The Ministry of Electronics and IT will establish transformative artificial intelligence (AI) centers that will work with academia and industry to develop AI-based solutions, a senior government official said. on Friday.
MyGov Managing Director Abhishek Singh, who also heads the Digital India Group and the National E-Government Division, said that a grant fund is also being established to financially support startups in all all stages of their development. While speaking at a FICCI event about WHOSingh said India has a lot of forces with AI skills. “A lot of AI research is being done in all of our academic institutions, we are still far behind China and the US when it comes to AI research. There are some of the most innovative initiatives. The decision has been made but we need to go further,” he said.
Singh said the Ministry of Science and Technology has also set up Technology Innovation Centers under the National Mission for Interdisciplinary Network Physical Systems (NM-ICPS).
“But under the national program on AI, what is being thought of is that India’s transformational AI centers will be established. These centers will be established in partnership with industry and academia. They will be established. The solution or the Application developed from the exercise will be evaluated for nationwide expansion,” Singh said.
Telangana Chief Secretary for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and IT Jayesh Ranjan said the state government has ensured that any AI solution suitable for the government will be adopted by it without any tenders and without discrimination. experience.
He said that more than 30 of the state government’s planned solutions have been approved and tried for projects like electronic voting. “The final pillar of our initiative is around governance. Many people can abuse AI. So it’s very important to understand what the checks and balances are when you use them. There are a lot of issues with governance. As a government, that’s our top issue, Ranjan said. He said a lot can be achieved using AI but shouldn’t be. pay by wrongdoing, mishandling, etc.
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