MUMBAI: Minister of state for science & technology Y. S. Chowdary on Thursday inaugurated Aegis Data Science Congress 2017 at CIDCO Convention Center, New Mumbai. Hosted by Aegis School of Data Science, it is a one of its kind three-day conference on Big Data and Analytics.

Chowdary spoke about the recent initiatives by the Govt. of India in the field of Data Science. “Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India recently launched a new programme called Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems (ICPS) to foster, and promote R&D in the emerging field of research. CPS is a mechanism controlled or monitored by computer-based algorithms, tightly integrated with internet and its users."

The minister added: "Realising its importance, Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India is offering financial support to research projects under Big Data Initiative (BDI). The government's Skill India Initiative is aimed at increasing the competencies and average productivity. The flagship programmes of Govt. of India such as Digital India, Digital Village, and Smart Cities are data intensive, and use data and they generate data that has commercial value. Such data opens opportunities for start-ups and entrepreneurial development."

Aegis School CEO Bhupesh Daheria explained, “Data Science Congress is aimed to bring India at the center of hub for skills and research in the fields of Data Science, Analytics, Big Data, AI, Machine Learning, Cyber Security and IOT. We have the largest talent pool of mathematicians and coders which can be groomed for these disruptive high growth fields, and we must showcase them at international forums like the Data Science Congress.”