IndiaAI Mission

General Studies Paper -3

Context: The Union Cabinet approved the IndiaAI Mission for the next five years.

• The Mission will be implemented by ‘IndiaAI’ Independent Business Division (IBD) under Digital India Corporation (DIC).
• The IndiaAI mission will establish a comprehensive ecosystem catalyzing AI innovation through strategic programs and partnerships across the public and private sectors.

Key Features of IndiaAI Mission

• IndiaAI Compute Capacity:The ecosystem will comprise AI compute infrastructure of 10,000 or more Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), built through public-private partnership.
• 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.
• IndiaAI Innovation Centre: It will undertake the development and deployment of indigenous Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) and domain-specific foundational models in critical sectors.
• IndiaAI Datasets Platform: The Platform will streamline access to quality non-personal datasets for AI Innovation.
• A unified data platform will be developed to provide a one-stop solution for seamless access to non-personal datasets to Indian Startups and Researchers.
• IndiaAI Application Development Initiative: The initiative will focus on developing/scaling/promoting adoption of impactful AI solutions with potential for catalyzing large scale socio-economic transformation.
• IndiaAI FutureSkills: It is conceptualized to mitigate barriers to entry into AI programs and will increase AI courses in undergraduate, masters-level, and Ph.D. programs.
• IndiaAI Startup Financing:It is conceptualized to support and accelerate deep-tech AI startups and provide them streamlined access to funding to enable futuristic AI Projects.
• Safe & Trusted 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.

Significance

• The approved India AI Mission will propel innovation and build domestic capacities to ensure the tech sovereignty of India. 
• It will also create highly skilled employment opportunities to harness the demographic dividend of the country.
• It will drive responsible, inclusive growth of India’s AI ecosystem.
• India AI Mission will help India demonstrate to the world how this transformative technology can be used for social good and enhance its global competitiveness.