Person - Rising Star

28 May

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About:

Uttam is a social-tech entrepreneur and has been working on the applications of GIS, ICT, and frontier technologies like Drones for social good and development since 2014. Currently, he is leading the technical team at the Nepal Flying Labs in implementing the first-of-its-kind Drone for Tuberculosis diagnosis project DrOTS (Drones Optimized Treatment System) in rural Nepal together with local and international organizations. With the core belief that technology and innovation can significantly contribute to more job opportunities & development of Nepal, Uttam has been working in localization of modern technologies, capacity building, and technology transfer training in partnership with different kinds of organizations throughout the country. Uttam with his team, is also piloting a number of drones and spatial technological initiatives during the current COVID-19 lockdown in the country https://naxa.com.np/innovations.