Desai leads establishment of National Data Innovation Centre in New Delhi
Award from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funds 5-year project
Faculty Associate and Professor of Sociology Sonalde Desai has received an award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to collaborate with National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) of India and the University of Michigan to set up a National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) in New Delhi. The award, coupled with a parallel grant to NCAER (of which she also is PI) provides a unique opportunity to train the next generation of data scientists in India and at the University of Maryland.