IIIT Bangalore to establish GoK funded Data Lake

A Data Lake (pilot) has been approved at a cost of INR 5 crore by the Planning Department with technical support from the Centre for Open Data Research (CODR) and the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) and the e-Governance Department of Government of Karnataka.

The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) on July 4, 2022, announced that it would be setting up a ‘Data Lake’ with funding from the Government of Karnataka. The initiative has been taken by the institute for supporting data-driven planning. A Data Lake (pilot) has been approved at a cost of INR 5 crore by the Planning Department with technical support from the Centre for Open Data Research (CODR) and the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore (IIIT-B) and the e-Governance Department of Government of Karnataka.

Centre for Technology Research and Innovations for Digital Governance (CTRI-DG) to be set up

The technology institute is also planning to set up a specialised centre named ‘Centre for Technology Research and Innovations for Digital Governance (CTRI-DG)’, funded by the Centre for E-Governance (CeG), GoK, IIIT Bangalore’s CTRI-DG will work closely with the Centre of E-Governance (CeG) and Centre for Smart Governance (CSG) of Government of Karnataka.

Announcement made during 22nd Annual Convocation ceremony

These were announced in a press conference at the institute after the 22nd Annual Convocation ceremony of the institute.

IIIT Bangalore’s Machine Intelligence and Robotics (MINRO) will also be launching 'MINRO-Jnanasarani' a Youtube-based outreach channel to host a series of videos explaining the concepts of AI, ML, Data Science and related technologies in Kannada for the benefit of students and citizens. MINRO CoE is being funded by K-Tech, the Government of Karnataka.

Meanwhile, The International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B) is all set to introduce multidisciplinary degree programmes. The courses will be launched in collaboration with other complementary institutions in line with the National Education Policy 2020. The eminent institute is also planning to roll out online postgraduate-level degree programmes soon. The announcement regarding the upcoming courses was made by Professor Debabrata Das, Director, IIIT-B, at the institute's 22nd annual convocation.

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