The Indian government on Thursday has announced the national-level IndiaAI Mission with a budget outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore.
This project marks a ‘significant step’ towards strengthening the country’s artificial intelligence (AI) system, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a statement.
“AI is going to be a kinetic enabler for India’s digital economy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has always said that India is going to fully exploit the power of AI for the benefit of its citizens and for the expansion of its economy. The mission will catalyse India’s AI ecosystem and position it as a force shaping the future of AI for India and for the world,” the release by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT.
What will the IndiaAI mission do?
- The mission has various parts, mainly India AI Compute Capacity, IndiaAI Innovation Centre (IAIC), IndiaAI Datasets Platform, India AI Application Development Initiative, India AI FutureSkills, IndiaAI Startup Financing, and Safe & Trusted AI.
- Under the mission, Compute Capacity, a cutting-edge and scalable AI computing infrastructure will be erected by deploying more than 10,000 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) through strategic public-private collaborations.
- IAIC will be a leading academic institution for streamlined and adaptable implementation and retention of top research talent. Datasets Platform is to ensure data-driven governance and make the process of AI-based innovation and research easier and quicker.
- The FutureSkills programme will also expand the reach of AI education for educational institutions, while the Startup Financing Mechanism will facilitate more streamlined access to funding of budding artificial intelligence startups in the country.
- The financial outlay on the mission will be developed over the next five years. Also, the outlay will ensure a structured implementation of the mission through a public-private partnership model ensuring a smooth seamless transition to the usage of AI in institutions across the nation.
