Bhubaneswar, June 6 -- In a major step towards strengthening women's participation in emerging technologies, the Odisha government has launched a specialised skill development initiative to train female students in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other advanced digital technologies.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Saturday between the State Higher Education Department and Edunet Foundation to equip women pursuing higher education with industry-relevant skills in Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Python Programming, Data Analytics and related fields.

Official sources said the programme will be implemented jointly by Edunet Foundation and Microsoft and will offer a comprehensive 240-h...