An event has been organized at Shastri Park, New Delhi on 9th May, 2013 to commemorate the linking of 1001 institutions under the NKN program. Dr R. Chidambaram, PSA to e-Governance of India & Chairman, High Level Committee, NKN, Prof S V Raghavan, Scientific Secretary at Office of Principal Scientific Advisor to GoI, Dr. B K Gairola, Mission Director (e-Governance), DeitY and Shri M Moni, Director e-Governance, National Informatics Centre were the main speakers of the event. The event was also attended by DDGs and Senior Officials of NIC along with NKN team. SIOs from various states also joined the event through video conferencing. The event started with welcoming of the guests. Shri M Moni welcomed and addressed the audience. He congratulated the entire team behind NKN on successful achievement of providing connectivity to 1001 institutes. Shri Moni proposed the formation of 26 centers of excellence across the country. In this regard, he also highlighted on the technical skill development programme for persons above the rank of technical director. Dr. R Chidambaram addressed the audience with a presentation on NKN & the Third Industrial Revolution. He showcased the journey of NKN since inception and also shared his thoughts on the future roadmap. In his address, Dr. Raghavan emphasized on the need for high quality and reliable skill development. He also spoke about the third industrial revolution which is driven by Internet and Digital manufacturing. He shared future plans in which NKN aims to create a large number of grids and super grids. Dr. B K Gairola also addressed the gathering and thanked the entire team behind the success of NKN. He encouraged the team to work as a cohesive unit and achieve the desired result. Prof. S V Raghavan complimented the NKN team headed by Shri R S Mani for implementing the project in a systematic manner.