For the 7th time in the row ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu successfully conducted ICTACT BRIDGE conference .The conference addressed the pressing factors challenging employability with focus on 21st century skills for Education, employability, and Entrepreneurship on 20th Feb 2013 at Chennai Trade center, Nadambakkam. This Year’s event was supported by ELCOT, EDI Chennai, TANSACS TNSDM, STPI, FICCI and TiE. ICTACT BRIDGE 2013 Chennai edition featured powerful sessions and tracks to address specific stakeholder issues with focused themes.

• Power Session on - Leadership in Building World Class Institutions
• Session on - The 21st Century Skills for Teachers
• Session on - Skill Development and Employability
• Pre-Conference Conclave on Recruitment Trends 2013
• ICTACT Academic Partner Excellence Awards 2013

The conference was represented by a multitude of key stakeholders from Academia, Corporate, Government and Media. The Academia participants included academic leaders, the teaching fraternity, research community, placement officers etc. The Corporate participants included corporate executives, senior management members, technical executives etc.The conference was not only a chance to hear from those leaders and brainstorm for the future, but an opportunity for the academia to network with corporate.

The conference witnessed around 1160 participants from various academic and corporate organisations.BRIDGE 2013 started with an inaugural session followed by 5 power packed panel discussion. The conference concluded with a humor note from Mr.Crazy Mohan.

ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu recognized 6 of its member institutions for "ICTACT Academic Partner Excellence Award" and awarded them in the conference. ICTACT also recognized 5 of its best coordinators from its member institutions in the name of "ICTACT Best Coordinator Award"