ISPP x Epsilon · Enrol by 22 November for 10% off Early Bird Discount
Policy Intelligence Programme: Data Science & AI for Governance
- Start Date06 January 2026
- Duration12 Weeks
- ModeLive Online
- Programme Fee₹75,000 + GST
- Early Bird10% offEnrol by 22 November
About the Programme
The Policy Intelligence Programme is a 12-week executive certificate designed to equip policy professionals with practical skills in data analytics, coding, machine learning, generative AI and programme evaluation. Participants will learn to discover and prepare public data, conduct descriptive and causal analysis, evaluate programmes, and apply qualitative research and natural language processing to real-world policy challenges. The programme integrates these methods to help participants assess evidence, understand analytical limitations and translate insights into effective policy decisions. With a focus on responsible AI and the practical application of technology to governance, it prepares professionals to use data-driven approaches to strengthen policy design, implementation and evaluation. No prior technical or analytical background is required.
Who Should Attend
Policy & Government Professionals
Research, Development & Social Impact Professionals
Analytical, Advisory & Governance Professionals
What Will You Gain
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CAUSAL JUDGEMENT
Evaluate programmes and distinguish correlation, prediction and causal evidence.
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DATA SCIENCE LITERACY
Build and assess predictive models, thresholds, errors and risk scores.
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APPLIED AI CAPABILITY
Develop grounded generative-AI workflows with validation and human review.
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DECISION INTELLIGENCE
Combine quantitative and qualitative evidence and translate findings into accountable institutional action.
Programme Faculty
Lead Instructor
Kent Oliver Bhupathi
Founder & Lead Instructor, Epsilon Executive Education
Kent Oliver Bhupathi is an economist, data science leader and educator with more than 15 years of experience across applied research, machine learning, AI software development and decision support. He has led analytics and data science work across marketing, healthcare, business intelligence and litigation, including becoming the youngest SVP of data science across the “Big Six” marketing firms.
Kent is also the founder and lead instructor of Epsilon Executive Education, where he teaches machine learning and applied AI to working professionals, with a focus on practical implementation, workflow design and business applications. He holds degrees in Economics and Architecture from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s in Applied Econometrics from NYU. Prior to his work with ISPP and move to India, he held adjunct appointments at both New York University (NYU) and Columbia University.
Lead Instructor
Dr Imran Amin
Associate Professor & Director, Case Study and Research Centre (CSRC), ISPP
Dr Imran Amin is Associate Professor and Director of the Case Study and Research Centre (CSRC) at the Indian School of Public Policy. A public policy analyst and governance expert with over 15 years of experience, he works at the intersection of policy research, capacity building and case-teaching methods. At CSRC, he led policy research for NITI Aayog, including the regulatory landscape analysis behind Rethinking Homestays: Navigating Policy Pathways (2025), which was later cited in a Ministry of Tourism reply in the Lok Sabha.
He is Faculty Mentor to the Capacity Building Commission under Mission Karmayogi, where he co-authored the Case Teaching Primer and eight policy case studies. He also designs and delivers executive programmes for civil servants, UNICEF, the social impact sector, and corporates. Dr Amin brings live policy experience into the classroom. Learners work on real governance dilemmas, not textbook abstractions, and leave with frameworks they can use on Monday morning. He holds a PhD in Law and Governance from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Guest Faculty
Ashish Aggarwal
Vice President & Head of Public Policy
NASSCOM
Sandeep Aurora
Country Director & Head, Public Policy & Government Affairs India & South Asia
Salesforce, Ex Microsoft
Curriculum
Week 01Policy Intelligence & Public Data
Week 02Computational Foundations
Week 03Data Structuring for Policy
Week 04Descriptive Policy Analytics
Week 05Programme Evaluation & Intro to Inference
Week 06Social Policy & Statistical Inference
Week 07Environmental Policy Prediction
Week 08Geopolitical Risk & Automated Decision-Making
Week 09Generative AI & Good Governance
Week 10Qualitative Research and AI
Week 11/12Mixed Methods, Responsible AI & Capstone
About Epsilon Executive Education
Epsilon Executive Education specialises in applied artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and decision intelligence for working professionals. Its teaching model emphasises practical capability: understanding how analytical and AI systems work, applying them to real organisational problems and developing the judgement required to use them responsibly.
Why Policy Intelligence?
Policy professionals should not have to choose between understanding the policy and understanding the methods that formulated it.
The Policy Intelligence Programme has been designed around a simple proposition: modern policy analysis increasingly draws on data, statistical inference, automated models, documents, stakeholder evidence and artificial intelligence.
These methods become genuinely useful only when professionals can understand how they work, interrogate their limitations and translate their outputs into sound institutional judgement.
Most importantly, the programme does not treat coding, machine learning, generative AI or policy as detached subjects. Learners move through one connected analytical stack and repeatedly apply it to substantive policy questions.
Policy Intelligence Programme: Data Science & AI for Governance
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