Dharmendra Pradhan announces three AI centres of excellence for healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities

October 16, 2024 5:14 PM

Dharmendra Pradhan announces three AI centres of excellence for healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday announced the launch of three Artificial Intelligence (AI) Centres of Excellence (CoEs) aimed at advancing research and innovation in healthcare, agriculture, and sustainable cities. The initiative, with a total financial outlay of ₹990 crore, will be implemented over five years, from FY 2023-24 to FY 2027-28. The AI-CoEs will be established through collaborations between top academic institutions, industry partners, and startups, as part...

PM Modi inaugurates 8th edition of ITU-WTSA, to showcase global telecom innovations

October 15, 2024 12:01 PM

PM Modi inaugurates 8th edition of ITU-WTSA, to showcase global telecom innovations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Telecommunication Union - World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. After the inauguration, he inspected the exhibition at the venue, accompanied by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. This is the first time the ITU-WTSA has been hosted in India and the Asia-Pacific. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the 8th edition of the India Mobile Co...

Google to explore more opportunities of AI in India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

September 23, 2024 3:18 PM

Google to explore more opportunities of AI in India: Google CEO Sundar Pichai

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focused on transforming India with his digital vision and he is exploring the ways in which Artificial Intelligence can benefit the people of India. Google CEO shared his views after interacting with PM Modi at a roundtable interaction in New York on Sunday. The PM who is on a three-day US visit met with CEOs of technology companies. "The Prime Minister has been focused on transforming India with his Digital India vision. He p...

Global experts discuss AI’s role in advancing traditional medicine at AIIA

September 13, 2024 8:30 PM

Global experts discuss AI’s role in advancing traditional medicine at AIIA

A two-day global consultation on “Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Global Health: Advancing Traditional Medicine” was held on September 11-12, hosted by the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA). The event, organized in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and the Department of Digital Health and Innovation, focused on integrating AI into traditional medicine practices. It concluded with plans to release a technical brief on AI in traditi...

Dubai AI and Web3 Festival Kicks Off, Showcasing City’s Digital Leadership

September 11, 2024 7:43 PM

Dubai AI and Web3 Festival Kicks Off, Showcasing City’s Digital Leadership

The Dubai Artificial Intelligence and Web3 Festival kicked off today at Madinat Jumeirah, attracting an impressive crowd of 6,000 participants from 100 countries. The event, which also features representation from 20 ministries and government agencies, aims to highlight Dubai's pivotal role in advancing the global digital economy and AI applications. Organized by the Dubai AI Campus, an initiative of the Dubai International Financial Centre, the festival explores the commercial and economic pot...

G7 Summit: PM Modi calls for mass usage of technology, not monopolising it

September 16, 2024 6:34 PM

G7 Summit: PM Modi calls for mass usage of technology, not monopolising it

In his brief address at the Outreach Session of the recent G7 Summit held in Italy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched upon three key aspects that India is prioritizing: technology and Artificial Intelligence, energy security, and affordability, and last mile service delivery to its people. Specifically on technology, PM Modi called on global leaders who converged in Italy to collectively ensure that the benefits of technology reach all sections of society, to realise the potential of every p...

Global stocks slide as rate worries dent risk appetite

May 24, 2024 3:03 PM

Global stocks slide as rate worries dent risk appetite

Global stocks slipped on Friday after robust U.S. and German economic data bolstered prospects of interest rates staying higher for longer on both sides of the Atlantic.   MSCI's global share index, which recently hit intraday highs after a rush into artificial intelligence stocks ignited by strong results from $2.6 trillion chipmaker Nvidia, fell 0.2% and was set for a 0.9% weekly loss.   Europe's Stoxx 600 share index was 0.7% lower in early dealings, down 1% over the week.   Premier ...

AI Global Forum opens in South Korea during second AI summit

May 22, 2024 11:31 AM

AI Global Forum opens in South Korea during second AI summit

Safety is a priority in the use of artificial intelligence, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said at the opening of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Global Forum in Seoul on Wednesday (May 22). The one-day global forum is being held alongside the second AI global summit, which is a two-day event. On the first day of the AI summit on Tuesday (May 21), sixteen companies at the forefront of developing AI pledged to develop the technology safely at a time when regulators are scrambling to k...