The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has identified Data Analytics and Predictive Technologies (DAPT) as one of the domain areas of Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) under India’s National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical System (NM-ICPS). DST has identified IIT (BHU) Varanasi as one of the institutes for establishing TIH under this scheme. As a part of this development, I-DAPT Hub Foundation, IIT (BHU) a non-profit section 8 company is established. In order to meet the mandate of IDAPT Hub Foundation in terms of better societal outreach and Industry 4.0 functioning, five thrust areas
Telecommunications,
Power,
Defence Research and Development,
Road Transport and Highways, and
Health and Family Welfare have been identified
The activities envisioned under the I-DAPT Hub Foundation will provide impetus to smart cities mission, smart and optimized energy/power management, state-of-art defense infrastructure development, and the health and family welfare of the country.
It helps in manufacturing via the invention of new products, services and the creation of skilled young human resources at all levels (technicians, researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs) and will become a key contributor to realizing the vision of “Digital India.”