New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) India is uniquely well positioned to lead the new ‘Human skills economy’ given that it has the world’s youngest workforce, and the fastest rate of AI adoption, a report said on Wednesday.India has the world’s highest rate of AI adoption, making human skills the sharpest edge in a tightening jobs market, the report from International Workplace Group (IWG) said.Around 73 per cent of Indian workers use AI tools regularly, well ahead of the United States (45 per cent) a…
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New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Industry body Nasscom and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights’ (OHCHR) B‑Tech Project urged that AI governance move from high‑level principles to practical, human‑rights‑based implementation, a statement said on Thursday.Nasscom and OHCHR B-Tech Project convened the ‘AI Governance Dialogue for Global Majority: India Consultation’ here. The closed-door, high-level consultation brought together senior leaders from industry, st…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India’s deeptech ecosystem in agriculture and water management is gaining momentum, with a growing number of startups moving beyond pilot projects and focusing on large-scale commercialisation, industry body Nasscom said on Friday. Highlighting the trend at the Deeptech Confluence 2026 here, the industry body said innovations powered by AI, IoT, biotechnology and climate technologies are increasingly attracting interest from enterprises, investors and policymakers seeki…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) IT industry’s apex body Nasscom has announced the constitution of the UK Technology Advisory Council (TAC) that will serve as a strategic industry advisory body to the High Commission of India in UK, providing structured inputs on accelerating India-UK technology partnership, it was announced on Thursday.The aim is to boost government-led tech security initiative on artificial intelligence, enhance cross border trade, investment and talent development and streamline e…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Nasscom on Monday announced the launch of the UK edition of its flagship global market access programme, InnoTrek 2026, to help Indian DeepTech startups accelerate international expansion and strengthen their presence in global innovation ecosystems.Scheduled between June 8 and June 12, the 11th edition of Nasscom InnoTrek will take a select cohort of Indian DeepTech startups to the United Kingdom for the first time, offering access to investors, enterprises, policymaker…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Central government is collaborating with industry to comprehensively overhaul the AI curriculum, including in B.Tech Computer Science and allied curricula, in Indian educational institutions, an official statement said on Thursday.The overhaul aims to boost practical exposure, faculty readiness and create a flexible pathway for students, the statement from the Ministry of Electronics & IT said.Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, held a high…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The first meeting of NITI Aayog’s high-powered ‘Education to Employment and Enterprise’ Standing Committee has decided to identify actionable recommendations to enhance employability, foster entrepreneurship, strengthen industry-relevant skilling, and accelerate growth in the services sector, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to transform India’s demographic dividend into a growth dividend, enhance co…
Gandhinagar, May 11 (IANS) Gujarat has identified and initiated more than 40 artificial intelligence (AI) use cases across over 14 government departments covering agriculture, healthcare, urban development, energy and governance, as the state expands the use of AI-driven systems in public administration and citizen services. Details released by the state government on ‘National Technology Day’ showed that Gujarat has launched the “Gujarat Future Technology Initiatives” (GFTI) programme to en…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The apex IT industry body Nasscom on Monday said technology companies across India are adopting prudent energy management measures and enabling remote or hybrid work arrangements wherever operationally feasible amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East.In a statement issued following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent appeal encouraging citizens and organisations to reduce fuel consumption and adopt work-from-home practices, Nasscom said the industry already operates…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India’s global capability centres (GCCs) are rapidly emerging as the driving force behind artificial intelligence (AI) adoption for global enterprises, transitioning from back-end delivery hubs to strategic nerve centres, a new report said on Wednesday.The data compiled by Nasscom, in collaboration with Zinnov showed that the number of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India has grown 32 per cent since FY21, with an estimated 506 of the Forbes Global 2000 companies no…