Bengaluru: Ekagrid, a diverse research university in India, has sought 200 acres land from Karnataka government to set up its own campus either at Bengaluru or Mysuru.
Prof. Krishna Saraswat, a professor at Stanford and Shri Shailendra Kumar, COO of Ekagrid held a meeting with Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, M B Patil in this regard.
Established in 2018, the Ekagrid University intends to conduct research in the area of Artificial Intelligence and run PhD programs. It plans to start post-graduate courses at a later stage, Prof. Saraswat told the minister.
Mechanical components manufacturer Fictiv on Tuesday met Minister M B Patil to discuss an all-round growth plan for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) segment in the state.
The San Francisco company has recently opened its India-based headquarters in Bengaluru. The two sides discussed organising workshops in Karnataka to advocate for manufacturing support services and facilitate MSME growth through AI/ML-driven software technology. Establishing connections with MSMEs and major customers in the aerospace, machine tools, auto/EV and industry 4.0 space, were also topics of discussion with the government.
Minister Patil accompanied by senior officers of Department of Industries is currently on a 12-day tour of United States of America to attract investments into the state. His team of senior officers include Dr S Selvakumar, Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce and Industries, and Gunjan Krishna, Commissioner of Industries.