Intel, MeitY's IndiaAI ink pact to drive AI skilling across India
NEW DELHI: American chipmaker
Intel
and the Ministry of Electronics & IT's (
MeitY
) IndiaAI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly drive
artificial intelligence
(AI) capabilities and skilling in India under the
IndiaAI Mission
.
The pact between the organisations aims to empower youth, professionals, startups, and public sector firms to harness AI's potential and advance AI readiness, enable the
AI startup ecosystem
, and strengthen AI-led governance in India, according to a joint statement on Friday.
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government last year had approved the IndiaAI Mission with a budgetary outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore, with a focus on catalysing AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across the public and private sectors.
The national-level AI initiative aims to democratise computing access, improve data quality, develop indigenous AI capabilities, attract top AI talent, enable industry collaboration, and provide startup risk capital, to ensure inclusive growth of India's AI ecosystem.
Intel and IndiaAI, an independent business unit under the Digital India Corporation, will jointly focus on four programmes, including skilling school students and higher education students to improve their employability; providing access to technology, business, and go-to-market mentorship to AI startups; engaging in dialogues with public sector leaders; and enabling Bhashini for scaling to remote classrooms across India on AI PCs.
'This strategic collaboration between Intel India and the IndiaAI Mission marks a significant milestone in developing a robust AI ecosystem across the country. By equipping students, startups, and public sector leaders with cutting-edge AI skills and frugal innovation tools, we aim to accelerate innovation, break down barriers and generate positive societal impact,' said
Santhosh Viswanathan
, vice president and managing director (India region), Intel.
'The collaboration with Intel India is helping set up data lab to train youth in data science and Artificial Intelligence. Our partnership with Intel for YuvaAI has helped train thousands of students in basics of Artificial Intelligence. We look forward to working with Intel to get the best of their global technical experts in contributing to India AI Mission,' said
Abhishek Singh
, additional secretary, MeitY & CEO, IndiaAI Mission.
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