New era of data driven governance beckons Bihar; Bipard in the state capital set to have GenNext lab

With realisation in the highest echelons of government  that data collection and its interpretation on a real time basis is key to improving governance metrics both in Urban and Rural parts of the state,  GenNextLab was launched at the Bihar Institute of Public administration and Rural Development (BIPARD).  Alongside Viksit Chintan Kaksh- a chamber for data driven policy level deliberations and Nitishala, an AI driven  immersive learning lab was also  inaugurated by B V R Subrahmanyam, CEO of Niti Aayog.

The facility has three rooms- Bihar GenNext Lab: a lab that collects real time data on various sectors such as rural development, women empowerment, sanitation  etc  and impacts the Government schemes have in improving ground level metrics. Second to complement it is Viksit Chintan Kaksh: An advanced Data interpretation centre that can host more than 20 people and  is equipped with advanced video conferencing facility, AI enabled  data sharing tools ...