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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India open to sharing AI models with Global South: MeitY secretary
India is open to sharing its artificial intelligence models with the Global South, S Krishnan , Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said at FICCI's conference Bhashantara 2025 on Friday. Speaking at the conference, the secretary emphasised that India's language technology ecosystem is so diverse that it has the potential to lead global AI development, stating, "If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world." India's intent to share AI models with the Global South stems from discussions with UN officials, who expressed interest in the country's collaborative approach to artificial intelligence development. It positions India as a potential alternative to other AI ecosystems, offering solutions designed explicitly for multilingual, resource-constrained environments. The government's India AI Mission has established AI Kosh, a data repository containing more than 400 databases, designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs developing multilingual AI solutions . Krishnan highlighted Mission Bhashini and Anuvadini as key programmes advancing language technology, with particular emphasis on capturing regional dialects rather than just major languages. India is also digitising traditional knowledge, including Ayurvedic texts and historical manuscripts, to create comprehensive datasets for global healthcare and research communities. Unlike other nations that rely solely on state or private funding, India's approach encourages multi-stakeholder participation across academia, industry and research institutions. Industry leaders at the conference outlined specific requirements to accelerate India's multilingual AI capabilities whilst committing to enhanced private sector contributions. Harsh Dhand, Research and AI Partnerships APAC lead at Google and Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee, presented three key requests to government: unlocking historical data from institutions like Prasar Bharathi and All India Radio, broadening the definition of "Make in India" to "Made in India by India for India," and, connecting research entities to prevent duplication of efforts and better resource utilization. Dhand also outlined that the industry must contribute through access to technology, seed funding for startups and academia, and skilling. The conference highlighted India's progress in democratising internet access through local language domain names, with Ajay Data, Chairman of FICCI's Multilingual Internet and Universal Acceptance Committee, noting that domain names are now available in all official Indian languages. With more than 6 billion people globally not speaking English as their primary language and India home to 19,500 languages and dialects, Data emphasised the vast commercial opportunities that lay ahead. Sandeep Nulkar, Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee and Founder of BITS Technologies, emphasised the conference's significance in concluding remarks: "We are no longer debating the possibility of a multilingual internet. We are actually mobilising around its urgency, not only in an academic manner, but also in a demographic and development and economic perspective."
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India open to sharing AI models with Global South: MeitY Secretary
India is open to sharing its artificial intelligence models with the Global South, S Krishnan, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said at FICCI's conference Bhashantara 2025 on Friday. Speaking at the conference, the secretary emphasised that India's language technology ecosystem is so diverse that it has the potential to lead global AI development, stating, "If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world." India's intent to share AI models with the Global South stems from discussions with UN officials, who expressed interest in the country's collaborative approach to artificial intelligence development. It positions India as a potential alternative to other AI ecosystems, offering solutions designed explicitly for multilingual, resource-constrained environments. The government's India AI Mission has established AI Kosh, a data repository containing more than 400 databases, designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs developing multilingual AI solutions . Krishnan highlighted Mission Bhashini and Anuvadini as key programmes advancing language technology, with particular emphasis on capturing regional dialects rather than just major languages. India is also digitising traditional knowledge, including Ayurvedic texts and historical manuscripts, to create comprehensive datasets for global healthcare and research communities. Unlike other nations that rely solely on state or private funding, India's approach encourages multi-stakeholder participation across academia, industry and research institutions. Industry leaders at the conference outlined specific requirements to accelerate India's multilingual AI capabilities whilst committing to enhanced private sector contributions. Harsh Dhand, Research and AI Partnerships APAC lead at Google and Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee, presented three key requests to government: unlocking historical data from institutions like Prasar Bharathi and All India Radio, broadening the definition of "Make in India" to "Made in India by India for India," and, connecting research entities to prevent duplication of efforts and better resource utilization. Dhand also outlined that the industry must contribute through access to technology, seed funding for startups and academia, and skilling. The conference highlighted India's progress in democratising internet access through local language domain names, with Ajay Data, Chairman of FICCI's Multilingual Internet and Universal Acceptance Committee, noting that domain names are now available in all official Indian languages. With more than 6 billion people globally not speaking English as their primary language and India home to 19,500 languages and dialects, Data emphasised the vast commercial opportunities that lay ahead. Sandeep Nulkar, Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee and Founder of BITS Technologies, emphasised the conference's significance in concluding remarks: "We are no longer debating the possibility of a multilingual internet. We are actually mobilising around its urgency, not only in an academic manner, but also in a demographic and development and economic perspective."
Canada News.Net
4 days ago
- Business
- Canada News.Net
India open to sharing AI models with Global South: S Krishnan, MeitY Secretary
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): India is open to sharing its artificial intelligence models with the Global South, S Krishnan, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said at FICCI's conference Bhashantara 2025 on Friday. Speaking at the conference, the secretary emphasised that India's Language Technology ecosystem is so diverse that it has the potential to lead global AI development, stating, 'If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world.' India's intent to share AI models with the Global South stems from discussions with UN officials, who expressed interest in the country's collaborative approach to artificial intelligence development. It positions India as a potential alternative to other AI ecosystems, offering solutions designed explicitly for multilingual, resource-constrained environments. The government's India AI Mission has established AI Kosh, a data repository containing more than 400 databases, designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs developing multilingual AI solutions. Krishnan highlighted Mission Bhashini and Anuvadini as key programmes advancing language technology, with particular emphasis on capturing regional dialects rather than just major languages. India is also digitising traditional knowledge, including Ayurvedic texts and historical manuscripts, to create comprehensive datasets for global healthcare and research communities. Unlike other nations that rely solely on state or private funding, India's approach encourages multi-stakeholder participation across academia, industry and research institutions. Industry leaders at the conference outlined specific requirements to accelerate India's multilingual AI capabilities whilst committing to enhanced private sector contributions. Harsh Dhand, Research and AI Partnerships APAC lead at Google and Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee, presented three key requests to government: unlocking historical data from institutions like Prasar Bharathi and All India Radio, broadening the definition of 'Make in India' to 'Made in India by India for India,' and, connecting research entities to prevent duplication of efforts and better resource utilization. Dhand also outlined that the industry must contribute through access to technology, seed funding for startups and academia, and skilling. The conference highlighted India's progress in democratising internet access through local language domain names, with Ajay Data, Chairman of FICCI's Multilingual Internet and Universal Acceptance Committee, noting that domain names are now available in all official Indian languages. With more than 6 billion people globally not speaking English as their primary language and India home to 19,500 languages and dialects, Data emphasised the vast commercial opportunities that lay ahead. Sandeep Nulkar, Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee and Founder of BITS Technologies, emphasised the conference's significance in concluding remarks: 'We are no longer debating the possibility of a multilingual internet. We are actually mobilising around its urgency, not only in an academic manner, but also in a demographic and development and economic perspective.' (ANI)
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India open to sharing AI models with Global South: MeitY Secretary
Academy Empower your mind, elevate your skills India is open to sharing its artificial intelligence models with the Global South, S Krishnan, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, said at FICCI's conference Bhashantara 2025 on at the conference, the secretary emphasised that India's language technology ecosystem is so diverse that it has the potential to lead global AI development, stating, "If you can do it in India, you can do it practically anywhere else in the world."India's intent to share AI models with the Global South stems from discussions with UN officials, who expressed interest in the country's collaborative approach to artificial intelligence positions India as a potential alternative to other AI ecosystems, offering solutions designed explicitly for multilingual, resource-constrained government's India AI Mission has established AI Kosh, a data repository containing more than 400 databases, designed to support researchers and entrepreneurs developing multilingual AI solutions . Krishnan highlighted Mission Bhashini and Anuvadini as key programmes advancing language technology, with particular emphasis on capturing regional dialects rather than just major is also digitising traditional knowledge, including Ayurvedic texts and historical manuscripts, to create comprehensive datasets for global healthcare and research other nations that rely solely on state or private funding, India's approach encourages multi-stakeholder participation across academia, industry and research leaders at the conference outlined specific requirements to accelerate India's multilingual AI capabilities whilst committing to enhanced private sector Dhand, Research and AI Partnerships APAC lead at Google and Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee, presented three key requests to government: unlocking historical data from institutions like Prasar Bharathi and All India Radio, broadening the definition of "Make in India" to "Made in India by India for India," and, connecting research entities to prevent duplication of efforts and better resource also outlined that the industry must contribute through access to technology, seed funding for startups and academia, and conference highlighted India's progress in democratising internet access through local language domain names, with Ajay Data, Chairman of FICCI's Multilingual Internet and Universal Acceptance Committee, noting that domain names are now available in all official Indian languages. With more than 6 billion people globally not speaking English as their primary language and India home to 19,500 languages and dialects, Data emphasised the vast commercial opportunities that lay Nulkar, Co-Chair of FICCI's Multilingual Internet Committee and Founder of BITS Technologies, emphasised the conference's significance in concluding remarks: "We are no longer debating the possibility of a multilingual internet. We are actually mobilising around its urgency, not only in an academic manner, but also in a demographic and development and economic perspective."
Hans India
6 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
IndiaAI Mission: 34,381 GPUs onboarded from 14 empanelled service providers
New Delhi: India's AI strategy aims to position the country as a global leader in artificial intelligence and as on date, 34,381 GPUs have been onboarded from 14 empanelled service providers, the government informed. The government provides these GPUs at a subsidised cost. The average rate for these GPUs is about Rs 65 per GPU per hour. The price of H100 GPUs, widely used for foundational model training, is Rs 92 per GPU per hour which is significantly lower than the commercial hyper-scaler cloud providers, informed Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. India has a strong information technology ecosystem. It generates annual revenues of more than $250 billion and provides employment to more than 6 million people. Global rankings such as Stanford AI rankings place India among the top countries in AI skills, capabilities, and policies to use AI. India is also the second-largest contributor to GitHub AI projects, showcasing its vibrant developer community. The government launched IndiaAI mission in March 2024. It is a strategic initiative to establish a robust and inclusive AI ecosystem aligned with India's development goals. The 'IndiaAI Application Development Initiative' aims to develop AI applications for India specific challenges in sectors such as climate change and disaster management, healthcare, agriculture, governance, and assistive technologies for learning disabilities. As on date, 30 (thirty) applications have approved, said the minister. In addition, sector-specific hackathons have been organised in partnership with other ministries and government institutions. 'AIKosh' is a unified data platform integrating datasets from government and non-government sources. The beta version launched in March 2025 currently features over 890 datasets, 208 AI models, and more than 13 development toolkits. 'These resources serve as building blocks for developers, allowing them to focus on core AI functionality instead of recreating modules,' said the minister. The 'IndiaAI Foundation Models' initiative aims to develop India's own Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) trained on Indian datasets and languages. This is to to ensure sovereign capability and global competitiveness in generative AI. The IndiaAI Mission received more than 500 proposals. In the first phase, 4 start-ups have been selected. They include Sarvam AI, Soket AI, Gnani AI and Gan AI. The 'IndiaAI FutureSkills' aims to develop AI skilled professionals in India by increasing the number of graduates, post-graduate and PhDs in AI domain. Over 200 students have received fellowships in the first year, with 26 partner institutes onboarding PhD students. It also envisions setting up Data and AI Labs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India.
