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07 Dec

Timnit Gebru’s Layoff Is Yet Another Case Of Tech Companies’ Failed Attempt To Build Ethical AI

In recent news, Timnit Gebru, a prominent voice in the field of AI and ethics and the co-leader of Google Ethical AI team, was fired yesterday from the company. Gebru said she was asked to retract or remove her name from a paper she had co-authored because of an internal review that had found the…

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07 Dec

Biggest Hurdles AI Industry Faced Amid The Pandemic

The Coronavirus pandemic virtually affected all sectors and forced everyone to work from home, leading to a number of challenges in everyday business processes. The AI industry was no exception. All aspects that go in the creation of AI, including the data, talent, investment, infrastructure, and research got impacted. This article collates a list of…

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05 Dec

What Is The Current Cybersecurity Policy In India & How It Has Been Impacted By COVID

The current cybersecurity policy was established in 2013 with a vision to build secure and resilient cyberspace for citizens, businesses and the government. Anticipating the boom in the IT industry and the resulting need of a cyberspace policy, the document was published with a mission to protect information and information structures, prevent and respond to…

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04 Dec

Why It Is Important To Upskill Rural India With AI & Cloud Technologies

In recent news, the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEitY) has collaborated with IBM to upskill members of the Common Services Centre (CSC) ecosystem in artificial intelligence and cloud. With an aim to integrate it into the 6000 academy centres under the CSC scheme, this initiative will be impacting 500,000 learners across 26 different…

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01 Dec

Top AI-based Initiatives Of 2020 By NITI Aayog

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The NITI Aayog is a policy think-tank established in 2015 by the Government of India with an aim to achieve sustainable development goals by fostering active cooperation between the central and state governments. The think-tank realises the importance of tech initiatives in modern-day policymaking and for socio-economic advancements. In 2018, the think-tank introduced the national…

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01 Dec

Top AI-based Initiatives Of 2020 By NITI Aayog

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The NITI Aayog is a policy think-tank established in 2015 by the Government of India with an aim to achieve sustainable development goals by fostering active cooperation between the central and state governments. The think-tank realises the importance of tech initiatives in modern-day policymaking and for socio-economic advancements. In 2018, the think-tank introduced the national…

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01 Dec

Why Is A Longitudinal Databank For Mental Health Important: Interview With Dr Soumitra Pathare, Director at CMHLP

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The Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy (CMHLP) has recently announced the launch of their new project — The Global Mental Health Databank, in collaboration with Sage Bionetworks and other partners from the UK, US, and South Africa. Working with mental health researchers and young people between the age of 18 to 24, CMHLP…

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30 Nov

Why MeitY Needs To Consider IFF’s Recommendations For Data Centre Policy

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The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) recently published its recommendations for the draft on Data Centre Policy by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The draft, published by MeitY on November 5 this year with several policy strategies for the growth of the data centre sector in India, asked for recommendations from domain experts,…

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29 Nov

Is India Ready For A Data Sharing Act?

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The European Commission introduced the Data Governance Bill on Wednesday as a part of the European Strategy for Data, adopted in February 2020 and to create a single market for data in the EU. Hoping to facilitate the creation of new products and services in the EU, the Commission has introduced the bill with an…

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