Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani Promotes AI and Indian Data Centers at India Mobile Congress 2024
IT News Online Staff
2024-10-15
An excerpt from Akash Ambani's (Chairman, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited) address at India Mobile Congress 2024.
Distinguished Participants,
I take the opportunity of the India Mobile Congress to present two suggestions for the kind consideration of our Prime Minister.
My First Suggestion:
Artificial Intelligence is the most revolutionary tool of transformation invented by the human mind.
It will disruptively transform every aspect of our lives, every facet of our society, every sector of our economy and bring in an era of unimaginable abundance and efficiency.
With AI, India has the potential to completely transform - the Manufacturing sector, including SMEs, so that India becomes the New-Age Factory and New-Age Services Center for the World.
The Agriculture sector, so that our farmers can become prosperous by growing more with less water.
The Health sector, so that quality healthcare for all can become a reality.
And The Education sector, so that every Indian student can have the best of learning opportunities.
AI is absolutely critical for realizing our dream of Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Therefore, India under your leadership should urgently embrace AI with a holistic strategy driven by maximum atma nirbhar efforts.
At Jio, we have begun our efforts to bring the benefits of AI to every Indian, everywhere, just as we did with mobile broadband.
We are committed to democratizing AI, offering powerful AI models and services to everyone in India at affordable prices.
Towards this end, we are laying the groundwork for a national AI infrastructure.
My second suggestion:
The scale and speed of multi-lingual data generation in India, which will drive the AI revolution, will grow exponentially.
We request the government to expedite the updating of the 2020 draft of the Data Center Policy.
Indian data should remain in Indian Data Centers.
Therefore, Indian companies ready to set up AI and machine learning data centers should get all necessary incentives, including incentives for power consumption.
Indian mobile companies, along with the thriving ecosystem, are in a position to offer solutions to the rest of the world, including developed countries.
India needs an accelerated talent generation on a scale that is necessary to make India a global AI leader.
Some of the existing jobs will evolve, and many more exciting opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship are going to be created in a rapid way just like during the adoption of computers and Internet.
In conclusion, it is our promise that not only will India lead the charge in mobile innovation, but we will also fully embrace the power of AI to create a connected, intelligent future that is truly transformative for every Indian.
Thank you.
Jai Hind!
Jai Bharat!
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