The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitYNational )’s eGovernance Division (NeGD) recently hosted an AI Pe Charcha (AI Dialogue) where the panellists explored the value of and strategies for facilitating access to high-quality datasets for AI.
For government officials, AI enthusiasts, AI practitioners, young, and those who wish to understand the importance of data in accelerating the AI innovation ecosystem, the discussion was interesting. It was moderated by Shri Abhishek Singh, President & CEO, NeGD. Shri Srikanth Velamakanni, Group CEO of Fractal Analytics, Mr. Umakant Soni, Co-Founder & CEO of ARTPARK, and Shri Gaurav Godhwani served on the panel for this AI Pe Charcha.
Shri Abhishek Singh discussed some of the major government of India measures to improve access to high-quality datasets in his introductory remarks, highlighting the significance of data for artificial intelligence and the National Data Governance Framework policy.
The distinguished panellists discussed the state of the open data ecosystem, difficulties in gaining access to high-quality datasets for AI, the role of many stakeholders in assuring ethical use of data for innovation, and India’s future.
The recently released report “Unlocking Potential of India’s Open Data” was also covered during this session, keeping with the main points of the theme. The Data Taskforce was established in 2021 by NASSCOM, MeitY, and business partners like Fractal, Microsoft, Infosys, IDFC Institute, TCS, and Amazon to make recommendations on how to maximise the potential of India’s open government data.
The Data Taskforce’s co-chair, Shri Srikanth Velamakanni, gave a summary of the group’s work over the previous six months and highlighted the most important findings. The next speaker, Shri Gaurav Godhwani, discussed his experience with open data platforms and the difficulties in finding, curating, and providing access to high-quality datasets under open access. Shri Umakant Soni concluded by discussing some of the most significant data-related difficulties now facing innovators and growing AI enterprises.
As a part of Responsible AI for Social Empowerment (RAISE), the first international AI summit held in India, which was organised by MeitY in 2020, the AI Pe Charcha series was started. These government of India efforts have started a necessary conversation on AI. They would result in beneficial, noticeable, and significant improvements to the economy and society as a whole.
