Showing posts with label history of IIITM. Show all posts
Showing posts with label history of IIITM. Show all posts

Saturday, August 15, 2009

The renovated IIITM : the Infrastructure: Labs

Past one year in IIITM has witnessed many changes in all sectors and within departments. Here in a series of analytical posts we are throwing some lights on these changes. The first in this series is
The Infrastructure:Labs
Here are some pics clicked just before visit of UGC team(20-21, July'09):



communication skill lab


communication skill lab


VLSI lab


VLSI lab

Networking lab


Networking lab


GD/PI Room


Placement Cell


GD/PI Room


Modeling and Simulation lab


BPI lab


CNTL lab


CNTL lab


CNTL lab


IIITM Incubation center


Basic Electronics lab


Basic Electronics lab


Microprocessor lab


Electrical lab


Physics lab


Physics lab


Saturday, June 27, 2009

IIITM MBA admission, A major Change: Successfull completion of GD/PI @ Three different locations

Experimenting with new format, maintaining it's competitive edge, first time in the history of admission IIITM Gwalior conducted interviews at locations other than Gwalior.This year the MBA interviews were conducted at Hyderabad, Bangalore & Guwahati on 13th June, 2009 (Saturday).

This is also the first time when IIITM Gwalior started accepting MCA as qualifying examination. Following is the official press release for the recently concluded MBA admission .

"MBA ADMISSIONS 2009-2010

Atal Bihari Vajpayee-Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, an autonomous Institute of Govt. of India, has invited applications for admission to its MBA Programme for 2009-11.

Those with valid CAT/JMET score and Bachelor Degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology or Master Degree in Computer Applications (MCA) recognized by AICTE with at least 60% marks or its equivalent grade (6.75 CGPA on a 10 point scale), are eligible to apply.

Those appearing for their final examination in the academic session 2008-09 are also eligible to apply. Relaxation to SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates will be as per GOI rules.

Those having CAT percentile 75 and above for General, 65 percentile for OBC and 55 percentile for SC/ST and JMET score of 60 percentage and above for General, 50 percentage for OBC and 40 percentage for SC/ST, may download the application form from www.iiitm.ac.in.

Duly filled application form should reach 'Assistant Registrar, ABV-IIITM, Morena Link Road, Gwalior-474010' along with a Bank Draft of Rs. 500/- (Rs. 250/-for SC/ST candidates) drawn in favor of The Director, ABV-IIITM, Gwalior payable at Gwalior, latest by 6th June,2009

Interviews for selection will be conducted at Hyderabad, Bangalore & Guwahati on 13th June, 2009 (Saturday). Those who have applied earlier need not apply again.

Visit www.iiitm.ac.in for details."

Friday, June 19, 2009

Upgradation of IIITM gwalior to IIT Gwalior...

This post was originally posted on Abhigyan Abhikaushalam Students’ Forum by the same author.

Guys !!!
there's a proposal to upgrade IIITM Gwalior to IIT gwalior ...
Bt the problem is in implementation ...
May be we can see the such upgradation in future ... :
Reference :
Gwalior’s institute may not be upgraded to IIT

But on another question on the issue of upgradation of ABV-IIITM (Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management), Gwalior to an IIT raised by Maya Singh in Rajya Sabha, Purandeswari, in a written reply to this question said that, “Madhya Pradesh is already having various centrally funded technical educational institutions viz MANIT (Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology), Bhopal; ABV-IIITM, Gwalior; PDPM-IIITDM (Pt Dwarka Prasad Mishra Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur and IIM (Indian Institute of Management) at Indore. Further, IISER (Indian Institute of Science Education and Research) has been approved in Bhopal. Planning commission has given its ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up a School of Planning and Architecture in Bhopal. At present, there is no proposal to upgrade ABV-IIITMG, Gwalior to an IIT.

for more detail you can see here ...

Some comments to this posts:

Do we really need to be converted

On April 5th, 2009 ipg_200611 says:

What I believe is that IIIT gwalior should not be converted into IIT..IIITs are having their own identity and they are specialized institute of ministry of india. If we make them IIT their identity will be dissolved just like ROORKEE..which previously has its own importance. IIIT has potential students , funds and infrastructure to make themselves upto level of IIT.. but it would surely take some time.
IITs are brand because of their Alumni.

Once I met a guy in IIM-Ahmedabad his name was "Vaibhav Bhamoria " h was ISM dhanbad passout. I just said that ISM should be converted to IIT ..he said that there is strong resistance from the Alumni as they dont want to liquefy the identity of being the best mining institute of india by making it IIT.

