Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Kerala Ministers Attend IIM Kozhikode Workshop on Modern Governance
Kerala’s chief minister and several ministers attended lessons at IIM Kozhikode.
They studied how governments can work more effectively in the future.
The classes discussed management and financial reforms.
They also explored how artificial intelligence and data can help government services.
Satheesan said good governance needs both political ideas and professional management.
He said new policies should be carefully studied and tested before being expanded.
Ministers also shared ideas about practices used in other places.
The workshop was led by IIM Kozhikode teachers, including Professor Debashis Chatterjee.
Kerala Chief Minister Satheesan and ministers attended a workshop at IIM Kozhikode, returning to classroom-style learning.
The programme covered management, fiscal and structural reforms, administrative resilience and technology-driven governance.
Ministers discussed artificial intelligence, data-driven decision-making and ways to improve public service delivery.
Satheesan said governance requires political vision, professional management, analysis, consultation and policy testing.
IIM Kozhikode faculty, including Professor Debashis Chatterjee, guided sessions on leadership and governance in the age of AI.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister Satheesan, several ministers and IIM Kozhikode faculty attended the programme.
- What
- A governance workshop covering management, reforms, administrative resilience, artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making.
- Where
- IIM Kozhikode, Kerala.
- Why
- To help Kerala prepare for future challenges and improve policy-making, administration and public service delivery.
- Host institution
- IIM Kozhikode
- Main focus
- Modern governance and long-term development
- Topics
- Management, fiscal and structural reforms, administrative resilience and technology-driven governance
- Technology discussed
- Artificial intelligence and data-driven decision-making
- Policy approach
- Analysis, consultation and testing before wider implementation
- Faculty guidance
- Professor Debashis Chatterjee addressed transformational leadership in the age of AI
- Additional emphasis
- Inter-ministerial coordination and knowledge sharing