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Cloud-based software company Salesforce on Tuesday said it is targeting academia to build a pool of AI-trained professionals to create a digitally empowered workforce The company's tie-ups with academia are aimed at bridging the skill gap by imparting the right training, fueling the digital economy while tapping the country's AI advantage, its VP (sales) Kamal Kanth said.He said Salesforce, which pioneered cloud-based software, deals with customer data to build socially responsible technologies, which impact the end user.Announcing its collaboration with Sister Nivedita University here, Salesforce India VP (sales) Kamal Kanth said that under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhijan (PMGDISHA), nearly 24 lakh individuals in West Bengal have been trained in digital literacy.He said there is a strong readiness for industry-led campus programmes in the country."The future will be for the AI generation. Students with knowledge of AI will be able to create assignments and generate leads", he said.Kanth said AI will empower people to move up the value chain."We are underserved in terms of AI penetration. We are targeting several universities in the academia spectrum", he said.According to him, data reveals trends in customer behaviour."Data is important. AI is all about data," he said.
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