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Kyoorius unveils its jury and announces jury sessions for the 2016 Design Awards
MUMBAI: Kyoorius unveils its jury for the fourth edition of the Kyoorius Design Awards. The jury sessions will take place from September 02-04, 2016 at the école intuit.lab in Mumbai. Gabor Schreier, Executive Creative Director, Saffron Brand Consultants, will chair the jury at the Kyoorius Design Awards this year. He specialises in creative strategy, brand positioning and architecture, visual identity systems, branded environments, signing systems and sound branding. The Kyoorius Design Awards recognise, honour and award the most outstanding creative work in the Indian visual communications sphere.
This year, the Kyoorius Design Awards received a total of 468 entries across all categories, from design studios, advertising agencies, freelance designers, brand consultancies and corporate from across India. The Kyoorius Awards have a wide-ranging list of categories, planned to recognise individual components as well as entire campaigns and projects that exist on multiple platforms and channels. A specialist jury composed of the top creatives from across the world – will gather to review, discuss and elect the best of the best over three intensive days. All the voting is done in private and never by a show of hands.
Under the Kyoorius Design Awards, the jury also comprises of:
• Tnop Wangsillapakun, Founder & Design Director, TNOP Design
• Prasanna Sankhe, Co-Founder & Creative Head, Hyphen
• Sarita Sundar, Founder, Hanno
• Kurnal Rawat, Creative Director, Landor
• Katherina Tudball, Design Director, The Partners
• Ayaz Basrai, Co-Founder, The Busride Design Studio
Rajesh Kejriwal, Founder and CEO of Kyoorius said ‘With our latest edition of Kyoorius Design Awards, we are delighted with the quality and range of entries received. The jury – a mix of international and Indian experts – will have some tough choices to make over the next few days. Kyoorius has an Open jury policy and people from the media and industry are allowed to attend these sessions to interact with the jury and be inspired by the exceptional entries received this year”.
The Kyoorius Design Awards night will be the culmination of Kyoorius Designyatra and will be held on October 01, 2016 at the Fairmont Hotel, Jaipur, India. The Awards night will have a gathering of over 1100 people from the marketing and communication industry.
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UP govt, HGS unit to skill one lakh youth in digital push
MoU targets jobs, training and future ready talent across state
MUMBAI: Government of Uttar Pradesh has joined hands with OneOTT Intertainment Limited, the broadband arm of Hinduja Global Solutions, to train one lakh youth, signalling a fresh push towards jobs in the digital economy.
The memorandum of understanding, signed with the Employment Department Uttar Pradesh, aims to bridge the gap between skills and industry needs while opening up employment pathways for young people across the state.
The agreement was formalised by principal secretary, labour and employment, M. K. Shanmugha Sundaram and whole-time director, Hinduja Global Solutions and MD and CEO, OneOTT Intertainment Limited, Vynsley Fernandes, in the presence of labour minister Anil Rajbhar.
Under the partnership, OneOTT Intertainment Limited will roll out training programmes, workshops and knowledge-sharing platforms designed to equip youth with skills aligned to a rapidly digitising economy. The initiative will also include research inputs, technical guidance and policy-level support to ensure effective execution.
Principal secretary, labour and employment, M. K. Shanmugha Sundaram, said, “This collaboration will help align skill development programmes with actual industry needs and prepare the youth of Uttar Pradesh for emerging opportunities in the digital services sector.”
Hinduja Global Solutions whole-time director, and OneOTT Intertainment Limited MD and CEO Vynsley Fernandes said, “India’s progress is closely linked to strengthening the capabilities of its young workforce. At HGS, we see skills evolving alongside technology, and partnerships like this help build a stronger digital ecosystem.”
The state government will facilitate coordination across departments and institutions, ensuring the programmes reach the right audiences and deliver measurable outcomes.
As digital infrastructure expands and technology reshapes job markets, initiatives like this are positioning skill development not just as training, but as a gateway to opportunity for the next generation.
