Centre of Excellence in AI inaugurated at CET

December 23, 2019 Government

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence at College of Engineering and Technology (CET) here.

He also inaugurated a facility for international BPO operations at Fortune Tower.

The CoE has been set up under a tripartite partnership between Tech Mahindra Ltd, Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) and CET.

Every year 30 students will get training at the CoE and it will familiarize them about AI and Machine Learning. The BPO centre will provide employment opportunities in the sector & will help Skilled In Odisha youth seeking opportunity in international BPO, said the CM.

CM @Naveen_Odisha inaugurated Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence at College of Engineering and Technology and a facility for international BPO operations at Fortune Tower. The CoE has been set up under tripartite partnership between @tech_mahindra, BPUT & CET pic.twitter.com/iumKUIeVOQ
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) December 23, 2019

As part of the MoU, the CoE will serve as a platform to incubate new solutions that will leverage cutting-edge AI technology through proof of concepts (PoC), to develop business use cases that are impacting manufacturing industries, public service organizations, etc.