About

• • The IndiaAI Mission aims to establish a comprehensive ecosystem catalyzing AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across the public and private sectors. 
  • Launched in March 2024, the objective of the mission is to scale up compute capacity for local demand, and, importantly, bridge the “AI divide” by offering inexpensive compute for the prioritised sectors.
  • The Mission will be implemented by ‘IndiaAI’ Independent Business Division (IBD) under Digital India Corporation (DIC) and has the following components:

• DIC has been set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to innovate, develop and deploy ICT and other emerging technologies for the benefit of the common man. 

• This mission drives responsible and inclusive growth of India’s AI ecosystem through following seven pillars.

Pillars of IndiaAI Mission

1. IndiaAI Compute Capacity:

• • The IndiaAI compute pillar will build a high-end scalable AI computing ecosystem to cater to the increasing demands from India’s rapidly expanding AI start-ups and research ecosystem. 
  • The ecosystem will comprise AI compute infrastructure of 10,000 or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), built through public-private partnership. 

• A Graphics Processing Unit is a chip or electronic circuit capable of rendering graphics for display on an electronic device.

• Further, an AI marketplace will be designed to offer AI as a service and pre-trained models to AI innovators. It will act as a one-stop solution for resources critical for AI innovation.

2. IndiaAI Innovation Centre: 

• The IndiaAI Innovation Centre will undertake the development and deployment of indigenous Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) and domain-specific foundational models in critical sectors.

3. IndiaAI Datasets Platform:

• The IndiaAI Datasets Platform will streamline access to quality non-personal datasets for AI Innovation. 

4. IndiaAI Application Development Initiative: 

• This Initiative will promote the AI applications in critical sectors for the problem statements sourced from Central Ministries, State Departments, and other institutions. 
• The initiative will focus on developing/scaling/promoting adoption of impactful AI solutions with potential for catalyzing large scale socio-economic transformation.

5. IndiaAI FutureSkills: 

• IndiaAI FutureSkills is conceptualized to mitigate barriers to entry into AI programs and will increase AI courses in undergraduate, masters-level, and Ph.D. programs. 
• Further, Data and AI Labs will be set-up in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India to impart foundational level courses.

6. IndiaAI Startup Financing: 

• The IndiaAI Startup Financing pillar is conceptualized to support and accelerate deep-tech AI startups and provide them streamlined access to funding to enable futuristic AI Projects.

7. Safe & Trusted AI:

• Recognizing the need for adequate guardrails to advance the responsible development, deployment, and adoption of AI, the Safe & Trusted AI pillar will enable the implementation of Responsible AI projects including the development of indigenous tools and frameworks, self-assessment checklists for innovators, and other guidelines and governance frameworks.

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