Bhubaneshwar, Feb. 11 -- In a step towards building future-ready, sustainable and citizen-centric cities, the State's Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AIRAWAT Research Foundation (ARF), IIT Kanpur to strengthen AI-driven urban governance in the State.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Usha Padhee, Additional Chief Secretary, who reiterated Odisha's strong commitment to leveraging emerging technologies for improved urban planning, service delivery and evidence-based decision-making.
Under the partnership, ARF will act as the Department's AI Innovation Partner, providing strategic and technical support for the design and adoption of AI-enabled solutions acros...