NITI Aayog and Google on May 7, 2018 signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to work on a range of initiatives to help build the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) ecosystem across the country.
The SoI was signed by Anna Roy, Advisor, NITI Aayog and Rajan Anandan, Vice President of Google India and South East Asia.
| Joint initiatives by Google and NITI Aayog |
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Highlights of the SoI
• Google will train and incubate Indian AI startups in an accelerator program. These startups will be mentored and coached by Google and its affiliates.
• Google will be funding Indian researchers, scholars and university faculty for conducting AI-based research.
• Google will also bring its online training courses on AI to students, graduates and engineers in numerous cities across India.
• Google, through the NITI Aayog, will conduct hands-on training programs that aim to sensitise policymakers and technical experts in governments about relevant AI tools, and how they can be used.
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