To promote Digital Education in rural India
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1. G20 Osaka Summit: PM underscored the significance of the Digital Economy & Artificial Intelligence. He emphasized the government’s reliance on the 5 ‘I’s that stand for Inclusiveness, Indigenization, Innovation, Investment in infrastructure & International cooperation in developing these two areas.
2. According to Global AI Report 2019, India is 9th in terms of the number of AI specialists working in the field. US, China and UK topped.
3. CBSE has AI as an elective subject for its 9th Class.
4. IIT Hyderabad is the 1st Indian Educational Institute starting B Tech in AI. It is 3rd in the World after Carnegie University and MIT.
5. IIIT Hyderabad has also introduced popular executive programmed on AI, Machine Learning and Blockchain.
6. Defense, IBM’s Blue Project, many startups are now foraying into AI.
7. It is estimated that AI will add 957 billion $ to India’s GDP by 2035 boosting India’s annual growth by 1.3% points.
1. In the 2018-19 Budget, Govt mandated NITI to establish National Program on AI.
2. Budget 2018 announced funds for AI, machine learning, robotics and the IoT sector.
➡️ This strategy was being recommended by the Artificial Intelligence task force headed by V. Kamakoti.
➡️ India has the potential to become an AI garage or solution provider for 40% of the World.
➡️ It doesn’t talk about funding. The institutional structure of CERN is like a multinational lab.
➡️ Challenges = Only 4% of AI professionals trained in Emerging technologies; low H Index (citation) and Data sets.
1. Set up digital data banks, marketplaces and exchanges to ensure the availability of cross-industry information.
2. Data ombudsman: to address data-related issues and grievances.
3. Ensure availability of funds for R&D
4. Setting up National Artificial Intelligence Mission (N-AIM)
5. The Commerce and Industry Ministry has also set up task forces to explore the use of AI and Big Data technologies.
➡️ AIRAWAT stands for Artificial Intelligence Research, Analytics and Knowledge Assimilation Platform.
➡️ It is a part of the goal of making India a pioneer amongst emerging economies wrt AI and transforming sectors like education, health, agriculture, urbanization and mobility.
➡️ NITI Aayog has published the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence wherein it has identified five core areas for the application of Artificial Intelligence.
