Media releases

Japan’s ONESTRUCTION, IISc-backed CDPG/DataKaveri sign MoU to collaborate on integration of construction data into AI-ready urban data exchanges for cities. ONESTRUCTION are experts in open standard construction data and DataKaveri already supports 55 smart cities with urban planning. BENGALURU, India — April 23, 2026: ONESTRUCTION Inc. (ONESTRUCTION株式会社), a Tottori-based construction technology company and DataKaveri Systems, the commercial entity of IISc […]

New Delhi/Bengaluru, 19 March, 2026: The Centre of Data for Public Good, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore is pleased to announce that two initiatives it has developed and supported – Telangana Data Exchange (TGDeX) and the Integrated Geospatial Data-sharing Interface (GDI) – have been recognized at the prestigious The Economic Times GovTech Awards 2026. Developed […]

Mumbai, Feb 22 — The Government of Maharashtra today launched MahaAgX, a state-level agriculture data exchange platform, at AI4Agri 2026 — marking a major step toward building trusted public digital infrastructure for AI-driven agriculture. MahaAgX has been designed and developed by the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG), Indian Institute Science, Bangalore, in partnership […]

Bengaluru, India – September 2025: The Symposium on Data for Public Good, India’s premier forum on data, AI and digital public infrastructure (DPI), returns for its third edition on October 14-15, 2025 at the JN Tata Auditorium, IISc Bengaluru. Organised by the Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG), the Symposium has quickly grown into […]

Bengaluru, India – October 2025: The Symposium on Data for Public Good 2025, India’s leading forum on data, AI, and Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), concluded its third edition on October 14–15, 2025, at the JN Tata Auditorium, IISc Bengaluru, marking two days of transformative discussions, global participation, and innovation in action. Organised by the Centre […]

Hyderabad / Bengaluru, July 2, 2025 — The Government of Telangana (GoT), in partnership with the Centre for Data for Public Good (CDPG) at the Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development (FSID), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is proud to announce the launch of the Telangana Data Exchange (TGDeX) — a pioneering initiative that provides […]

Department of Posts has undertaken an initiative namely “Digital Address Code” aimed at establishing a digital public infrastructure for a standardized, geo-coded addressing system in India ensuring simplified addressing solutions for citizen-centric delivery of public and private services to establish ―Address as a Service‖ (AaaS) in India. As a part of this initiative, the Department […]

Hyderabad/Bangalore: The Centre for Data for Public Good (CDPG), FSID, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, is pleased to announce the beginning of a new era of smart agri-credit services with the launch of the Smart Agri-Credit Services initiative by the Government of Telangana in collaboration with the HDFC Bank. Powered by the Agricultural Data Exchange […]

Bengaluru, India –September 26, 2024: The highly anticipated 2024 Bengaluru Mobility Challenge concluded successfully at the Symposium on Data for Public Good, 2nd Edition, with innovative teams from across the country showcasing data-driven solutions to improve urban mobility in Bengaluru.   The two-phase competition was organised jointly by Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) and Centre of […]

Bengaluru, India – Sep 26, 2024: The Centre of Data for Public Good (CDPG) at Foundation for Science, Innovation and Development, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) recently hosted the highly anticipated second edition of the Symposium on Data for Public Good in Bengaluru from 19-20th September 2024. The event shone a spotlight on data’s transformative […]