Frontier 50 Initiative Latest News
Recently, the NITI Aayog launched the Frontier 50 Initiative to amplify grassroots adoption of technology and scale impact creation.
About Frontier 50 Initiative
- It will support 50 Aspirational Districts / Blocks to pick use cases from the Repository and deploy those frontier technologies that have potential to accelerate saturation of services across ADP/ABP themes.
- Launched by: NITI Aayog under its Frontier Tech Hub.
- The Frontier Tech Repository showcases 200+ impact stories from across India in four sectors – Agriculture, Healthcare, Education, and National Security.Â
- It brings to life how states and startups are deploying technology with the purpose to transform livelihoods.
What is NITI Frontier Tech Hub?
- It has been established to anticipate mega technology shifts and chart India’s readiness to unlock their potential for inclusive growth, supply chain resilience, and national security.
- It convenes leading experts across government, industry, and academia to assess frontier technologies—such as AI, quantum, and biotechnology.
- It evaluates AI, quantum, and biotechnology opportunities and risks for India, and designs strategies to harness them for Viksit Bharat@2047.
Source: PIB
Frontier 50 Initiative FAQs
Q1: What does NITI Aayog stand for?
Ans: National Institution for Transforming India
Q2: What is the aspirational district program?
Ans: The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) was launched in 2018 to uplift 112 underdeveloped districts through data-driven, inclusive governance.
