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Artificial Intelligence

India's Policy and Governance

Artificial intelligence is a dual-use technology with implications for national security, economic productivity, healthcare, and democratic governance. India has developed an emerging AI governance framework while seeking to become a global AI hub.

Key details

IndiaAI Mission: approved in March 2024 with an outlay of ₹10,371.92 crore over five years; aims to build sovereign AI compute infrastructure, datasets, and application development.
India is developing a national AI policy framework; the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is the nodal ministry.
Italy, under its G7 presidency in 2024, spearheaded the Hiroshima AI Process outcomes and championed the "Rome Call for AI Ethics" (2020) — a Vatican-initiated framework signed by tech majors.
The INNOVIT India hub announced at the summit will focus on AI, quantum computing, fintech, and semiconductors.
Both India and Italy are members of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI).

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