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Answer» What is Discovery Partners Institute mean? The University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) is an organization designed for tech workforce development and applied R&D in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of 15 Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) hubs, each of which is associated with one or more of the 12 four-year public universities in Illinois. The DPI is headed by Bill Jackson and it currently operates in office space at 200 S. Wacker Dr., with plans to build a dedicated building within The 78, a neighborhood under development in Chicago's south loop. The DPI's stated goal is to attract individuals to Illinois tech careers and to facilitate corporate investment in Illinois, primarily through training & education and through applied research & development. Initially, DPI will focus on data analytics and computing, and their uses for four areas of strength in the Illinois economy: food/agriculture, health/wellness, finance/insurance and transportation/logistics. reference
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