Question
Who was awarded the World Innovation Award at the first
BRICS Innovation Forum for their outstanding contribution to Sustainable Development Goal-4, which focuses on inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities?Solution
·     Telangana ’ s Chief Innovation Officer ( CIO ) Shanta Thoutam has been presented with the World Innovation Award at the first BRICS Innovation Forum hosted at Moscow from August 27 to 29 . ·     The award is given for outstanding contribution to the Sustainable Development Goal - 4 that ensures inclusive and equitable quality education and promotes lifelong opportunities for all . ·     The World Innovation Award, organized by World Organisation for Development, an international NGO with Special Consultative Status with United Nations Economic & Social Council, honours leaders from the developing world that have made an outstanding personal contribution to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals through a systematic effort to implement innovative solutions . ·     The other two nominees in the category were Fernando Padula Novaes, Municipal Minister of Education of Sao Paulo in Brazil and Saif Al - Hiddabi , Undersecretary of Research and Innovation at Ministry of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation in Oman . Learn Along : About BRICS ·     BRICS is a grouping of the world economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa formed by the 2010 addition of South Africa to the predecessor BRIC . ·     The original acronym " BRIC " , or " the BRICs " , was coined in 2001 by Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill to describe fast - growing economies that he predicted would collectively dominate the global economy by 2050 . Founded : 16 June 2009
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