Information Age Museum

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Location-specific project owner:

PVLN Rao(pvlnrao@aol.com), P R Krishnan(prkrishnan2512@gmail.com), S Ganapathy(ganapathy@vajraglobal.com)

Developing India’s first Computer & IT museum is the marquee project undertaken by Fortess. The project, named as the “Information Age Museum” was kickstarted by a group of members, with the vision to

  • Showcase the evolution of the Information Age and present it in a holistic manner
  • House the story of the development and adoption of computer, communications and IT in India
  • Present impact of Information Age in India, as well as impact of Indian IT on the world
  • Inform different segments of population and help them envision the future in the Information Age

The motivation

Words of Mr.F.C.Kohli in his address to the Annual Convention of CSI in Ahmedabad in 1976 – ““Lastly, I want to say that many years ago, there was an industrial revolution. We missed it for reasons beyond our control. Today, there is a new revolution- a revolution in information technology which requires neither mechanical bias nor mechanical temperament. Primarily, it requires the capability to think clearly. This we have in abundance. We have the opportunity to participate in this revolution on an equal basis – we have the opportunity even to assume leadership in this revolution”

Delivery model:

MULTIPLE PHYGITAL MUSEUMS TO REACH AND BENEFIT MOST OF INDIA

Physical Museum(s):

  • A ‘main’ museum in a major city
  • Satellite museums in top cities
  • Museum on wheels

Online (Virtual) Museum:

  • Available to everyone, all the time
  • Promote collaboration and discussion

Indicative Galleries, Exhibits, Educational Resources and Programs

  • Showcasing transformation in the Information Age, e.g. India Payments Story
  • Showcasing India’ contribution, e.g., History of IT Exports from India
  • Information Age Foundational Technologies such as Silicon Chip, Comm, Mobile
  • ICONs – IT Industry stalwarts, Leaders and others.
  • Iconic Institutions, Technology Parks
  • Fin Tech – Where is India today vs ROW, Where India can be
  • Knowledge capital and entrepreneurship development

Museum prototype

We are in the process of currently developing the prototype for the museum, which will be a physical travelling museum housed in major cities in the country. The prototype will cover 4 exhibits including museum overview, India payments story, Software exports from India & history of chip industry (Moore’s Law). A team comprising Fortess members, consultants, architects & design experts are working on getting the prototype on the road by June 2024.

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