An AI & Robotics Technologies Park (ARTPARK) was recently set up in Bengaluru.
It will promote technology innovations in AI (Artificial Intelligence) & Robotics leading to societal impact by executing ambitious mission mode R&D projects.
Key takeaways
ARTPARK, is a unique not-for-profit foundation established by Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru with support from AI Foundry in a public-private model.
It will bring about collaborative consortium of partners from industry, academia and government bodies.
ARTPARK will develop DataSetu – that will enable confidentiality and privacy-preserving framework to share data and run analytics spurring the data-sharing ecosystem and create a data marketplace, boosting AI applications and solutions.
Important value addition
National Mission on Inter-Disciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
Implemented by: Department of Science & Technology
Period of: five years
NM-ICPS covers entire India which includes Central Ministries, State Governments, Industry and Academia.
It would address technology development, application development, human resource development & skill enhancement, entrepreneurship and start-up development in Cyber Physical System (CPS) and associated technologies.
Aim: Establishment of 15 Technology Innovation Hubs (TIH), six Application Innovation Hubs (AIH) and four Technology Translation Research Parks (TTRP).