AI, AI Captain: India Tops Global Rankings in Skills, GitHub Projects, 40th in Readiness: MoS IT to Parliament
News 18While India ranks first in Artificial Intelligence Skill Penetration and first in the number of GitHub AI Projects in the Stanford AI Index report 2024, in the Oxford AI Readiness Index, India is ranked 40th, reflecting the country’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its AI infrastructure, Jitin Prasada, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, recently told Parliament. Prasada emphasised the government’s mission to harness AI for real-world applications across various sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, and language translation, to benefit citizens and communities. Specifically, Rs 551.75 crore has been allocated to advance AI research and applications, demonstrating the government’s commitment to positioning India as a global leader in AI. India’s participation in the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence and its role as the incoming council chair highlight the country’s leadership and commitment to the responsible development and use of AI on the global stage.