Government has plan to open around 15-16 IIIT's all over india in different states ..this will surely give a momentum in the enhancement of the publicity of the IITs...And IIIT gwalior is the 1st among those IIITs...

Comments are Invited this is what I feel ,, :)
--Aniruddh Srivastav
President AASF

Match the standards not the name:)

I strongly disagree with the fact of converting the IIIT into an IIT coz what i persinally feel is that the name doesn't matter, we rather need to match the standards. Alumni will always prove to be the magic. Also including Computer Science and Electronic engg will help us make a strong alumni. Better faculty is a need.
Arpita Kapoor
First year undergraduate
ABV-IIITM gwalior



Institute Images, 2008-09

The slide Show:

Thursday, June 18, 2009

History of IIITM through images:The Infrastructure, till 2008

The Slide Show:

IIITM in 2008:a non censored view

The Slide Show:

History of IIITM through images:IIITM in 2008

The Slide show:

History of IIITM through images: IIITM in 2005-06

The Slide Show:

History of IIITM through Images:2001(IIITM in 2001)

The Album:

History IIITM through images: IIITM in 1998

The Slide Show:

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Public View About IIITM

This post was originally posted on Abhigyan Abhikaushalam Students’ Forum here is the related post:

Hello guys !!!
Do post the public view about IIITM ...
You can gather the same info via google ...
thr're hell lot infoS ....
So Start ...

Reply:

IIIT Gwalior the first

On April 5th, 2009 ipg_200537 says:

IIIT Gwalior the first among the IIITs and pioneer among these institutes was established by Government of India and was recently rechristened Atal Behari Vajpayee IIITM Gwalior in honour of India's former Prime Minister. It offers a world class education and is consistently rated among the top T-schools in India.
--- Wikipedia

where is 2008 survey??

Top Indian Engineering Schools Ranked by Placement Record(2007 survey)
1. IIT Bombay

