{"id":11190,"date":"2026-03-20T11:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/?page_id=11190"},"modified":"2026-03-31T09:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:59:27","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/or\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0b38\u0b2e\u0b3e\u0b1a\u0b3e\u0b30"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11190\" class=\"elementor elementor-11190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f656fc7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f656fc7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c4f14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6c4f14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">19th February, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DPIC\u2019s work on data-driven governance featured on Prameya News7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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She highlighted DPIC\u2019s efforts to improve government data systems, build departmental capacity, and support evidence-based decision-making across sectors. Emphasising the importance of structured and high-quality data, she noted its role in enabling more responsive, citizen-centric governance across the state.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf55771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"cf55771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/News-Byte-at-Prameya-News7.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" controls=\"\" muted=\"muted\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11432 post-11432 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8th February, 2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DPIC holds Capacity Building Workshop<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Data Officers\u2019 Capacity Building Workshop, organised by the Data, Policy and Innovation Centre (DPIC) at the Odisha Computer Applications Centre (OCAC) Training Centre on 6\u20137 February 2026, focused on strengthening practical data management skills for government use. It brought together around 40 data officers from multiple departments to work hands-on in structuring administrative datasets, building data inventories, and developing metadata for analytics and applied AI. Senior Data Scientist Yashaswi Mohanty led the technical sessions, guiding officers and developing robust, AI-ready metadata for use within government systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/odishapostepaper.com\/m\/300377\/6987df9d4d7f4\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via Odisha Post E-Paper<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news3.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news3.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news3-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11429 post-11429 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">13th December, 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AI can help governments make service delivery more personalised: Prof. Sanjog Misra<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In February 2026, Prof. Misra, Faculty Director of the Centre for Applied AI at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, addressed government officials, academics and researchers at second Ideas Forum organised by the Electronics and IT Department in collaboration with the Data, Policy and Innovation Centre (DPIC) of the University of Chicago Trust. He highlighted that AI\u2019s real value for governments lies beyond automation\u2014in enabling deeper understanding of citizen needs, early anticipation of challenges, and the design of targeted, inclusive public interventions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/bhubaneswar\/2025\/Dec\/13\/ai-can-help-govt-make-service-delivery-more-personalised-prof-misra\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via The New Indian Express<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news4.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news4.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news4-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11426 post-11426 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9th April, 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Odisha reviews study on data management and analytics for transformative governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In April 2025, Dr. Urmila Chatterjee, Executive Director of DPIC, presented the findings of the Data Capabilities Assessment at a high-level meeting chaired by Development Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Anu Garg. The assessment focused on identifying data gaps and training needs across departments. The Development Commissioner praised DPIC\u2019s efforts, calling for <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201ctransforming data and using data for transformation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kalingatv.com\/odisha\/odisha-reviews-study-of-data-management-and-analytics-for-transformative-governance\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via Kalinga TV<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news5.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11427\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news5.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news5-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11422 post-11422 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">27th March, 2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ideas Forum on \u2018Unlocking the Power of Data Exchange for Smart Governance\u2019 Organised<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The inaugural DPIC Ideas Forum, held in collaboration with the Electronics &amp; IT Department, focused on \u201cUnlocking the Power of Data Exchange for Smart Governance\u201d. It brought together senior bureaucrats from the Government of Odisha and experts from Centre of Data for Public Good, IISc Bangalore to explore open-source, decentralized frameworks for data-driven governance. Chief Secretary Manoj Ahuja shared Odisha\u2019s plans for secure data sharing and institutional coordination through the upcoming State Data Policy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsroomodisha.com\/ideas-forum-on-unlocking-the-power-of-data-exchange-for-smart-governance-organised\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via NewsRoom Odisha<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news6.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11425\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news6.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news6-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11418 post-11418 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">10th December, 2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nobel Laureate lauds IT Odisha<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In December 2024, the DPIC team was honoured to welcome Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Kremer to the newly inaugurated office at the Odisha Computer Applications Centre (OCAC). DPIC also supported a public lecture delivered by Professor Kremer on experimental methods, innovation, and economics\u2014an event hosted by the Development Commissioner and chaired by the Chief Secretary, drawing over 500 participants including senior officials, district collectors, and scholars. The visit highlighted the growing importance of data partnerships in driving transformative policy outcomes in Odisha.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/tathya.in\/nobel-laureate-lauds-it-odisha\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via Tathya<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news7.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11421\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news7.jpg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news7-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"11193\" class=\"elementor elementor-11193 e-loop-item e-loop-item-11395 post-11395 our-news type-our-news status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-478fd6f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"478fd6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e811f23 e-con-full flex_grow1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e811f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4ebc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e4ebc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f94fe elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5f94fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">8th January, 2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae26e87 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae26e87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Odisha signs MoU with University of Chicago Trust, India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2b27e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-content\" data-id=\"b2b27e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 2023, the Government of Odisha signed an MoU with the University of Chicago Trust to establish the Data, Policy, and Innovation Centre (DPIC) in Bhubaneswar. The signing took place in the presence of IT Minister Tusharkanti Behera, OCAC CEO Manoj Kumar Pattnaik, and UChicago Center India Executive Director Leni Chaudhari, marking the start of a five-year partnership for advancing data-driven governance through research, pilots, and capacity building.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d3259 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39d3259\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/kalingatv.com\/odisha\/odisha-signs-mou-with-university-of-chicago-trust-india\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">via Kalinga TV<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c31b72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c31b72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ef710 e-con-full image_news e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9ef710\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b89b9 object_cover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1b89b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news8.jpeg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-11396\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news8.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/dpic.tekzini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news8-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80aef01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80aef01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the News<\/p>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11190","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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