (2023) were presented during the summit, which was graced by Chief Guest Dr Palanivel Thiagarajan, Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, alongside faculty, researchers, and students of the Institute.

IIT Madras along with its associated entities, raised a historic amount of Rs 231 crore in funding from alumni, industry and individual donors during the financial year 2022-23. IIT Madras was the pioneer institute to enable industry-academic collaborations including consultancy and sponsored research as well as CSR with industry. The institute has a professionally-managed Office of Institutional Advancement that spearheads its fundraising activities via corporate firms, alumni, and donors to raise funds for the Institute.