2. IIT Kanpur

3. IIT Kharagpur

4. IIT Delhi

5. IIT Madras, Chennai

6. BITS Pilani*

7.IIT Roorkee

8.IT-BHU

9.Punjab Engineering College,Chandigarh

10.Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engg & Tech,Calcutta

11.IIT Guwahati

12.Indian School of Mines ,Dhanbad

13.BIT- Mesra ,Ranchi*

14.College of Engg, Anna University,Guindy

14.Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology,Allahabad

15.NIT,Warangal

15.NIT,Jamshedpur

16.IIIT,Hyderabad

17.Delhi College of Engineering ,New Delhi

18.SVNIT, Surat

19.NIT,Trichy

19.College of Engineering,Vishakhapatnam

20.VJTI ,Mumbai

21.NIT,Suratkal

21.NIT,Rourkela

21.College of Engineering,Trivandrum

22.Sardar Patel College of Engineering ,Mumbai*

23.SRM Institute of Sience and Technology,Chennai*

24.Malviya National Institute of Technology ,Jaipur

24.R.V. College of Engineering ,Bangalore*

25.JNTU,Hyderabad

25.Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology,Hyderabad*

26.PSG College of Technology,Coimbatore

27.University Visvesvaraya College of Engg.,Bangalore

28.Govt, College of Engineering ,Pune

28.IIIT,Pune

29.Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech,Mumbai

30.VNIT,Nagpur

30.Manipal Institute of Technology,Manipal*

30.Amity School of Engineering ,Noida*

31.MANIT,Bhopal*

31.Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech.,Nagpur

31.Osmania Univ. College of Engineering,Hyderabad

31.Harcourt Butler Technological Institute,Kanpur

31.B.M.S.College of Engineering,Bangalore*

31.Muffakham Jah Engg. college,Hyderabad*

32.Maharashtra Institute of Technology,Pune*

32.B.M.S. College of Engineering,Bangalore*

32.Gitam,Vishakhapatnam*

32.Karunya institute of Technology,Coimbatore*

33.National Institute of Engineering,Mysore*

33.NIT,Hamirpur

33.NIT,Jalandhar

34.Bengal Eng and Science University, Shibpur,Howrah

35.Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology,Patiala*

35.Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology,New Delhi

35.NIT,Kurukshetra

35.NIT Durgapur,Durgapur

35.Nirma Institute of Technology,Ahmedabad*

36.NIT,Kozhikode

36.S.J. College of Engineering,Mysore

37.IIIT,Allahabad

37.JNTU,Anantpur

37.NIT,Raipur

37.Vasavi College of Engineering,Hyderabad*

37.Sathyabhama Engineering College,Chennai*

37.Jabalpur Engineering College,Jabalpur

38.SDM College of Engineering,Dharwad*

39.Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College,Ludhiana

40.SIT,Calcutta

40.Amrita Institute of Technology & Science,Coimbatore*

40.M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology,Bangalore*

41.Dhirubhai Ambani IICT,Gandhinagar*

41.Kongu Engineering College,Erode*

41.R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg,Guntur*

42.P.E.S. Institute of Technology,Bangalore*

43.D.J. Sanghvi,Mumbai*

44.Coimbatore Institute of Technology,Coimbatore

44.IIIT,Bangalore

44.IIIT, Gwalior

45.Mepco Schlenk Engineering College,Sivakasi*

45.Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

46.The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences,Bhiwani

46.SV University Engineering College,Tirupati

46.K.L. College of Engineering ,Veddeswaram*

47.SSN College of Engineering,Chennai*

48.VIT,Pune*

49.Vellore Institute of Technology,Vellore*

49.S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science,Indore

50.Bangalore Institute of Technology,Bangalore*

50.NIT,Patna

50.Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology,Chennai*
http://admissionsync.com/2007/12/23/ranking-of-indian-top-engineering-sc...
amit kumar mishra
IPG -2nd yr

Y sud 1 giv damn care about ranking ???

Dude!
our institute never participate in this type of fake ranking surveys ...
This ranking is for private colleges where nothing else matter than money ...
We are govt institute , we are having certain norms n regulation ...
n a kind of intellectually decency ...
We sud feel pride in being among those very few lucky, privileged students in millions ...
so, njoi da resources provided by GOI...

What Ministry says

#

Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Indian Institute of Information Technology (ABV- IIITM), Gwalior.

*

Atal Bihari Vajpayee- Indian Institute of Information Technology (ABV-IIITM), Gwalior, a Deemed University, is an apex Information Technology and Management Institute established by the Government of India in January,1996. The Institute has a well-defined campus on 160 acre of land on the foothills of the Gwalior Fort. The Institute has all basic facilities for all round development of students’ personality.
*

The Institute has been contributing towards research and education, producing technology and business leaders. The educational programme of the Institute integrates management as a concept with technology as a platform to create a synergic approach for solving emerging industry problems.
*

Presently, the Institute is having a five-year dual degree programme, 5 MBA programmes and 5 M. Tech programmes. The Institute also has a Ph. D. programme. The Institute has departments of Information Technology, Management and Continuing Education. All these programmes have interdisciplinary character. The academic programmes are delivered through many pedagogic innovations, including peer learning, mentoring, case tools, group learning and co-operative learning. "(www.iiitm.ac.in) "

--- MHRD, GoI ; http://www.education.nic.in

What Parliament says

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA

RAJYA SABHA
COMMITTEE

ON

PAPERS LAID ON THE TABLE

HUNDRED-SEVENTH REPORT

Regarding


Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Indian Institute of Information

Technology and Management, Gwalior, National Council of

Educational Research & Training, New Delhi and

V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida

(Presented to the House on , 2007)

RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIAT

NEW DELHI

Website : http://parliamentofindia.nic.in
E-Mail : rsc4copl@sansad.nic.in
; 2007 / ,1928 (Saka)

Parliamentry committe for auditing ...

http://164.100.24.167/book2/reports/plaid/107threport.htm

IIITM Gwalior Ranked 11th Among Top 20 AIEEE Insti.

Here is the list of top twenty those engineering colleges of india in which you can take admission through AIEEE examination in India, which is held every year. This list is to help you to choose better engineering college based on your score (Rank and marks ) in AIEEE examination.

Here is the list

Rank : College *

1. NIT Warangal (Andhra Pradesh) http://www.nitw.ac.in/
2. NIT Trichy (Tamil Nadu) http://www.nitt.edu/
3. Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (Maharashtra) http://www.vnitnagpur.ac.in/
4. Indian Institute of information Technology, Allahabad (UP) http://www.iiita.ac.in/
5. NIT Suratkal, Mangalore (Karnataka) http://www.nitk.ac.in/
6. Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad (UP) http://www.mnnit.ac.in/
7. International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) http://www.iiit.ac.in/
8. Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur (Rajasthan) http://www.mnit.ac.in/
9. NIT Rourkela (Orissa) http://www.nitrkl.ac.in/
10. NIT Kurukshetra (Haryana) http://www.nitkkr.ac.in/
11. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior (MP) http://www.iiitm.ac.in/
12. Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Ranchi (Jharkhand) http://www.bitmesra.ac.in/
13. National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) http://www.nitjsr.ac.in/
14. National Institute of Technology Durgapur (West Bengal) http://www.nitdgp.ac.in/
15. National Institute of Technology Calicut (Kerala) http://www.nitc.ac.in/
16. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology Bhopal (MP) http://www.manit.ac.in/
17. National Institute of Technology Rourkela (Orissa) http://www.nitrkl.ac.in/
18. National Institute of Technology Raipur (Chhattisgarh) http://www.nitrr.ac.in/
19. Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat (Gujarat) http://www.svnit.ac.in/
20. National Institute of Technology Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) http://www.nitham.ac.in/

for more details , follow the link:
http://www.hellogiri.com/top-20-engineering-colleges-of-india-admission-...
*This is the view of a blog not a survey

