Problem Statement

Data Rich but Information Poor

  • Traditional Methods fall short
  • Data Science as an Approach


  • But, how to build capacity?
  • Data for Better Lives (World Bank)
  • 3D Commission Report

The Journey

  • Started as in-house workshop

  • Grew to a national workshop series

  • Built Case Studies
    UTFORSK Project, UiO, Norway

  • DMgtAsia

  • Summer Schools (Residential)

  • Mentorship Programs (PHDMI)

Transformative Training Model (TTM)

Adoption of Newer Methods

ggplot(births, aes(x = smoke, y = bwt, fill = smoke)) +
  geom_boxplot(alpha = 0.75, outlier.shape = NA) +
  geom_jitter(width = 0.12, alpha = 0.35) +
  geom_hline(yintercept = 2500, linetype = "dashed") +
  labs(
    title = "Birth weight by maternal smoking",
    y = "Birth weight (g)",
    x = NULL
  )

Establishment of Data Science Lab

AMC Data Science Lab at SCTIMST, Trivandrum

Did We Build Capacity?

Did We Build Capacity?

Reflections

  • Grew with aspirations
  • Data Science is crosscutting
  • Transcends Disciplines
  • Demand Increasing
  • Address Supply Gap through Capacity Building

Thank You