The first edition of the IndiaAI report was submitted today by seven working groups under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The report was formally presented to Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He said that this research will act as India’s development blueprint for its artificial intelligence ecosystem.
The seven working groups that were established to develop the main objectives of the IndiaAI program have turned in their formal reports today, following months of intense investigation. The important points of PM Modi’s proposed India AI policy are outlined in this extensive paper. He had discussed AI for India and AI for India. The Minister stated that IndiaAI aims to be a kinetic enabler of the $1 trillion digital economy through the implementation of this agenda.
The breadth and depth of government actions under the overarching IndiaAI program demonstrate the government of India’s ambitious and holistic commitment to AI.
In order to maximize the potential of AI for advancing India’s progress, IndiaAI has a mission-centric approach that guarantees a precise and coherent strategy to bridge the gaps in the current AI ecosystem, namely compute infrastructure, data, AI financing, research and innovation, targeted skillling, and institutional capacity for data.
Minister Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar emphasized how IndiaAI will promote and stimulate the startup and entrepreneurial ecosystem in addition to other domains such as the India AI Compute Platform and the India datasets initiative.
In addition to offering programs for skill development and startup help, the India AI program will include a number of important elements. The India Datasets Platform, one of the biggest collections of anonymized datasets that Indian academics will utilize to train their multi-parameter models, will be a key component. Next up is the India AI Compute Platform, a public-private collaboration project that will give our researchers and companies access to a significant amount of GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) capacity. The Minister went on, “India AI would assist not only in skill development but also in the creation of AI chips in collaboration with the Semicon India initiative.
The working groups outlined the institutional structure controlling the National Data Management Office’s (NDMO) data collecting, management, processing, and storage, as well as the operational aspects of creating Centers of Excellence (CoEs). Additionally, the report offers suggestions on how India can take advantage of its demographic dividend and capitalize on its status as an IT powerhouse to advance the adoption of AI skills throughout the nation. These include bolstering India’s AI compute infrastructure and forming public-private partnerships (PPPs) to support AI innovation.
The paper offers suggestions for the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) Scheme, which intends to give domestic businesses and start-ups/MSMEs cash incentives in addition to help for their design infrastructure.
This exercise’s goal was to conduct a thorough analysis of each of IndiaAI’s pillars and to pinpoint concrete next steps that must be taken in order to realize the vision of “AI for all.”
According to Minister Rajeev Chandrasekar, the first Global India AI Summit will take place in December 2023, in line with Prime Minister Modi’s goal of “India for AI and AI for India.”
The Minister declared, “On December 10, 2023, there will be a Global India AI Summit. Prominent figures from the AI and broader tech sector will be present.” Our approach to AI is based on a deep-seated belief and commitment that technology will be a dynamic enabler of our objective of a $1 trillion economy, not on following the latest trends. Additionally, it will give our startup and academic ecosystem deep skills for the real-world AI use cases we hope to develop. This, in my opinion, is a fantastic starting point for us to create a comprehensive framework for resources, financing, and policy.
