Dr. Puspalata Pattojoshi, Professor, School of Applied Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University was an Invited Speaker and Panellist at the Conference on “Innovation through Co-Creation” organised by The Technology Innovation Agency and Department of Science and Innovation, The Republic of South Africa on 26th May 2021. She shared the platform with academia, industry and development professionals representing India Living Lab, a R&D infrastructure, along with representatives from seven countries – Switzerland, Finland, Tanzania, Kenya, India, Brazil and South Africa.
An interdisciplinary research group on Open Innovation, Living Lab and Citizen Science, led by Faculty members from KIIT Schools of Applied Sciences, Rural Management and Law is now engaged with collaborative research projects with Universities in Finland, UK, USA and Philippines. About 200 UG and PG students from partner countries are also involved in research, innovation and action research led courses in this programme.