The Indian government plans to set up three Centers of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in top educational institutions. These centers are collaborations between educational institutions and leading industries with the goal of researching and developing practical AI applications in agriculture, health, and sustainable cities. The aim is to train AI professionals in India and to establish a strong AI ecosystem.
During the Union Budget 2023, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India will have centres of excellence for Artificial Intelligence in order to achieve the vision of'make AI in India and make AI work for India'. Three centers of excellence for Artificial Intelligence will be set up in top educational institutions. She said leading industry players will partner in conducting interdisciplinary research, develop cutting-edge applications and scalable problem solutions in the areas of agriculture, health and sustainable cities. This will help to foster a better AI ecosystem and nurture quality human resources in the field.