Brainstorming Session: Roadmap for Knowledge & AI City

𝐈𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 & 𝐀𝐈-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞

Today, IISER Bhopal hosted the impactful “𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐚𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 & 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲” event, bringing together thought leaders and key stakeholders to discuss the future of innovation, AI, and urban development.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

🔹 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐕𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐲𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐲𝐚, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development & Housing, MP Govt., shared his vision for the development of global city townships and discussed the importance of Make in India in accelerating Bhopal’s growth.

🔹 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, Hon’ble MLA, Huzur, Bhopal, emphasized the ongoing urban development projects that are making Bhopal a model city of the future, equipped with sustainable infrastructure and advanced technologies.

🔹 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐬, Director of IISER Bhopal, underscored the need for collaboration between educational institutions, industry, and government to foster a knowledge-driven ecosystem and drive AI-powered innovation in the city.

IISER Bhopal is proud to have hosted this pivotal discussion session, contributing to the creation of a smart, sustainable, and knowledge-powered future. This marks the beginning of a new era as we work towards building a global hub for education, AI, and urban innovation.

🔹 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏: 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 & 𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭
In this panel, the experts discussed the urgent need for Knowledge and AI-integrated cities to accelerate progress toward schieving a Viksit Bharat. They explored the critical components required, such as advanced infrastructure, digital integration, and robust educational frameworks, to shape sustainable, future-ready cities.

🔹 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬
In this panel, the discussion centred around the role of synergy between Government, Institutions, and Industry to create a thriving research and developement ecosystem. Panelists discussed how collaboration across these sectors can accelerate innovation and research, setting the stage for a knowledge-driven society.

🔹 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲
The final panel explored how a Knowledge and AI city can serve the society by fostering capacity building, job creation, and economic upliftment. Discussions also focused on improving the quality of life, and long-term planning for a thriving urban ecosystem.

The event at IISER Bhopal witnessed a dynamic exchange of ideas that will play a key role in shaping the future of education, and urban innovation. The insights shared and collaborations formed will help pave the way for building a world-class Knowledge & AI City.