IIIT Hyderabad Selected for Setting up a Technology Innovation Hub by DST


The International Institute of Information Technology (IIITH) on Thursday announced that it has been selected for setting up a Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) on data-driven technologies.

For setting up the hub, IIITH has received a funding of Rs 110 crore from the Union Department of Science and Technology (DST).

In a notification released by the institution, it mentioned being chosen by the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems under the DST for establishing the hub which will play a pivotal role in developing and promoting data-driven technologies and artificial intelligence and machine learning across the country.

It is to be noted that IIITH was the only institution apart from the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in the initial list of 17 selected TIHs.

TIH-Data will be a single point source for all data-driven technologies on mobility, healthcare, systems, buildings, and India-specific problems. 

The hub will be supporting projects in the domain areas of TIH to academic, R&D institutions and industry and other funding agencies, participate in international projects, support student start-ups and support incubatees as well as initiate international collaborative projects. 


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