IndiaAI Future Skills Platform

About IndiaAI Future Skills Platform:

• It is one of the seven foundational pillars of the IndiaAI Mission.
• It aims to enhance India’s AI workforce readiness by mitigating barriers to entry in AI programs and advancing the AI talent pipeline.
• The pillar will increase AI courses in undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. programs.
• It further aims to foster inclusive access to AI education by establishing Data and AI Labs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities across India to impart foundational level courses. 
• It is developed in collaboration with industry partners, to provide cutting-edge training programs tailored to meet evolving industry demands.
• Under this initiative AI Data Labs are being established in cities such as Gorakhpur, Lucknow, Shimla, Aurangabad, Patna, Buxar, and Muzaffarpur. This move aims to spread technological advancements across the country, ensuring they are not limited to urban hubs.

What is IndiaAI Mission?

• It aims to build a comprehensive ecosystem that fosters AI innovation by democratizing computing access, enhancing data quality, developing indigenous AI capabilities, attracting top AI talent, enabling industry collaboration, providing startup risk capital, ensuring socially impactful AI projects, and promoting ethical AI.
• This mission drives responsible and inclusive growth of India's AI ecosystem through following seven pillars.

Q1: What is an Artificial Intelligence data bank?

It is aimed at propelling innovation and boosting the country’s national security. The initiative will provide researchers, startups, and developers access to high-quality, diverse datasets essential for creating scalable and inclusive AI solutions.

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