IIITM Gwalior is among Top 21 isnti. to participate in DASA

Here is a special scheme to enable foreign nationals, persons of Indian origin (PIOs), non-resident Indians (NRIs) to apply for direct admission to undergraduate engineering programmes in India.

This Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA) Scheme is coordinated by Educational Consultants India Ltd (Ed. CIL), a public sector enterprise under India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD).

The admission is for undergraduate engineering programmes offered by the 15 National Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering Colleges) and other centrally-funded institutions (except the Indian Institutes of Technology) and Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.

Engineering Colleges/ Institutes covered under DASA

Following 15 National Institutes of Technology (formerly Regional Engineering Colleges) located in various states of India.

1 Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology [MNNIT], Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
2 Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology [MANIT], Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
3 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Calicut, Kerala
4 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Durgapur, West Bengal
5 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
6 Malaviya National Institute of Technology [MNIT], Jaipur, Rajasthan
7 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology [DANIT], Jalandhar, Punjab
8 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
9 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Kurikshetra, Haryana
10 Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology [VNIT], Nagpur, Maharashtra
11 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Rourkela, Orissa
12 Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology [SVNIT], Surat, Gujarat
13 National Institute of Technology Karnataka [NITK], Surathkal, Karnataka
14 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
15 National Institute of Technology [NIT], Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Other centrally funded Institutions:

1 Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh (Including Amethi Campus)
2 Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management (ABVIIITM), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
3 National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology (NIFFT), Ranchi, Jharkhand
4 North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
5 Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology (SLIET), Longowal, Punjab

Other Institution:

1 Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh

for more details:
http://edunews.successcds.net/2009/03/engineering-college-admission-through-nri-quota/

@ranking

8th ranking is always variable in India Today...1 IIIT-A...2 Thapar..now VIT...

Don't believe in ranking.....
Institute is going well ..it is in the hand of students how they can use their potentials for the upliftment of the institute profile and ranking..
This institute is young now let the product come out we would prove some day what we are..
Therefore this is my appeal that instead of pointing finger to other just look at your self and see what you are doing for the institute and also don't only point out the problems also come out with the feasible solution.
--Aniruddh Srivastav
President AASF

@ all

its not about wat is the ranking or what achievements the insti. hav made b4 n after our tym BUT its all about what we, the students think about the insti. and I dnt think that many ppl are satisfied with the institue.


Friday, April 24, 2009

Dr Kumar Vishvas@IIITM Gwalior Part- I

The day of 20th February 2009 was one of the most memorable days in the history of IIITM. On this day the institute organized its ever lasting show of Dr. Kumar Vishvas. The event was graced by the presence of many notable names.
Dr. Kumar Vishvas graced the stage of Aurora'09 (20th 22nd Feb'09) , the cultural festival of IIITM Gwalior.

You Tube Playlist:


Dr Kumar Vishvas@IIITM Gwalior Part- I

Saturday, April 11, 2009

IIITM ALUMNI MEET'08 Gallery

First Alumni Meet'08 @ IIITM

"The days of 30th and 31st of August 2008 were one of the most memorable days in the history of IIITM. On these days the institute organized its first ever alumina meet. The event was graced by the presence of many notable names.

The event was graced by the presence of many notable names. The guest of honor was Prof. D.P. Agrawal, Chairman UPSC and the founding director of IIITM, Gwalior. The chief guest for the occasion was Dr. M.N. Buch, Chairman, Board of Governors of IIITM. The event was successful beyond any expectations as more than 40 alumni from various batches of IPG / M Tech / MBA, who occupy important positions in top companies around the world registered their presence. The event is the first step in establishing a Alumni association for direct link between the alumni and the institute.

The event started on the 30th with a tree plantation session, followed by a cricket match between the alumni and the students. Next there was the formal inauguration of the event presided over by the director of IIITM Prof. S.G. Deshmukh, in which the alumni shared their experience. Further, the Alumni Association was formed. The Inaugural session was followed by a photo exhibition of progressive years of IIITM. Apart from that, open sessions were held for free interaction between the alumni and student. In the evening there were various cultural events which were thoroughly enjoyed by all. But most notable performance of the evening was by the SPIC MACAY who performed a classical dance.

