Bengaluru| Two-day event organised by French Institute in India explores sustainable innovation

Bengaluru: The ‘Festival of Ideas’, a two-day event themed ‘Frugal Innovation: Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future’, will be held on Friday and Saturday as part of the ‘India–France Year of Innovation’.

Organised by the French Institute in India in collaboration with the Alliance Française de Bangalore, the event will take place at the Alliance Française premises in Vasanth Nagar and at the Science Gallery Bengaluru on Ballari Road.

The event aims to bring together experts, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers from India and France to discuss resource-efficient approaches to innovation amid growing environmental and economic challenges.

On Friday, a workshop on ‘Frugal Artificial Intelligence’ will focus on building cost-effective and energy-efficient systems. This will be followed by the ‘Night of Ideas’, a public discussion on ‘Frugality and the Pursuit of Happiness’, featuring speakers from diverse disciplines.

An exhibition titled ‘World Without End’, exploring energy use, economic growth, and climate change, will also open the same day and remain on view for a month.

On Saturday, a day-long forum titled ‘Frugal Innovation Forum’ will feature keynote addresses, panel discussions, and roundtables across sectors such as healthcare, space research, architecture, and digital public infrastructure. The sessions will examine how frugal innovation can be applied across industries and public systems.

For details, visit institutfrancaisindia.in.