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01 Feb

Budget 2019: Key Players Welcome Govt’s Move To Create A National Portal For AI

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As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) take the centre stage in the Union Budget 2019, industry experts welcome the government’s push for the adoption of new age technologies. In the absence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, while presenting interim budget said that importance will be given to creating a national…

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01 Feb

Budget 2019: Key Players Welcome Govt’s Move To Create A National Portal For AI

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As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) take the centre stage in the Union Budget 2019, industry experts welcome the government’s push for the adoption of new age technologies. In the absence of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal, while presenting interim budget said that importance will be given to creating a national…

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28 Jan

Vijay Kelkar, Ex-Chairman Of Finance Commission, Pitches For NITI Aayog 2.0

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Former chairman of Finance Commission, Vijay Kelkar in a paper titled Towards India’s New Fiscal Federalism has pitched for setting up of NITI Aayog 2.0 with a plan to allocating development or transformational capital or revenue grants to the States. “It is desirable that a functionally distinct entity such as the new NITI Aayog or…

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22 Jan

What Makes India An Artificial Intelligence Specialist?

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To no one’s surprise, a recent survey announced that India is the 13th most advanced country the world in terms of the development of artificial intelligence technologies. Over the past decade, India has flourished greatly in AI. But what is the reason behind it? “The road ahead for AI depends on and will be driven…

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21 Jan

How Aadhaar’s Database Can Be Used To Train A Surveillance AI For The Indian Government

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Aadhaar, the world’s largest biometric database and what has been called the “most sophisticated ID programme in the world”, has recently been coming under media fire. However, the fact remains that Aadhaar is now only of the biggest structured and clean data lakes in the world, providing a bevy of information on citizens. This article…

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18 Jan

#AIforAll Is The Mantra For Democratising Artificial Intelligence In India

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From aam aadmi, to big tech firms to union ministers — everybody in India is now incorporating new tech into their lives as well as businesses. Artificial intelligence is one such technology that has gained traction in India in recent times — it has evolved in ways that far exceed its original conception. From startups…

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10 Jan

Is India Finally Catching Up to China’s State-Powered AI Dreams?

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China has now established itself as one of the world leaders of AI-based technologies, based on the advancements made by the country in 2018 alone. However, India seems to be slowly catching up, spurred by the increase in government funding towards AI and the uptick in manpower in said fields. With China’s plan to “catch…

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02 Jan

Niti Aayog’s Next Mission Is To Use Data To Transform Nutrition In India, Says Avik Sarkar, Analytics Head

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The Indian think-tank National Institution for Transforming India, (NITI Aayog), an initiative by the Indian government has played a phenomenal role in advancing emerging technologies in India and putting in a roadmap for AI.  Analytics India Magazine got in touch with the head of data analytics cell at NITI Aayog, Avik Sarkar, who uses smart…

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02 Jan

Niti Aayog’s Next Mission Is To Use Data To Transform Nutrition In India, Says Avik Sarkar, Analytics Head

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The Indian think-tank National Institution for Transforming India, (NITI Aayog), an initiative by the Indian government has played a phenomenal role in advancing emerging technologies in India and putting in a roadmap for AI.  Analytics India Magazine got in touch with the head of data analytics cell at NITI Aayog, Avik Sarkar, who uses smart…

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14 Dec

UK To Invest £1 Million An AI-Based Health Programme

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The British High Commission announced at an event in Delhi that the UK would be making an ambitious one million pound investment in a programme which will bring several artificial intelligence companies from the UK to help tackle diseases in Indian hospitals and health centres. India-UK FutureTech Fest (FTF) which brought together over 200 companies…

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