On day 2 (31st of August) an open interaction session was held between the alumina and faculty this was a plenary session. This was followed by felicitation of the alumni. Many eminent personalities like Prof. J.P. Gupta Vice chancellor of Jaypee group of university, Members of faculty and invited guests were present on this occasion."

P.S.:-Above matter is not my own creations but it's general documented matter for press release. :)

Friday, April 3, 2009

Some Rare Facts About IIITM- contd...

26. Campus Development:
EFC approved, till the end of 9th plan the construction of 42000 Sq. M area. The following have been completed / or nearing completion
Hostels for 330 Boys and 120 girls – completed.
Academic area
Lecture Room Complex
Administration area
Housing work is tendered
27. Library:
Fully automated –Net worked. , Over 10,000 books, Electronic Library with an access to over 4000 Journals and data bases, Library is a part of INDEST consortium of GOI.

28. Laboratories : All major labs in IT and management areas are in place.

29. Internet Connectivity : Leased Line in place and STPI earth station with 2mbps connectivity will be operational by August 2003.

30. Conferences and Seminars: Institute has organized 9 national Conferences and seminars

31. Total number of student projects/ Thesis completed:
MBA theses 173, MTech 50, 5-yr Dual Degree :49, Ph.D. 30( Ongoing)

Thursday, April 2, 2009

IIITM-G over the Years :The Beginning

Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior was established by Govt. of India through a cabinet decision taken in October 1995 based on a report of a working group (May 1995) of All India Council for Technical Education(AICTE) constituted, consisting of eminent professionals, academicians and policy makers in the areas of Information Technology, Management and Communication, to deliberate on the issue of IT integration . The working group prepared a basic document underlining the need of establishing a National Centre in the area of IT.

Government of Madhya Pradesh allotted land free of cost, first at the village Sonjana, on 16th January 1996. The foundation Stone of the Institute was laid on Jan 17, 1996 by Late Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia, the then Minister of Human Resource Development. Govt of India.

. The first meeting of IIITM Gwalior Society was held on 17th January 1997 at Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi. The society was registered on 30 January 1997.

Consequently, the Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management (IIITM) was established at Gwalior as a centrally funded autonomous institution registered under the Societies’ Registration Act and sprawled over 60 hectares of land to build the Institute campus. The primary objectives of the institute are to create facilities for education, training, research, consultancy and professional development in the areas of Information Technology and Management in an integrated manner. The objectives of the institute were framed so as to create facilities for education, research, consultancy and professional development in the cusp area of IT and management through seamless integration. The institute was founded to bridge the gap between the technocrats and the managers and produce the new generation of entrepreneurs

The first director Prof DP Agrawal, joined the institute in October 1998. The first course of the institute started in July 1998, PGDMIT with intake of 30 students. Subsequently PGDIT in 1999 with an intake of 15, Ph.D. Programme in July 2000 and 5-Yr. Dual degree PG programme also in July 2000. Full time faculty joined in August 1999. .The institute was conferred, by the Ministry of HRD on the recommendation of the UGC, Deemed-to-be-University status in March 2001.

In the starting the classes of the institute were held in Madhav Institute of Science and Technology, Gwalior. The MITS had provided nearly 15,000 sq. feet covered area in the high voltage laboratory complex of MITS without charging a monthly rent with a proviso that the permanent fixtures created shall become the property of MITS. There after the construction of the campus the classes were shifted to institute in July 2002. In the starting the institute was named as Indian institute of information technology and management (IIITM) Gwalior. In December 2002 ABV was added to its name on the birthday of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then prime minister of India by decision of Government.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

IIITM-G over the Years: Fast Progressing Institute

The institute worked on a fast track to evolve itself into a world-class post-graduate education and research institution in IT and management education. It integrates management as a concept with technology as a platform to create a synergistic approach for solving emerging industry problems. The Institute now is a dynamic source of intellectual energy with strong connection to the business world, its focus being on collaborative efforts like flexible curriculum design, curriculum delivery, mentoring of students by professionals from the corporate world, summer internship projects and final placements. Over the years the institute has been providing highly respected Techno-Managers to the IT industry doing various business functions using IT as resources. The graduates who have already passed out are on par with the best available in the country and its alumni are working in front ranking organizations at the national and international level. Institute is developing a research environment where creativity and innovativeness is appreciated in all their facets consistent with most exacting research standards globally.