Industry-academia Collaboration

Best of BS Opinion: India, US must push for a quick trade agreement

Today's opinion pieces look at the US tariff issues, NCR's air pollution hazard, India's diversity as a counter to AI, and the need for knowledge-industry linkages

WAVES Bazaar fuels global entertainment ties with ₹800 crore deals

The Bazaar also helped emerging creators pitch their IPs to a global network of buyers and collaborators, generating significant interest and fostering new partnerships

CBI must collaborate with academia, startups to tackle AI risks: Vaishnaw

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights AI's growing role in crime, urging CBI to work with academia and startups to address legal, ethical challenges and enhance investigative capabilities

Ashwini Vaishnaw launches AI compute portal & dataset platform AIKosha

Marking a year of the IndiaAI Mission, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday launched the IndiaAI compute portal and dataset platform AIKosha, among a slew of other initiatives under the IndiaAI Mission, aimed at improving access to AI and fostering innovation. The compute portal will provide access to compute more than 18,000 GPUs, cloud storage and other AI services to students, startups, researchers, academia, and government departments. The platform aims to streamline access to high-quality non-personal datasets for AI innovation. The Minister for Electronics and IT also launched AIKosha -- an all-in-one dataset platform providing resources, tools, and expert mentorship to help transform potential ideas into industry solutions. Datasets will be available for model builders and developers to work with and launch India-specific AI models. The compute portal will be used to develop India's own foundational model, Vaishnaw said, adding that the preparedness for India's ow

Efforts to bring everyone together for research will pay off: Isro ex-chief

Former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman S Somanath on Saturday said initiatives to bring industry, academia and government together for research and innovation will definitely bring results. As chief guest at the 19th convocation of Dhirubhai Ambani University here, formerly known as Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, he asked graduating students to understand the importance of collaboration and look at the big picture in whichever organisation they work for. He was particularly fortunate to work at ISRO that was focussed on the use of space technology to find solutions to the problems of people and society, he noted. "Not far from now, Bharat should become a technology-powered nation, where homegrown innovations will create new opportunities in industries, product development, business and economic progress. The initiatives of our government to have the industry-academia-government support system for research and innovation through ..

NSS at 75: Strengthening statistical systems for Viksit Bharat by 2047

The strong connection with academia that existed in the first 20 years needs to be revitalised to support effective policymaking in India's journey towards a Viksit Bharat

Only 16% corporations believe graduates are industry-ready: Report

Even as 70 per cent of academic institutions believe their graduates are well-equipped for the corporate world, only 16 per cent of companies believe in the same, which showcases an existing gap between university curricula and industry expectations, a report said on Wednesday. "There is a significant gap in perception regarding the industry readiness of graduates. While 70 per cent of academic institutions believe their graduates are well-equipped for the corporate world from day one, only 16 per cent of companies share this view. This disparity highlights a persistent challenge in aligning academic curricula with industry expectations," AI-powered recruitment automation firm HirePro's report 'Momentum 2024: The New Reality in College Hiring'. The 'Momentum 2024: The New Reality in College Hiring' report is based on inputs from over 20,000 candidates, over 350 colleges, and over 200 corporates, along with interviews with over 100 campus talent recruiters. The report also revealed a

Meesho, IISc to conduct joint research in generative AI to drive ecommerce

Meesho is collaborating with Vision & AI Lab of IISc for joint research in the area of generative AI with a focus on driving technological advancements in the e-commerce industry

Punjab CM Mann bats for collaboration in academics, tourism with Tajikistan

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday batted for collaboration with Tajikistan in the fields of academics, tourism, and trade and commerce. Interacting with a delegation from Tajikistan that called on him here, the CM said with the world emerging as a global village, there is a need for acquainting students about the emerging trends in the education sector. He said in such a scenario, an academic collaboration between the universities of different countries could do wonders in spreading the light of knowledge in every nook and cranny of the world, besides helping in the overall development of students, according to an official release. Emphasising on the need for frequent student and faculty exchange programmes between Punjab and Tajikistan, Mann said it would be very beneficial for the students. Mann said such initiatives could play a pivotal role in updating the knowledge of students and upskilling teachers. He said Punjab and Tajikistan can initiate measures for star

How Flipkart is collaborating with academia to solve problems for Bharat

Flipkart is deepening ties in social commerce, machine translation, search and natural language processing with top institutes in the country as it aims to tap next 200 million users.

Greater interaction among govt, academia, industry needed: NITI Aayog V-C

The gross enrolment ratio in India is 27 per cent while the world average is 37 per cent, he said

Mytrah Energy and BITS Pilani to collaborate on R&D

Mytrah Energy, one of India's largest renewable energy producers, has signed MoU with Birla Institute of Technological Sciences(BITS) Pilani, Hyderabad campus for collaborative R&D initiatives. The partnership will focus on areas of product development, research, technical support as well as training and development.The MoU includes software and hardware development, faculty consultancy projects and fellowship for students working on the joint projects. As part of this collaboration, joint initiatives pertaining to big data analysis, condition monitoring and foundation analysis for wind turbines would be pursued further.Speaking on the occasion, Vikram Kailas, managing director and CEO, Mytrah Energy said , "Industry-academia collaboration is critical for a technology leap in renewable energy in India. Globally the wind industy has accelerated big data usage and India too needs to move swiftly in the same direction for efficient, cost effective ...