The Centre for Data Science and Social Impact (CDSSI) at ISDM aims to build capacity, capability and platforms for the social sector to leverage the power of data and data science.
To enable the SPO community to leverage the power of data to scale its operations, efficiency and impact by building knowledge, capacity, capability, platforms, partnerships and practices.
To leverage the power of data and technologies through:
Create and disseminate high-quality, actionable knowledge on data and data sciences to inform and shape the development sector.
Impact data and data science use through convenings, events, workshops, learning modules, articles, discussions etc, with evidence.
Forge partnerships to bring global expertise into India and vice versa, and lead the conversation on the adoption and use of data and data science in the Indian development sector, to drive scalable social change.
Data and disruptive technologies are essential enablers to achieve social impact at scale, with speed and efficiency. There have been several technological advancements in leveraging data to build powerful analytics, visualisations and AI/ML models in the for-profit sector. The social sector too would benefit from the use of data and data science, and by building capacities and partnerships to leverage this progress.
CDSSI will assist SPOs in this direction by creating and disseminating actionable knowledge on data and data sciences, impacting data and data science practices and approaches, and by building partnerships and networks to drive scalable social change.
CDSSI was launched in Bangalore on June 16, 2023. Select social sector professionals spoke about their experiences of using data and data science and the challenges and impact of the same.
Assessing and mapping the current landscape of data science usage, players, challenges, opportunities and trends in SPOs
Building models, tools and processes to gauge the levels of adoption, practices and expertise in using data for an SPO
The ISDM CDSSI Hackathon: Code 4 Change (C4C) is an opportunity for data science enthusiasts to create innovative solutions and make a positive impact on the lives of marginalised groups.
Building learning modules for understanding the power of data and its applications in the social sector
The CDSSI Fellowship 2024-25: Digital Public Goods For Social Impact offers Fellows the opportunity to develop Digital Public Goods (DOS) for the social sector.
CDSSI intends to bring together multiple stakeholders and contribute towards building a stronger community for sustainable social change.
Indian School of Development Management, supported by Citi India's CSR efforts, launched the Centre for Data Science and Social Impact (CDSSI) to connect Social Purpose Organisations (SPOs) with funders, academia, tech enablers and other experts, to drive rapid adoption of data and data science by the social sector.