The talk will be a broad overview and thoughts about building one of the biggest data science communities in India. I will talk about how an ecosystem is created and value delivered to each stakeholder. I will be sharing my experience of building MachineHack and AIMinds and other platforms. One of the core agendas of the talk will be how these platforms have enabled a unique data science education and learning experience in India. The platforms built help students and engineers to imagine and work towards a career in data science.

1. BUILDING VALUABLE (OFFLINE AND
ONLINE) DATA SCIENCE
COMMUNITIES - EXPERIENCE
FROM INDIA
ABHIJEET KATTE

2. What I Worked On
1. Product Lead - MachineHack.com - India’s
fastest growing data science hackathon platform
2. Lead Organizer - AIMinds - One of India’s largest
data science meetup communities (Much more
than that)
3. Lead Organizer - AIM Student Ambassador
Programme - One of India’s few AI driven
student outreach programme
4. Technology Writer - Analytics India Magazine

3. What I Really Worked On
1. Product Lead - MachineHack.com - DS Online
Community
2. Lead Organizer - AIMinds - DS Offline/Online
Community
3. Lead Organizer - Student Ambassador
Programme - DS Offline Community
4. Technology Writer - DS Online Community

4. Numbers
1. Product Lead - MachineHack.com - 11,000+ data
scientists, growing fast
2. Lead Organizer - AIMinds - 6000+ members,
many more untracked. Estimate 20,000
members
3. Lead Organizer - AIM Student Ambassador
Programme - 100+ college campuses - 50,000+
students reached
4. Technology Writer - Analytics India Magazine -
2+ million people reached every month

5. State Of Data Science In India
97,000 job openings for analytics and data science in India.
In 2019, the analytics industry has grown to $3.03 billion in size and is
expected to double by 2025.
The cumulative analytics market in India stands at $30 Billion
Outsourcing is the main driver of revenue for Indian vendors accounting
for $27 billion in revenue
The domestic analytics market stands at $3.03 billion in size and is
expected to double by 2025

6. State Of Mind Of Data Science In
India: Transitioning

7. State Of Mind Of Data Science In
India: Entry Into The Industry

8. State Of Mind Of Data Science In
India: Challenges In DS Industry

9. State Of Mind Of Data Science In
India: Leadership Plans

10. State Of Mind Of Data Science In
India: Leadership Challenges

11. Digression- Community Products
People Centred
Group Activities Centred
Participation First, Experts Next
Everyone Is Equal
Product Design Supports Community Design

12. Community Products In Data Science
Kaggle - a brilliant DS community product
Philosophy behind MachineHack
Community should encourage tools that help
data scientists.

13. AIMinds
“common platform for AI minds at all levels so they can meet, exchange ideas and build great networks”

14. MachineHack

15. AIM Student Ambassador Programme

16. Data Scientists: Create An Ecosystem For
Yourself
1. Network: AIMinds
2. Learning And Practise: MachineHack
3. Industry Connect: AIM Student Ambassador
Programme

17. Data Scientists: Create An Ecosystem For
Yourself
Leveraging modern day communities and
community products.
A complete holistic ecosystem that supports your
career.
For creators: If it works in India, it can work for the
world.