Karnataka’s IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday revealed his plan to expand the state’s Centres of Excellence (CoEs) by March 2025. He detailed the southern state’s initiative to establish additional CoEs across sectors.
Speaking at the 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud Summit 2024 in Bengaluru, Kharge said Karnataka will establish additional CoEs focused on health sciences, medical devices, manufacturing, automotive technology, wireless and wired products, a biotech accelerator and a gaming accelerator.
“All of this will be in place by March 2025. We are already running 30 Centres of Excellence, and we’ll be adding another 7-8 in the near future,” he said.
Currently, Karnataka operates around 30 CoEs that focus on deep tech, IoT, cybersecurity, agricultural innovation, data science and AI, aerospace, semiconductors, machine intelligence, robotics, efficiency augmentation and animation. The planned expansion will bring the total number of CoEs to 37-38.
Centres of Excellence (CoEs) are specialised hubs within organisations or regions dedicated to cultivating expertise, driving innovation and establishing best practices in specific fields or industries.
“By the end of this financial year, we’ll have India's first centre of excellence in automated technology and automobile technology manufacturing as well. We’ll ensure that a testing lab or a testing certification lab is available as part of these centers,” said Kharge, while answering a query during the event.
As per a Zinnov report, India is a premiere global hotspot for Centres of Excellence (CoEs), earning a top score of 8.0. This leading position is attributed to the country’s strong tech talent pool, cost efficiency, advanced software engineering capabilities and a favourable business environment. India outperforms other countries in this ranking, with Canada scoring 7.4, China 7.1, Mexico 6.9, Poland 6.8, and both Brazil and Romania at 6.3.
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