Low-cost innovations bagged Ericsson 'Networked India 2015’ awards

NEW DELHI: Swedish giant Ericsson has felicitated the winners of ‘Networked India 2015’--Arterial Pulse Analyzer and ImmunizeIndia, at the grand finale of the event, held on August 7th.

The winning project, Arterial Pulse Analyzer, is a low-cost innovation which can help clinicians diagnose CardioVascular diseases (CVDs) cases in a more effective manner as well as automate the process of CVD diagnosis to enable medical camps and mobile medical vans to diagnose CVDs without the need of trained healthcare professionals, especially in a rural setup. The device is a non-invasive diagnostic instrument with onboard analysis being performed on a mobile phone/tablet.

ImmunizeIndia, on the other hand, is the world’s largest free sms service to get vaccination reminders for a child. It aims to prevent 500,000 child deaths and disabilities by the end of year 2018.

The awards were presented to the winning teams by Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India.

Chris Houghton, Head of Region India, Ericsson, said, “Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where we believe that everything that benefits from a connection will be connected. We endeavor to enable the change makers, who are using mobility and the internet to make a positive impact on society. Networked India is a platform to encourage the real change-makers and motivate others by sharing their inspiring stories.”

The nominations were invited from innovators all across the country through the campaign portal www.networkedindia.com. Over 140 entries were received in the period 8th June to 12th July, 2015 and top five projects were selected by an eminent jury, including Kiran Karnik, Former President, NASSCOM; Harkesh Mittal, Head of Innovation, National S & T Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), DST, Govt of India; Nishant Rao, Country Manager, LinkedIn and Chairman, IAMAI; Alok Goel, MD, SAIF Partners & Former CEO, Freecharge; and Sonam Wangchuk, Innovator & Founder – SECMOL.

The shortlisted projects were on diverse subjects and sectors such as Healthcare, Environment, Transport and Human Rights. Out of the top five projects, the jury announced these top two winners.