IndiaAI, an Independent Business Division under Digital India Corporation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft on January 8, 2025, to boost Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption and development in India. This collaboration aligns with the core objectives of the India AI Mission. Here are the key highlights:
Skilling 500,000 individuals: By 2026, Microsoft will work with IndiaAI to train students, educators, developers, government officials, and women entrepreneurs.
AI Catalysts: Establishing a Center of Excellence to promote rural AI innovation in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, impacting 100,000 AI innovators through hackathons, community building, and an AI marketplace.
AI Productivity Labs: Setting up labs in 20 National Skill Training Institutes/NIELIT centers across 10 states to train 20,000 educators and empower 100,000 students with foundational AI courses in 200 Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
AI-enabled solutions for critical sectors: Leveraging Microsoft Research’s expertise.
Founders Hub program: Providing benefits to up to 1,000 AI startups, including Azure credits, business resources, and mentorship.
Indic language models: Developing models with support for India’s linguistic diversity.
Datasets platform: Building tools for dataset curation, annotation, and synthetic data generation.
AI frameworks and standards: Collaborating on responsible AI development and supporting an AI Safety Institute in India.
