In a major policy push for India’s space tech ecosystem, the state of Karnataka will host India’s first state-level Centre of Excellence (CoE) in space technology, via the collaboration between KITS and SIA-India. The CoE will engage industry, academia, startups and government, aiming to develop satellite systems, AI-based space data analytics and to capture a significant share of India’s growing space economy.
This development represents a shift: not just national agencies (like ISRO) but state-driven ecosystems supporting deep-tech innovation. For aerospace-/satellite-startups, this means access to mentorship, funding and policy-support locally. For the broader tech ecosystem it signals that space-tech is becoming accessible beyond major metros and large research labs.
