RAISE 2020 is a first-of-its-kind global meeting of minds on Artificial Intelligence to drive India's vision and roadmap for social transformation, inclusion and empowerment through responsible AI. Organized by Government of India along with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and NITI Aayog, the event will witness robust participation from global industry leaders, key opinion makers, Government representatives and academia.

Objective of the Summit

    • To kick-start discussion on the creation of robust AI-powered public infrastructure that benefits all, not just in India but across the world.

    • To implement AI-based solutions not just domestically but in countries around the world so that these lead to widespread social empowerment and prosperity.

India being one of the founding members of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence has #AIForAll at the core of India’s AI strategy and the focus is to build responsible AI for social empowerment, transformation and inclusion.

So far, more than 38,700 stakeholders from academia, the research industry and government representatives from 125 countries have registered to participate in RAISE 2020. An AI innovation contest titled Atma Nirbhar Bharat: AI Challenge and Pitch Fest was organized in the run up to RAISE 2020. The contest, which started on September 14 and ended on September 25, invited solutions to issues in the areas like healthcare, education, agriculture, smart mobility and natural language processing. Fifteen top AI solutions were selected by a jury, and will be awarded INR 20 lakh each on October 9.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants. The views expressed here are personal.)