Karnataka Data Science, Artificial Intelligence hub offer 35,000 Jobs

Karnataka government announced it will establish a Centre of Excellence for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (CoE-DS&AI), with Nasscom as the programme and implementation partner. IT and tourism minister Priyank Kharge said the CoE will enable global corporates who plan to set up their global analytics practice in Karnataka and create jobs for 35,000 data science and artificial intelligence professionals over the next five years.

The CoE, being set up at a cost of Rs 40 crore, is said to be first-of-its-kind port based on PPP model, and will accelerate the ecosystem in Karnataka. It will also provide the impetus for the development of data science and artificial intelligence across the country. “The state government will further support the initiative with a significant share of investment required for initial five years and nonsensitive data which can augment innovation and research in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence across the country,“ the IT & BT department said in a statement.

“Karnataka has led the IT revolution in India and has always been at the forefront in areas of science and IT. Our government has played a substantial role in developing a robust startup entrepreneurial ecosystem through its startup policies, startup warehouses executed by Nasscom and with financial aid wherever required,“ Kharge said.

This Centre of Excellence, he said, is only a “logical next step required to provide the right fillip to areas of data science and artificial intelligence and give a head-start to, not just the state, but India as a destination to develop global product solutions.“

IT department principal secretary Gaurav Gupta said businesses across the globe are undergoing rapid changes propelled by digital disruption.Considering the opportunity that emerging digital technologies that will provide in times to come, this CoEDS&AI is strategically placed to provide data-backed solutions to many complex problems of the world,“ he said.

Nasscom rolls out App to help Techies to find Jobs

The National Association of Software and Services Companies, Nasscom 10,000 Startups, in an initiative, has launched a mobile app 'Startup Jobs' that alerts tech professionals about vacancies. The app offers a curated selection of job openings across various roles in startups, including technology, sales, marketing and operations. It allows candidates to upload their video profiles, get status updates in real time after companies have reviewed their profiles.

Bengaluru-based HR tech startup e-Poise Systems has created the app. Founded by London Business School alumni Sachin Agrawal and Bishan Singh, the firm counts HP, Siemens, Flipkart, Firstsource, Harman, Lowe's, Ola, HDFC Bank and Reliance as customers.

 

The app provides an alternative channel for job seekers in a tough market where employees are bracing for performance-related separations as digital has altered the scope of doing business significantly. The app, for instance, has listed job openings for front-end developers, full-stack developers and designers

Separately, Nasscom said it will launch a programme to reskill senior software professionals, who have been laid off on performance grounds. "Startups can absorb some of these engineers. Together with our programme to re-skill this experienced workforce coming out of some of these IT services firms, our app will serve as an alternative channel to find them suitable jobs," said K S Viswanathan, head of the 10,000 Startups initiative. Nasscom's job hunting platform is free.