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Tech giants Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud are providing cloud storage and services to make the digital public goods (DPGs) created by non-profit EkStep Foundation available online. They are also collaborating to develop an AI-based virt...

Google Cloud's president-global sales, Matt Renner, highlighted India's significance as a key global market for startups. Renner emphasized the company's increased investments in Indian startups, particularly in the field of artificial intelligence ...

The company statement said this will enable proof of concepts for creating and enhancing DPGs and DPIs, and identify Google Cloud products relevant to DPI adoption.

Nandan Nilekani's People+ai introduces 'Adbhut India' and OCC project, emphasizing frugal AI innovation in India. The initiatives aim to leverage the country's population and digital infrastructure for impactful AI solutions, fostering healthy compe...

Indian AI startups introduced innovative AI models and products at Adbhut India. The event highlighted diverse applications, including large language models, voice-enabled systems, and AI tools for various sectors, showcasing India's potential as an...

AMD, Oracle, and various technology providers collaborate to address the increasing compute requirements. The partnership aims to enhance the compute ecosystem in India through the creation of a network of providers for accessible and tailored compu...

It has been 14 years since the first Aadhaar number was issued, a decade since the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was designed.Ever since, the digital public infrastructure universe has been expanding.

Amazon Web Services India and EkStep Foundation have established a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) to develop digital solutions for public service delivery such as digital public goods (DPGs) and digital public infrastructures (DPIs).

People+ai, an initiative by EkStep Foundation co-founded by Nandan Nilekani, set out last year to address increasing compute demand in the country, which is increasing with AI.

AI Mission will help startups make in India and for the world, say tech investors. The Rs 10,372-crore Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mission, announced on Thursday, will operate on a public-private partnership model.

According to the lawyers, there are questions about the statutory basis and enforcement competence of such an advisory, especially concerning permission of the government for under-testing models.

The government, which aims to deliver more services digitally, is also building language datasets through Bhashini, an AI-led language translation system that is creating open source datasets in local languages for creating AI tools.

The Centre is dedicated to advancing research, innovation, collaboration, and best practices in the realm of data science, analytics, and policy to address critical societal challenges, IISc said in a press release.

people+ai, an initiative by EkStep Foundation—an organisation co-founded by Nandan Nilekani--is set to discuss a concept paper on ‘Digital Public Infrastructure for Open Compute’ next month at the Global Technology Summit in New Delhi.

Experts at Nasscom Future Forge conclave on Tuesday, said that India needs its own contextual language model. Experts also proposed certain standards for what will make a language model Indian.

If wealth remains concentrated in the hands of a few, the government may have reason to look to other means such as higher taxation to distribute wealth more fairly, Nilekani said.

Under the seven-year collaboration pact, Oracle Cloud will help the ministry use DIKSHA to provide educational resources to millions of additional students, teachers and collaborators across the country.

Airtel will provide end-to-end management of DIKSHA’s online platforms across its mobile application and website, and will be made accessible to students for free educational content in their preferred Indian language.

Philanthropist and non-executive chairman of Infosys Nandan Nilekani will make the investment over two years through non-profit Co-Develop. The CDPI is currently engaged with five countries: the Philippines, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia.