IIIT-Bangalore has been nominated as the first Lead Knowledge Institution (LKI) of NITI Aayog under the State Support Mission (SSM). The inauguration marking IIIT-Bangalore’s role as one of the LKIs was recently held at the institute.
Prof. Debabrata Das welcomed the dignitaries on behalf of IIIT-Bangalore. The institute was formally inaugurated as a Lead Knowledge Institution by the Chief Guest, K. S. Rejimon, Joint Secretary and Mission Director – State Support Mission, NITI Aayog.
S. Kalal, Director – State Support Mission, NITI Aayog, spoke about the vision and objectives of the initiative and welcomed IIIT-Bangalore as one of the Lead Knowledge Institutions under the mission.
The State Support Mission is an initiative by NITI Aayog aimed at fostering structured and institutionalised engagement with States and Union Territories, supporting them in achieving their socioeconomic goals by 2047 through data-driven planning and collaboration.
As a Lead Knowledge Institution, IIIT-Bangalore will contribute to strengthening evidence-based policymaking, drawing on its expertise in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to support governance and development outcomes.