The Centre of Excellence for Data Science and AI, powered by NASSCOM, is a pivotal initiative of the Government of Karnataka towards positioning the state as a premier global destination for Artificial intelligence. Key objectives of the CoE, DS & AI – 1. Fostering disruptive innovation and entrepreneurial eco-system and further make the state of Karnataka, the Indian global destinations in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence space. 2. Enabling deep research benefiting various industries (IT & Non-IT) as well as the Government. 3. Enhancing consumption of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence solutions and thus data-driven decision making within Government and User Enterprises (Non-IT industries) 4. Creating quality human capital to meet the analytics talent requirements.